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Post Stage 3 dependability?
Thinking strongly about getting my 40XD stage 3'd by delta once my 3 year warranty is up. From guys who have modded motors, what kind of dependability are y'all getting out of them and what has people's experiences with delta been?

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Tue May 22, 2018 7:52 am
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Tue May 22, 2018 8:21 am
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Yeah man, I haven't really heard of many people having problems with delta motors, but I've heard mixed stories of modded motors. I guess if I get it staged up, I'll throw some holy water on it after and whisper a prayer lol


Tue May 22, 2018 8:53 am
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Delta has had several issues with their level 4s. The level 3s are solid though.


Tue May 22, 2018 10:37 am
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Roger that


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Tue May 22, 2018 2:04 pm
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If it was a joke, then my b. Hard to tell what is and what isn't when you reading something instead of talking face to face.

Regardless, I want opinions of staged up motors, that's it lol


Tue May 22, 2018 2:49 pm
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In three years your 40 will be outdated and replaced by new technology.




JMO. :shock:


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I’ve got 50 hours on my stage 3. Like it so far. The Motor runs strong and smooth. I think it runs better now than stock. I don’t hot rod around or play in the mud though.


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Yeah, you are probably right about that. In 3 years there will be a 50 or something else, who knows.

Yeah, with my worked merc prop, I'm running 35 with a completely empty boat. With another person, ice chests, fishing poles, tackle boxes, couple cases of beer, I can hold 32 with the merc prop. I ended up getting a gatortail fat blade. Went run it yesterday. Was able to run 30 at 4500rpms, but the prop is not worked at all. I'm hoping I can run the same as my merc prop once it's worked, because after I ran it by myself, I put my dad in the boat and an ice chest with a case in it and ran the exact same speed, so it pushes a load well with that prop. Going to use that one as my hunting season prop.


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Around a 160 hrs 55 mag. Few case leaks, valve job at 50. Running strong, my sweet spot is about 3800 to 4000 but can spin up to 4550 if needed

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Thank y'all for the info and y'all experiences on the modded engines. I believe imma end up staging mine before it's over with.


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I'm running around 215 compression. All internals, headwork minus the decking, exhaust and carb. Only things to break so far were some "used before I got them" starters (and a connecting rod caused some catastrophic damage because of the first starter that went pop). No issues since except the other 2 starters. 80someodd hours I think on the build, 130ish total I think (don't remember, may be 140ish). Turn them past 4400 for any length of time and they'll vibrate themselves to pieces eventually.

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Thanks for the info bro. I'll remember to buy new starters for sure after hearing your story lol


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