I'll call him and pick his brain after the holidays. Thanks for the info. Hopefully I can put something together in my price range, I would like to have a decent power increase for this season, don't know what is going to take place, probably the most economical path to 50-80 hp. Later, I'll keep you posted....;)

A4.....remember that if you originally set up your 509 for all around reliabilty and driveability and that is what you ended up with. A nice solid torque monster that accelerates like a rocket.
If you start setting it up for more top end hp...how often are you going to use it? Especially if it get you close to 80in that hull? I would think less than 10% of your time on the water. Something to ponder..................

Good points....that was what I was saing up top, I really like the base setup I put in this thing. Just want to squeeze a little more juice outta her. However, I would not mind calling the guy from Erson and see what kinda cam he thinks I should run. That and headwork may net me some econimical power without going the huffer route. I'll have to call J Spencer as well, get his thoughts. We'll have to see, plenty of time to figure it out.......

I'll call you today about the race thing.......

The only thing I got from swiming in december and january was a cold, but I do get to tell the story every now and again.

Allan
What happened to the blower idea?

Todd, I built the motor to be NA, so the cr is about 9.9:1, maybe a little less. I could probably get away with a few pounds of boost from a 250, but it could be risky. I did not think it would be to much of an issue if I went very conservative, but the genreal consesus is I will greatly increase my meltdown potential. This motor has been flwless. 70 hours, ran very hard. Never so much as a hicup from it. I would hate to toast it by dong something stupid. Chances are it would be okay, I think Charlie and Hadley are correct, but just not worth the worry and chance of ending my boating season early. I can break it down after next season when it makes more sense to freshen it, then I can pop some 8 or 8.5 pisotns in it and be safe and it will then be a true blower motor with a cam change to help regulate some of the increased cylinder pressure a blower will make. So.......I REALLY want more power for next year. I am asking around about options. I hate to stray too far from the base package for the reasons I said above and the things Ittlfli mentioned. May as well do it right next year if that is what presents itself a year from now.

I figure some head work and a bump up in cam size and that might be the route to take. We'll see, but I wnat to do something....I hope. Funny how things change:( :( I'll know more after the holidays when I can make some phone calls. If I can pick up atleast 60-80hp for reasonable, the motor is coming out. Later.

That sounds like the smart thing to do! You hate to end the season befor it is over because of weather.