Your slip #’s will drop, mid range pickup is pretty noticeable compared to a Bravo 4-blade.
If your current prop works well try to find a 5-blade with similar characteristics. Rake/diameter/ear profile. Drop a pitch or two.
I’ve been trying a 5-blade (P5x knock off), slip went down but it...
Not sure if it’s true because I’m Facebook illiterate. But my buddy said people will send the “Is it available” so it’s in the message queue. Then they can watch it to see if the price drops, or doesn’t sell for a while so they can low ball.
Wasn’t that the engine that had the “pressed” cam gears that would fail allowing the pistons to have a party with the valves?
That could be a reason. I think the fix was to weld them together.