124 mph SR-24...

lucky cat · 09-24-2009, 09:30 PM

just saw a video on youtube that looks like an HTM promo video the guy is driving a SR-24 with a 540cid 8-71 blower pushing 900 hp...
he said he is hitting 124 mph, how is this possible with only 900 hp?

dennis r · 09-25-2009, 09:44 AM

not going to happen unless it is a very light layup

Unitek · 09-25-2009, 10:15 AM

Never happen in an SR . I ran in the low 120's with about 1000 hp in an SS but that boat would have gone 125 -127 legit that day but nobody had a tall enough prop.

Catss · 09-25-2009, 01:17 PM

I agree, I have an SR with 920hp and 940 tq and it does 116mph gps, in an SR for those numbers if I recall Steve saying they needed more like 1100hp to get there but its certainly possible with lots of hp. Steve actually had one over 140mph with big power.

lucky cat · 09-25-2009, 05:28 PM

Its a 10 minute video but you can pull the red dot up to 4min 15sec and it starts there he said its running 7200 rpm...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CleWqw1L06M

Unitek · 09-26-2009, 10:50 AM

That video is the test of an SS-24... Where is the test of the SR ? I cant find it.

Unitek · 09-26-2009, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by CatsAssSR24

I agree, I have an SR with 920hp and 940 tq and it does 116mph gps, in an SR for those numbers if I recall Steve saying they needed more like 1100hp to get there but its certainly possible with lots of hp. Steve actually had one over 140mph with big power.

lots of times Steve skewed actual hp numbers on his test boats. he says 700 when its more like 1000 ( which is sick in my opinion). His 144 mph boat was every bit of 1500 hp ~

lucky cat · 09-26-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Unitek

That video is the test of an SS-24... Where is the test of the SR ? I cant find it.

oops my bad yer right it is a SS and not a SR... watched it in the blurry little window...

NOMOGOFAST · 09-27-2009, 07:49 PM

Back in 2001-2 a friend of mine (Kenny Gaumer)had a sr-24 with 1300hp and it was radared numerous times at 133 at a radar run at 34 degrees timing. It was a 572 w/ a 1471. Testing before the radar run it went 135 on the gun at 34 degrees. With another few degrees timing it would have went 135-140 for sure.

Catss · 09-30-2009, 01:24 PM

No way they are doing that speed with 900hp either they are not telling the truth on the HP( which is probably the case) or they have a dream o meter