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Originally Posted by 26awesome
28 lab maximus 1.36 gears 3inch spacer tried 1 and a 2inch spacer 3inch works the best. Also tried a hydro 6blade from throttle up does not work as well as 5blade max.Brett @ bblades forgot more about props then throttleup will ever know!
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Originally Posted by Duffer
Thank you for the info. I have a 26' Awesome with a 558 Cubic Inch Tall deck Alluminum heads with a m-3 intercooled procharger I just completed. I ran it last season with out the procharger the engine produced 620 H.P. on Dyno and the boat ran its best with a 3" spacer, 1.5 gear ratio and a 26 pitch four blade - my beast spped was 84 - 85 m.p.h. on G.P.S. Speedo. This year the motor should produce close to 1000 H.P. with my new set up. I have a 30 pitch maximus - I'm hoping to break the century mark!
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Originally Posted by 26awesome
Your numbers are right I have a friend with a 26awesome and he has 600hp 3inch spacer.The best he has got is 88mph with a lab 28bravo. He just purchaced a 5blade max from bblades now he,s waiting for warmer weather.I only have 840hp dyno and i have gone 111mph you will be faster then me. GOOD LUCK! Cut flare ring of maximus 2mph
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Just a little update. I put the boat in the water to test and it rus great!! I am only producing three pounds of boost at 5500 - 5600 R.P.M's and I Hit 100M.P.H. at W.O.T.!! Since then I have put on a smaller pulley in order to increase my boost I'm hoping to turn my motor at 6000 at W.O.T. century mark - This is the weekend I will test - Wish me Luck!! One more thing the boat handles excelent at these speeds!!!
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I need advice what props to start out with on my reciently rebuilt 31 awesome thundercat. was using the 4 blade 28 pitch on the 500HP 502 mercrusers getting 90 mph. now have 850 HP blown 540's and same bravos except 12 inch nutral imco boxes and imco lowers same X deminsion. Thanks for any advise- James
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Originally Posted by jbbeard
I need advice what props to start out with on my reciently rebuilt 31 awesome thundercat. was using the 4 blade 28 pitch on the 500HP 502 mercrusers getting 90 mph. now have 850 HP blown 540's and same bravos except 12 inch nutral imco boxes and imco lowers same X deminsion. Thanks for any advise- James
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There's an old guy (named Bernie --about 70yrs old ) that lives in lake Havasu City, Az. that has a very fast Awesome. He used to work with Whipple on their superchargers. His boat runs around 125mph and he is always looking for a race.
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Hey James, Is the boat finished? Let's see some pics of the completed project!!!!! Mine is still in the final build phase. Motors are just being wired. Next to the dyno for some run time and pre-tune. Richard