275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

A friend of mine wants to buy a Baja 275 with Merc 496 HO and bravo 3 drive.
Has anyone tested this package ?
What is maximum top speed for a bravo 3 drive, the dealer says the boat runs 68 MPH - is this possible with a Bravo 3 drive ?

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

sounds a little optimistic.

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

and why the bravo 3???

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

68 MPH NO PROBLEM at all.... ON THE TRAILER :D :D

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

Bravo 3 ?????????????????

Why ?????????????????????

No advantages that I know of, will be hard to play with prop options and will slow you down.

Tell him to get the Bravo "X" drive. He will be a lot happier and will be in the 68 MPH range.

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

i agree with dock, there is no reason for the bravo three. get the x. he will be much happier.

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

I must have the slowest 275.
With a 4 blade 62 on gps
labbed 25 mirage plus 66 on gps.
Maybe my gps reads slower.
(the impress your passengers guage reads 72 mph though)
I was dissapointed until I realized everyone is not as fast
as they say. I know alot of people claim their boat ran 68 or 70 but must hold back a couple hundred rpm whenever we run accross the lake. :drink:

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

bingo
:D

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

If the boat was set up with family and party barge in mind, that's the reason for the BravoIII. Its not designed to go 'offshore' or as much as you might try with a B1 drive Baja. The BravoIII drive has a great holeshot, and is great for pulling up skiers and tubers and such. If he really likes the boat, check with Baja and see if they configure/set a different X-dimension on boats with BravoIII drives vs. Bravo1 (any derivative) drives. If there is no difference, tell him to go ahead and buy the boat, and have the dealer throw in a Bravo1 (XR, XZ, X) so he can have a two natured boat.

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

Boat is running 67 MPH on GPS with the stock 496 HO and CMI headers and the Bravo 3 X (28`props)
We are now putting on a Raylar BCK 103 Kit
(www.raylarengine.com)
This will add another 100 HP
I will keep you informed about the results

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

What was the original top speed before the CMI's?

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

exactly, my friends 2005 275 with 496 ho ran 64-65 on gps. the bravo 3 will slow it down for sure pre-exaust modification. good luck with the raylar, the reports are showing awesome results. let us know how the bravo 3 effects the 100hp.

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

Boat came new with the CMI s
so no before numbers available

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

Don't feel bad,My 272 stock with 502 ran a HONEST 62 loaded and 63-64 light. All the bsin'g 25 outlaw owners and 272 owners I ever talked to claimed there stock boats ran 68-70 but funny thing was every time I ever raced one they were dead even :rolleyes: . I still pace one once in a while with my gps in my hand and have never had a stocker I was pacing run 68 plus,Smitty

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

So your saying if I have a 25ol that runs 68 I'm bs'n?

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

Raylar kit is on


with the bravo 3 drive and 28 `props boat is hitting rev limiter very quick at GPS 71 MPH @ 5150 RPM
Boat now behaves like a dragster and also sounds like one (the real good sound comes from the raylar kit - the CMI just add a little more sound)
I have never seen or driven a boat like this ,
time to plane less than half time
If you push the throttles down at 3000 - it takes just the blink of an eye to jump to 4500
extreme quick throttle response
With a bravo 1 the boat will run even faster , but the owner now prefers the bravo 3 setup
next we will reprogramm the ECU for a higher rev limiter to gain some more top end speed

By now owner is 120 % satisfied with his new raylar engine

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

some Fotos
275 + Raylar 103 Kit + CMI

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

My 25 ran 68.7 gps with cmi's and a worth probably nothing k&n, by my self 1/4 fuel, and hardly any gear, no beer

Re: 275 with 496 HO and bravo 3
 

what kind of gain do you think the cmi's gave you?

my brother has a 25 with 496ho, best he could get was 64.7, then labbed the prop and got 66.8

it was so low on gas, he ran out on the way home and had to get a tow :eek: :D