Originally Posted by 26 REDLINE (Post 2946515)

Wow you are a numb nut arent you...Well I never backed down from the little bet, and yes I had a sexual pred. build my engine, and it is still agreat running engine with 150hrs on it, I have had nothing but good times with the boat and the engine. Oh and by the way, I am not trying to set any speed records, and that is not what this thread was about, I am just looking @ doing a drive that will hold up to the torque, and trust me I cruise just like you do...I don't go all over the place @ 100pluss MPH we take our little 100mile run from the Amite river accross lake Marupas and up the Tickfaw have lunch and return.

The atta boy to Steve didn't come accross that way to me, you came accross as a smart azz, if that is not what you meant by your comment then I am sorry that I took it that way, I am very protective of my friends. I think boating is the best hobby in the workld, I have other hobbies but none that bring me the satisfaction that boating has over the years...and cost me the most money LOL:grinser010: So you enjoy your boat and I will enjoy mine, which by the way the motor will be @ Precision over the winter that way everyone will know what the base numbers are, I have not decided if I am going to bump the power up, I believe Kaps engine with the 200ax SC dynoed around 925, maybe he will chime in and I don;t know what is @ now, John lamont said 1400hp on here I don't think that is right. I am very happy with the performance of my setup, if there were anything I would change, it would be going with a beefer drive the first time, but the MMW has held its on with the power going through it, and most importanly is stable as hell...:drink: I just think with the hig X dimension and getting the boat on plane is what is killing the drive, If I don't do a drive swap I am having RPM put some trim tabs on the boat this winter, that should help the drive out when getting on plane...I will keep you posted.

Originally Posted by ZXXX Donzi (Post 2946538)

Numb nuts is not really an insult given your credibility. You have incorrectly stated your info in public on numerous occasions and seem to read and hear what you want. That is why you did not pick up on me mentioning that Redline makes a cool product and it would not really be in there interest to pump a bunch of money into R&D for a huge power single. That is why you were not correct about your own power and misquoted your friend about the X Drive. It is why you ARE incorrect about backing down from the dyno call out of your engine. You NEVER backed it up.

Feel free to throw more poorly founded insults at me if you like. You are just showing your true color.

Originally Posted by 26 REDLINE (Post 2946543)

If you knew anything that Kap and I discussed then you would know what I was talking about, I was asked not to let the cat out of the bag about him going to Loto with the xpower and then with all of the problems he was having with it Steve with RPM told me that he went back with the MMW I never talked to Kap, but I kept my word about keeping the drive under wraps. As far as the bet goes I could care less what the power is and as stated on BF I am happy with how the boat runs and performes, yes RPM builds a great boat, but as for a stupid bet that would have me pulling a motor out @ the begining of the summer only to boost some idiots ego about how much power I have is stupid, and I have had guys do the bet thing and at the end it was all a big waste of time, wouldn't pay, just joking, I didn't bet you, and other bull chit, so as for your little comments, you are welcome to keep them to yourself unless you have some input on the drive, because I could also say that you are showing some of your true colors as well...:point:

Originally Posted by ZXXX Donzi (Post 2946038)

I think that they build a cool boat and I am thrilled to see new companies like RPM come around. The boat runs 130 or so. That is a nice big number to be running in a 26' boat. It sounds like that they are pretty helpful and willing to explore possibilities in a really fast cat.

On the other hand, how big is the market for 130-150 mph single cats with #6's? Why would they want to drop serious coin to develop say a 150mph single cat so people could kill themselves and they could get sued? It is not like we see a bunch of #6 single Eliminators running around.

I could visualize my conversation with Donzi if I told them I was eating drives with my 850hp single ZX that runs 103:

Me:" Uh, hey guys, I know that I have far exceeded the power rating and speed of your hull, but I have found that the 850 is a great combo for your hull. The only problem is that it eats drives like crazy. Would you mind working out the details so I could put a #6 or an Arneson on one of your new 27ZR's"

Donzi: "You did what and it goes how fast?.....Ok....we will get back to you on that one....click"

Originally Posted by lake speed (Post 2946572)

How did we go from a drive recommendation thread to a pissing contest? who cares how much power redlines boat makes? its a bad b??ch for a single engine boat and all he is looking for are facts as to what will or will not work.

Originally Posted by 26 REDLINE (Post 2946398)

WOW...I guess from here on out I will tell what I know...:angry-smiley-038: I was not bashing the Xpower @ all I was just not going into any detail about what you were running or about the design flaws of the drive for a cat, as far as misquotes goes, I did not try to quote you I was mearly just beating around the bush about the drive because I was asked to keep the secret a secret:kiss: Kap, you know that I would love for you to get the drive dialed in, and I hope you do, yes you will do alot of people a favor including Xpower.

P.S. Are you getting MMW to do your SS Gimble? I know that they sell one.

Remember, get that thing dialed in and come down to my neck of the woods I'll put you through your paces in the swamp, not all open water...I'll disapear on ya...:lolhit:

Originally Posted by ZXXX Donzi (Post 2946592)

That is right and he should have stuck to the FACTS. He is the one throwing the BS at me and throwing the BS about XPower drives. All I did was say something nice about Redline and infer why it might not be profitable for them to spend a bunch of dough on big power drives.

He, if he wants a pissing contest, a pissing contest he gets.

Originally Posted by ZXXX Donzi (Post 2946592)

That is right and he should have stuck to the FACTS. He is the one throwing the BS at me and throwing the BS about XPower drives. All I did was say something nice about Redline and infer why it might not be profitable for them to spend a bunch of dough on big power drives.

He, if he wants a pissing contest, a pissing contest he gets.

Originally Posted by 26 REDLINE (Post 2946516)

Pat,

You suggested your number 6 to Steve, that looks like the ticket right there, why don't we talk about that drive 5 years that a hell of a record, I wouldn't know how to act pluss it has that way cool factor:drink: