High Speeds in the 288
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Nice looking Aggressor. What kind of power are your running? Looks like a blast.
1,300 through a Bravo is pretty good. That makes me feel better. I have a friend running 1,000 a side through Bravos and I thought that was pretty good. It is all in how your drive.
Oh I actually have more beans left in my system. My comment was that things are getting pretty squirrely at 95. Some of that is probably seat time. I am in the process of adding bigger tabs. That should help some. I can spin my 850 harder. It will pull to 6,200 and make 942 hp and that is before race gas. That is starting to get pretty far beyond the limit of my drive. I am not trying to set a record, just have a little fun without getting anyone hurt. I have heard rumors of my hull being taken to 105 and that was not pretty. On the other hand, I have heard that my hull is done at 85 and that is not true either.
How does that big Nordic handle at 115? There is one around here that likes big power. It should be a good bit more stable than mine as it is more boat. I felt sure that some one was seeing numbers like that in a 288.
I want to enjoy the upper limits of single-enginedom before it is time to write more checks.[/QUOTE
That wasnt meant the way it sounded,sorry. Just most people won't spend the extra cash to push it that far. The motor is only part of it as you know. hyd steer,bigger tabs, stronger drives,and the list goes on! Glens 28 heat runs great! The drive is the week link,he has 1300 hp,. He does a good job driving at 110 and burst to 115. I posted some pic of it on the nordic side.I called about putting big power in a 28 and they said there looking into it. I like the new 28 also and I'm with you on the check writing I just love to BOAT!!!
How does that big Nordic handle at 115? There is one around here that likes big power. It should be a good bit more stable than mine as it is more boat. I felt sure that some one was seeing numbers like that in a 288.
I want to enjoy the upper limits of single-enginedom before it is time to write more checks.[/QUOTE
That wasnt meant the way it sounded,sorry. Just most people won't spend the extra cash to push it that far. The motor is only part of it as you know. hyd steer,bigger tabs, stronger drives,and the list goes on! Glens 28 heat runs great! The drive is the week link,he has 1300 hp,. He does a good job driving at 110 and burst to 115. I posted some pic of it on the nordic side.I called about putting big power in a 28 and they said there looking into it. I like the new 28 also and I'm with you on the check writing I just love to BOAT!!!
1,300 through a Bravo is pretty good. That makes me feel better. I have a friend running 1,000 a side through Bravos and I thought that was pretty good. It is all in how your drive.
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Ive drivin a 32 Sunny (single) at a lil over 90 with no walk issues at all. Handled nice Nice package but took a lot of HP to get there. Its a different style boat,but, If you dont mind a less plush cabin Ive run a 29 Kryptonite to tripple digits w/o an issue either. Both great boats
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Every one love's pic !! It's not a race boat but it works for me!!
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Risingsun, How did your whipple run when you first put it in. I am having alot of trouble with mine. I insatlled it on a 2008 525 with low hours. I spent alot of money. It keeps shutting down and has burned the tips off spark plugs. Any help would be great. My 525 was super reliable but now has become worthless.
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Risingsun, How did your whipple run when you first put it in. I am having alot of trouble with mine. I insatlled it on a 2008 525 with low hours. I spent alot of money. It keeps shutting down and has burned the tips off spark plugs. Any help would be great. My 525 was super reliable but now has become worthless.
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ZXXX,
We are still tuning and testing a 2008 MCOB 288. It has a 525 whippled with an estimated HP of around 780. So far, we have seen 92.1 on a half tank of fuel and 2 guys and equipment setting fuel pressure. We are hoping to squeak out a couple more with a prop change.
We found the boat to handle the power very well. At first we thought it may require a bit of tab, but found it to like neutral tab right now in a 1-2' chop.
Will it see 100????? Maybe with a bit more work. I think a reasonably safe speed with this package will be about 95-96.
The MCOB is also a bit heavier with a lower X dimension so that is stealing a few mph as well.
Good question, Thanks!
We are still tuning and testing a 2008 MCOB 288. It has a 525 whippled with an estimated HP of around 780. So far, we have seen 92.1 on a half tank of fuel and 2 guys and equipment setting fuel pressure. We are hoping to squeak out a couple more with a prop change.
We found the boat to handle the power very well. At first we thought it may require a bit of tab, but found it to like neutral tab right now in a 1-2' chop.
Will it see 100????? Maybe with a bit more work. I think a reasonably safe speed with this package will be about 95-96.
The MCOB is also a bit heavier with a lower X dimension so that is stealing a few mph as well.
Good question, Thanks!
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i own the 288 with the whipple. we still tryin to get all the kinks out. the boat runs 90 all day so far but i think were gonna need to spin a 31 lab bravo cuz the 30 regular bravo is hittin the revlimiter
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What do you think it is cranking out for HP to get you up over the 90 mark ?Are you going to make to the NYC run this year? I would be good to see you guys out there.
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