Hey guys :

new on the forum and I am in the final decision making process on buying a new rig and was looking for input on this motor. I am 90% sure I am buying an Excel 1754 f4 to go with it

What input are you looking for?

That'll never work...

Just looking for any input from anyone who has them, how they run, speed guys are getting with their rigs, etc etc......

Why will it never work? I know guys who are running 35s on the 1751 excel and getting great performance as well someone running an 1851 with a 40 and loves it. Curious as to what you all think as I am upgrading from my longtail

I'm running the 4500 BD on an 18x58 Uncle J hull. It runs great. I'm getting empty speeds around 30, and 28 or so with a 2 person fishing load.

Got a 1751 F4 with mud buddy 35 with full bps internals and a marshmellow x. Bumped 33 with the lady icechest and me. Average is 31 give or take. Love the rig. Loaded it down 2day with the fam and a big icechest 2day at the beach house in oki. Averaged 24.6. It planed out and thats all I was worried bout and also drew some great attention

thanks guys this is the input i was looking for

My only suggestion would be to have the BD 4500 upgraded with a BPS cam, but then again, I'm a greedy bastard.

I ran the equivalent of a BD4500 (built up from stock 35CDI) on 1851 F4 all last hunting season. Its a good strong motor and will push the boat very well. Added a BPS cam and got more load carrying speed- 29-30 with the family in the boat running a MB Big Blade prop with pitch added to control the top end RPM.

I am running the BD 4500 w/excel 1854f4 and it runs great to me. Only had it a couple weeks now and gps'd once in open deep water and was running 28 with me 165 and my nephew 205.

Depending on what your running make sure to get at the minium a .125 gauge hull or your just wasting your money

I am running a MB BD 4500 on a GatorTrax 1750Huntdeck. Myself and empty boat, I am topping out at about 27 mph. Three men and a load about 24-25 mph. I have not complaints about the motor. The BPS cam would give you more speed under load, but you may be bumping the rev limiter too much with light loads.

I would expect that you would get a little faster speeds with the Excel because i believe it is a lighter hull.

I started out w/ the 45 mag and loved the load carrying ability. The 45 + single mikuni = 5000 is the route I took for my use. Im known for carrying way to much shit in the boat. 4500 BD will be a good match.

im running excel 1751 f4 with mb 5500 black death even loaded down it handles well, fast and tight in turns.

Another vote for the BD4500. Have had mine on a Tracker 1860 for a few weeks now and love it. 3 guys, ice chest, fishing gear was getting 28 in deep water (20' or so) and havent really had a chance to run it anywhere shallow yet but from what I understand I could see a little faster speed in shallows. So far it has performed well and I am happy.

Note to self.... Don't argue with DB8!!

I have a Black Death 5500 and couldnt be happier. The motor runs great and so far I have 55 hours on it and not a bit of trouble.

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If you are running a lot of stumps, check out Excels new F-86. It's 5086 aluminum. Much better for stumps. They are supposed to have it in an open hull and a mod V soon if that's your preference.

not tryin to agrue or anything jus thought th gtrax had shorter sides and can b ordered without flotation would make the g trax lighter, but excel lists their weights and g trax doesnt so listen to DB8 and not the new guy