zt260

Can't compare boats to cars. I can buy two nice cars for my single engine's cost alone. This is the sport of kings.

Martin718

Oh I know, I sold one of the race cars for this boat

4bus

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IMO- buy a boat that was engineered to go the speed that you want. Want a 80 mph boat, buy a stock one and leave it that way I spent nearly $40k trying to make a boat faster, and countless hours of learning things the hard way. If it's part of the hobby for you fine, but if boating is your real hobby don't push the limits of your set up or working on your boat will be your new hobby. Keep in mind many of the gear heads that hang out on here own large buildings with hoists, engine builders within reach, tons of knowledge, spare parts and other gear heads to help

The 25OL is a good boat, I think it has great room for the size. That engine (7.4mpi) is a cast TRUCK engine, and was never designed to be a high performance engine. I am more worried about your engine than your drive.

A blue merc 500hp will get you a reliable 68-70mph on that hull, and the drive will stand up if you are easy on it. Those engines (carb with gill exhaust) can be had used with all the accessories for $10k or less, or find an EFI 500 hp with CMI headers for about $15k. sell your old one for $3000k. The blue engine will aslo increase the value of your boat, will drop right in, a supercharged 7.4lmpi will most likely de-value your boat. With the blue you now will have an engine you can run WOT all day if you like

Even if your procharger can be had for $5k, I'll bet you the farm you will be at $10k when you are done, and you will always being looking over your shoulder and at your gauges.

Martin718

Sounds like some really good and wise advice, I think I'll start looking at motors and at boats... If I could make a setup come together I'd keep the baja but like you said I need a good motor and drive to match

4bus

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Forgot to say that my 40k investment in my old boat never paid off, my new one is stock and 10 mph faster out of the box.....it will stay that way.........I think

500hp with a bravo1 is a good set up for your boat.

zt260

[QUOTE=4bus;3736889]IMO- I spent nearly $40k trying to make a boat faster, and countless hours of learning things the hard way. If it's part of the hobby for you fine, but if boating is your real hobby don't push the limits of your set up or working on your boat will be your new hobby. QUOTE]

Amen!
If I only spent that little to get to 100 I'd be ecstatic. On my way home to fix the half dozen problems from a weekend of racing. Yes fixing it is my hobby now… Still fun!

Martin718

Looking at a 500 with pro charger and looking at xr drive

onesickpantera

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A good friend has a Checkmate 253 with a procharged 502. Dynoed at 713 hp so I would guess about 675hp in the boat. The boat has seen 82 and some change with a little more left in it.

Just mentioning it as I would assume the Outlaw is similar in size and weight.

He just grenaded his drive(stock Bravo) a couple weeks ago and that was after 3 seasons. Not sure how many were on it before he bought the boat.

Nice thing about the Procharger is it doesn't make boost until higher rpms so low rpm you have close to the same hp and torque as a stocker. But, it has to be done right and that costs $$$.

articfriends

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Before you jump to a supercharger lets back this whole train wreck up to the station, first off there is somethiing rotten in Denmark here, your have OTHER problems. Most 25 outlaws run about 62 or so with 454 mags with 23 pitch 3 blades at 5100 or so and have 1.50 outdrive gears.
When I run your numbers thru the online caculator they do NOT compute, a 20 pitch prop at 58 mph and 4600 rpm computes at ZERO slip, boats like yours run 15-20% slip. Has this boat EVER ran right while you had it? My guess is someone put a drive on with 1.36 gears and you are so far out of the powerband your boat is a slug and has no speed, it should be all over the rev limiter with a 20 pitch prop on it. Post more info and we'll go from there.
IF your speed, rpms' and prop are truly correct ( 58 mph/4600/20 pitch) we have found your problem, Smitty
http://www.rbbi.com/folders/prop/propcalc.htm

Martin718

I tried to run a mirage 23 pitch 3 blade yesterday and it took the trim fully up to get the motor to get to 4200 rpm and would only run 52mph... How can I determine the drive and what are you thinking the problem is?