[sammyg2]

From the pictures it loks like it has an old casale v-drive unit, pretty solid for a recreational boat but prolly wouldn't last long in front of 1200 hp unless it's the heavy duty unit. Does it have a flat mounting plate about 1/2" thick or does it have cast in ears sticking out the sides? (heavy duty race version).

If he had 1200 hp going through a recreational v-drive, it's prolly pretty beat up or he's 'zaggerating on the power. I had the recreational unit and spit the gears out the bottom of it after 2 runs and had to upgrade.