My boat must either have a really deep X or the motor was a total dog. Maybe I need to get the -3 shorty. lol I am really curious what the ACTUAL weight is of the 25 OL and the 236...weighed on scales not guessing. Thinking of naming my boat "The Brick". haha

russell i try a 27mirage prop not a plus . i think you will pick up a few miles. like i said bobteague put a 500hp in a 25outlaw runing a 23mirage 150 gears doing 68mph with 3guys 5100 rpm there gold was to see 70mph with one guythat happen . with 165gears you have to use a bigger prop . i have a 136gears in mine i use a smaller prop 23mirage at 5600rpm i am doing 80mph . there two things i do for top speed timing 36degrees at 3000rpm and prop my motor to the highes rpm your motor calls for good luck

Thanks Bob I will ask around for a 27. The IMCO SC will be a 1.5 so props will be more plentyful then. I plan on getn with BBlades and I am sure with a higher X and dialed in prop I can find a few more mph. Dont really want to spend any money on the B1x.

Mike's right; that boat will run 65+ in stock form. Something isn't right if you're seeing less than 60 at WOT.

....and Rick, get under your boat with a straight edge. Ours has no hook or wedges....flat as a board all the way aft. About the only thing I can see is the angle between the hull and the transom could be a little sharper.

I wish I could give you some after numbers on the addition of my Stellings Box with 2" Shorty. Just got it back this weekend and have some kinks to work out before I can give you some real world "after" numbers.

Thats a sweet looking setup! Looking forward to your results

very excited to hear some numbers!!!

Extension box, shorty lower, prop experimenting and hull blueprinting are all good advice. I spent almost 5k on CMIs for my 496HO and saw ZERO gain. I was a little upset about the outrageous speed claims! More often than not the CMIs do nothing on a stock 496. Personally I wouldn't spend a penny on the motor. Put your money into the aforementioned mods and a repower. I swapped to a 525 EFI and never looked back. I picked up a solid 10 mph over the 496 and a ton more durability. My boat is a '05 Donzi 22 Classic now running 83-86 mph with stock 525 and XR/Imco shorty. BBlades Bravo 1 prop.

I agree with the CMI issue, I was leaning that route and heard some very bad things about them that is when I chose to go the box and shorty route. I also want to upgrade the motor next year with either a 525 or Raylar.

for you guys with the 26 ol, my dad just got one couple years back. has a ho in it came with a 23p 3 blade and the boat ran 60-61 on speedo, you could not trim the boat up at all, maybe 1/4 on the gauge and it would start spinning out.
i put my 4 blade 22 i had sitting and she went 64 mph handled better, 4-5 mph faster cruze speed at 3400-3500 rpm, just better over all.
only issue is she hits the rev limiter.
hoping to toss my labbed 24 on it and see how she runs with that.
seems the new hull with the big pad doesnt like the 3 blade.
gonna look into that box and stuff for my mate, i keep going back and forth about what to do and keep an eye out for 525 atleast 2-3 times a week!!!!