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Old 04-14-2011 | 11:39 AM
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Was not bad. You have to drive it but it is not stupid. We will see with the 5lbs of boost.
lol i know in a 2 foot chop mine feels light at a little over 60 when its all trimmed up. but in smooth water its real good.
90 is fast no matter what your in
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Old 04-14-2011 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by noyzee
lol i know in a 2 foot chop mine feels light at a little over 60 when its all trimmed up. but in smooth water its real good.
90 is fast no matter what your in
That is true.
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Old 05-21-2011 | 07:33 AM
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97 so far.
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Old 05-24-2011 | 10:12 AM
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97, nice!!! need some pics!!!
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Old 05-27-2011 | 05:49 PM
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97 so far.
That's serious speed. And Serious horsepower!
What type of front motor mounts are you using to handle that much torque and re-entry impact from being air born?
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Old 05-27-2011 | 06:40 PM
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Unfortunately 100mph generally takes 1000hp ina zt260 to obtain. The hull is wide and not super efficient, but it can handle 100+mph with the right setup.
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Old 05-27-2011 | 07:12 PM
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Unfortunately 100mph generally takes 1000hp ina zt260 to obtain. The hull is wide and not super efficient, but it can handle 100+mph with the right setup.
Checkmate does make a strong, solid hull with good ride.

I won't ask how much money it takes to join the 100MPH club...

The one good thing with a Chevy/Mercury based I/O is all your expensive hardware is transferable to most hulls....

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Old 05-27-2011 | 08:56 PM
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Did not dyno the motor after adding the M3 so I'm not sure on hp. It originally dynoed at 638 hp and 690 ft lbs. I think around 900.
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Old 05-27-2011 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Mechnologist
That's serious speed. And Serious horsepower!
What type of front motor mounts are you using to handle that much torque and re-entry impact from being air born?
Try not to fly it to much. Just have aluminum offshore mounts on front. Going to send the prop off for a lab job and see where we are at. Right now just out of the box hydromotive P5 X 30 pitch turning 5200.
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Old 05-28-2011 | 12:13 PM
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Did not dyno the motor after adding the M3 so I'm not sure on hp. It originally dynoed at 638 hp and 690 ft lbs. I think around 900.
Impressive!
Can we see some pics of your engine and transom hardware, etc?
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