Second effort single pinion v8 lower vs stock v8 lower

[Affromax]

Greetings, does anyone have any history/experience/knowledge concerning the second effort v8(3.6L) single pinion low water pickup lower units? Are they any more durable than the stock units?

Thanks for stopping by

[racer]

They use the same gears unless it is one for the offshore race 3.5 which has a different ratio.

[Affromax]

Racer, thanks for the reply. It's definitely not for the 3.5. Are there any issues with installing 1987 v8 lower on a 1989 3.0L?

Thanks

[V-bottom]

Imo the second effort offshore gearcases are more durable than stock ones....especially on heavier hulls. I ran Standard and Counter offshore case for 15 years with Zero issues. Another fellow had 4 V8's on his boat with 2 second effort cases and 2 standard lowers. Never had a failure with the Second effort offshore cases but had some failures with the standard lowers. That being said I understand the Offshore cases are not as efficient and run slower than the stock case. I didn't care about loosing a few mph versus blowing up a gearcase

[mrpenguin]

Imo the second effort offshore gearcases are more durable than stock ones....especially on heavier hulls. I ran Standard and Counter offshore case for 15 years with Zero issues. Another fellow had 4 V8's on his boat with 2 second effort cases and 2 standard lowers. Never had a failure with the Second effort offshore cases but had some failures with the standard lowers. That being said I understand the Offshore cases are not as efficient and run slower than the stock case. I didn't care about loosing a few mph versus blowing up a gearcase


Any pictures of the quad V8 boat?

[Affromax]

That's interesting. Good to hear about the durability. what is it that causes the efficiency reduction with the offshore cases? Those chrome cases look great!

[V-bottom]

Any pictures of the quad V8 boat?

Sorry but the owner is deceased so it's not right for me to share any pics. It was a 39' Sutphen with 4 x Evinrude V8 motors that ran 75ish

[Affromax]

Imo the second effort offshore gearcases are more durable than stock ones....especially on heavier hulls. I ran Standard and Counter offshore case for 15 years with Zero issues. Another fellow had 4 V8's on his boat with 2 second effort cases and 2 standard lowers. Never had a failure with the Second effort offshore cases but had some failures with the standard lowers. That being said I understand the Offshore cases are not as efficient and run slower than the stock case. I didn't care about loosing a few mph versus blowing up a gearcase

That's interesting. Good to hear about the durability. what is it that causes the efficiency reduction with the offshore cases? Those chrome cases look great!

[Instigator]

I have a V-6 Version on an 8 I’m building.

Internals all appear to be stock/OEM but w/the increased length of the case, I’d expect it to flex less/be more rigid than a standard case.

[Affromax]

I have a V-6 Version on an 8 I’m building.

Internals all appear to be stock/OEM but w/the increased length of the case, I’d expect it to flex less/be more rigid than a standard case.

Looks good!