BLOWN85

The 280 i'm looking at has an hp 500 in it. Does anyone know what kind of comp. ratio they have?? If I buy it, I was wanting to put a blower on it (Wieand 256) until I got a good handle on it... Then put some real power in it

Revelocity

I have a 1998 Mercury Racing brochure which lists the HP500 at 8.75 to 1 compression. I think a HP500 with a 256 blower will generate plenty of power for your intended use on Lake Michigan. The 280 most definitely is a great hull but when it gets rough - bigger is better. Good luck!

DKerns

Hey Vicious, I am not doubting the 26/280 by no means!! I have been over 100 mph in one and never got beat up in the rough stuff! But size will always prevail. As Nadledvinka said above " the body does take a beating", and not everyone is into that!

BLOWN85

anybody know of a 320 in the IN,IL,MI. area?? The 320 seems like a very hard boat to come by in my area. Mid to late 90's would be in my price range!!! Thanks for all the replies guys!

Vicious22

rev, dk good point the extra 4 feet does make a dif when your talking about any other brand.

the 280 is a much more driver friendly boat, the 320 has to be driven all the time.

I like the 320 hull but I think the 280 is a much more balanced boat.

Velocity Vector

iTrader: (4)

OK, 2 Velocity boats side by side, one is a 28 footer and the other a 32 footer. You can have either one. You are backing up to latch on to one of them. Tough choice? Not really.

1HYPER1

I have owned a 280,and currently own a 320,the 280 was and is the best balanced boat that Steve Stepp produced and with decent power pound for pound is a great boat and I would buy another in a heartbeat.The 320 that I currently own is a great boat as well but it is a boat that requires some getting used to,by that I mean you have to find the correct set up and the boat can not be under powered or it wants to fall off of the pad.With the current set up apro 1200 Hp and a set of Imco Extreme Sc drives turning 32 bravo 4 blades I will put money on it that there is not another boat of its size that will out perform it in the flat or rough water conditions,the boat runs flat and level in the rough and with the power in it it runs like a 22 on steroids,it will let the nose fly high and keep the stern planted to the water,great boat.Just my 2 cents.

Sick Stinger

iTrader: (23)

I love my 26 TBred (28 Velocity) I just popped my 675 H.P. 509 Blown it ran 82 with that power running a 28P Hydromotive. I have a ton of fun with that. I did have a some chine walk still trying to figuer that out. FYI if anyone has info on chine walk please let me know. At any rate 26/28 is the way to go. Also a drivers boat but really nice when you dial it in. Now im Running a 572 Blown 10-71 with a chiller set up. Dyno at 900H.P. but plan on gettin a few more poneys out of it. Hope that helps a little

DKerns

Sick Stinger, I am assuming the boat has full hyd. steering on it???? You need seat time on these boats to get use to them. I will probably get corrected on this, but you can/need to drive through the chine walk.

I have been in one of the quickest accelerating and fastest mph 26/280's in these parts, and trust me it had to be driven!!!!

1HYPER1

Hey Sting,you have to drive through the chine walk,it becomes a balancing act from that point on and once you figure it out you will be running faster and smoother than ever before. Also am I hearing you correctly,you are running 900 Hp in the boat with a standard Bravo drive,you will be breaking and blowing the floors out of drives on a regular basis,that will now become your weak link but you should have enough power to drive through your chine walk,good luck.