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04-14-2011, 11:39 AM

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Was not bad. You have to drive it but it is not stupid. We will see with the 5lbs of boost.

lol i know in a 2 foot chop mine feels light at a little over 60 when its all trimmed up. but in smooth water its real good.
90 is fast no matter what your in

04-14-2011, 05:23 PM

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lol i know in a 2 foot chop mine feels light at a little over 60 when its all trimmed up. but in smooth water its real good.
90 is fast no matter what your in

That is true.

05-21-2011, 07:33 AM

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97 so far.

05-24-2011, 10:12 AM

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97, nice!!! need some pics!!!

05-27-2011, 05:49 PM

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97 so far.

That's serious speed. And Serious horsepower!

What type of front motor mounts are you using to handle that much torque and re-entry impact from being air born?

05-27-2011, 06:40 PM

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Unfortunately 100mph generally takes 1000hp ina zt260 to obtain. The hull is wide and not super efficient, but it can handle 100+mph with the right setup.

05-27-2011, 07:12 PM

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Unfortunately 100mph generally takes 1000hp ina zt260 to obtain. The hull is wide and not super efficient, but it can handle 100+mph with the right setup.

Checkmate does make a strong, solid hull with good ride.

I won't ask how much money it takes to join the 100MPH club...

The one good thing with a Chevy/Mercury based I/O is all your expensive hardware is transferable to most hulls....

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05-27-2011, 08:56 PM

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Did not dyno the motor after adding the M3 so I'm not sure on hp. It originally dynoed at 638 hp and 690 ft lbs. I think around 900.

05-27-2011, 09:01 PM

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That's serious speed. And Serious horsepower!

What type of front motor mounts are you using to handle that much torque and re-entry impact from being air born?

Try not to fly it to much. Just have aluminum offshore mounts on front. Going to send the prop off for a lab job and see where we are at. Right now just out of the box hydromotive P5 X 30 pitch turning 5200.