TYPHOON

Does any one know what the leagal HP is on a factory boat in SBI? Notice I said leagal.
Randy

PS what kind of HP gain can you get from dry pipes vs wet on a 500EFI?

Smittymarine

Randy, The legal HP is still 500. The dyno has pretty much gone by the wayside. However I have noticed increased inspections as far as compression cubic inch, fuel etc. You do not need factory seals, but it does still have to be the factory 500 configuration. weight is not a concern. Ed

BODYSHOT1

Ed,

Are you guys going to be at Windward, Saturday??

Marty

TYPHOON

What about wet vs dry pipes any power gain on that motor?

Offshore Addiction

hey randy...its AL,howed you guys do out in Texas.....wanted to be there but these investment houses take alot of time.....lost a couple of sponsors due to the schedule change with st. pete....havent you been runnin in SBI,guess if we had your kinda beer money we'ed be on top of the world....great job yall,watch out were right behind ya!!!!!!!

Smittymarine

Hey Marty, looks like we are going to do the poker run, and we'll be at the park the rest of the day.

BODYSHOT1

see you there!

Ron P

I thought the new factory class engines could be ANY size any exhaust, as long as they made 470 or less hp on the dyno. Without the dyno, what are the rules????

I thought a 540 ci motor with huge torque was OK as long as it didn't make more than 470HP at WOT.

I guess this is a question you need to ask JC. If you have the factory sealed HP 500 then any exhaust should be fine.

blueamerican

From the speeds I see on SBI v APBA, I would say the "LEGAL" HP for SBI must be about 600HP, their speeds to be 5 mph faster than the APBA F-1 & F-2 boats go. What do you think?

Smittymarine

With my own eyes I saw a 100 Mph fountain turn 485 Hp on the dyno. Right after mine was on the dyno, and read my motor acurately. The advantage in SBI in my opinion is no weight restriction, staggard drives, special hull wax