who will win.
 

i got a guy runnin his mouth that he is going to beat me in a race. hes got a 2000 272 with a 502 and i just got a 2002 25 ol with a 496 ho. i need to know today cause we are going to run this weekend. can i take him

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unless he's got some motor mods, you should take him no problem,, figure what,, 66-67 your boat and 65 272 ??

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you should win, you have more hp and smaller boat.

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Boats are very equal in lenght,, 25 outlaw is 25 while the 272 is 27 w/ swim.. I just looked at the weights and the o.l. is 4,750 while the 272 is 4,400 so I would run LIGHT on fuel and you should be ok.. That H.O. has a bit more torque than the 502..

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hes got nothing down but he swears he hits 70. hey chris you going to be on the hudson next weekend

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This is a tough call. I believe the hull design of the 272 is that much different from the 25 that it will depend on the water conditions. I think the 25 will win in rough water, but the 272's are lighter and the hull wants to ride higher in water versus slicing through it. I owned a 25 with a 502 and I do think it will be a close race. If they are both bone stock down to the prop, he may have you. I know that is not what you want to hear :mad:.

Let us know how it turns out.
Bill

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open your engine hatch just about 2 inches and let some cool air get to the engine. It will be close. Good luck!

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Have you ran your boat yet ?

You may want to get a little bit of seat time before you go out and run that thing balls to the wall in a race. Don't want to be reading about you on Monday....... Plus with a bit of seat time you will find your sweet spots in your drive and tab settings.

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I had a 97 272 w/ 502 mag. Ran 64-65. My 01 25 Outlaw w/ 496HO ran 67. Your 25 runs much better in the rough than his 272 also. That boat is very easy to drive. Just get out your GPS, keep trimming it up till it won't go any faster. Unless it's rough, then find the sweet spot and leave it. I left my tabs at level with the bottom and never touched them. What prop are you two running?

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I Think You Should Wait And Race Him At The Nyc Poker Run I Will Be There And Want To See It This
Way If You Loose(i Don't Think So)i Could Beat Him!!!!

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A Friend Has A 1999 25ol With A 502 That Runs 68.4 Gps With A 4 Blade Hydromotive That Throttle-up
Did That Boat Runs Good!!!!!!! But I Think You Will
Win!!!!!!!!

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hipref2000, you have a good piont, i wont do anythng im not comfortable with. thank you for your advice. baja36ft. i will let you know how it goes and i will try to get him to go to the poker run and hopefully i could meet up with you. i would love to see a 36.

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im running a 23 mirage

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He Was Running A 23 To But The 4 Blade Rides Much Better And Picked Up 5 Mph At 3500rpm Thats The Way To Go He Will Be A The Nyc To.

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He's probably seeing 70 on an
overly optomistic faria speedometer :rolleyes:

Around here,
the 385 powered 25 o/l's will run with
the 502 272's.......You should be ok.

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ok,ok i think im going to have to give a date and time for this race and make a day out of it.

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Where is this race going to be??

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it will be on the hudson somewhere

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I agree. No way a stock 272 with a 502 is at 70 true MPH.

Our 97 272 had a blueprinted bottom. labbed prop, slightly bigger cam, and Gil headers and ran 72 on its best day.

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My 2000 baja 272 ran 65-66mph (when it was still stock) THEN i bought a gps and the damn thing slowed my boat down to about 62.5 on a good day!!! Last year i ran 84.5 at end of season with my blown 540 that was just starting to get tired,boat went 85.1 when motor was fresh! Smitty

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Just hacking on you, but is this thread going this long on boats that are way under 70mph? those numbers shouldn't be racing anything .... just kiddin with ya... have fun. BTW I had a 24 O/L in the day with a 454 mag and it ran 58 on a good day.. :eek: :eek: :eek:

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Maybe you had too many GOLD chains on and overloaded the boat! :evilb:

:drink:

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I expected that... touche' personally I prefer platinum over gold for the new milleniumm gold is so cliche' now.

But hey I still love baja's thats why I still lurk around you guys forum.

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My buddy had a 1999 272 with a 502 and I had a 97 272 with a carb Mag 454. I could always out run him and we could never figure out why. The only reason we could come up with was the old timer I ordered my 272 from said unless I was going to be on Lake Ozarks all the time to forget the tabs. So I ordered it without tabs and the boat never needed them either. I do believe tabs will take a mph or two off of top speed. Long story short i promise you a 272 with a stock 502 is 65-66mph...no more

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hey,why are you guys talking smack about gold?i love gold.

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Now is that you or your fasha? :drink:

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dutch hater

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boats are pretty equal, it will come down to who can drive their boat the best...

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i`ve got a `92 260 will run 230 mph on gps wanna run

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I am always on the River,, can find me in Newburgh,, I will also be heading down to NYC for the Poker run,, plan is to leave newburgh around 8:00 go to LL marina and check out the hardware and then head back north with the run..

P.S. I think the h.o. will take the 502 by about 1-2 mph,, you may have to race for several miles to see a winner,, if it's a bit rough like the hudson can be you will definitely have an edge..

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When are we going to hear the results?

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well, the weahter wasnt very good this weekend and when he showed up. his boat wouldnt start. so i guess we are just going to have to wait.

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YEA, WAIT TILL THE POKER RUN!!!!!!!

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I say it will be close, so run a few miles and crack the hatch , u should be a couple mph faster, mine ran 68.6 gps with a 502

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does that really get you more speed?

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it makes it easier for the hatch to blow off.... but i doubt we are talking those kinds of speeds...

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this just in. had to do a few runs this weekend to learn this new boat. today was the best run. about a one foot chop, with a little more then half tank of fuel i hit 68.3 on gps. does this sound like where i should be in a 2002 25 outlaw 496 ho.

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THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME !!!!!YOU ARE GONNA SMOKE HIM!!!!!!!

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My speed
25 OL going down river 66.8 GPS 1/4 tank of gas two people
plain 496 mag 23p mirage trimming too much resulted in a speed loss so excess trim up will hurt you

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I dont know about the OL's but my 98' 272 w/ 502 mag has hit 70 on the speedo before but must have had wind to my back because 65-67mph sounds more like it under normal conditions. I added a couple 100lbs of stereo equipment and that also took a couple mph..