Iv had the luxory of owning two of the fastest v's in their day. One held the record at 129, the other was radared at 115 off the bottle, but never got dialed in before money got tight. Both were 20', but also outboards

OY vey! Are you thinking of changing everything powerwise again on me? .. lol :D Just teasin. :party-smiley-004:

I think as I said from the get go a Big Hp SB will really fit nicely and allow it to handle even better.. I dont know about getting into the 90's with that power, but Im sure it will still fly. I always like to err on the conservative side.

If I had to take a guess I would think that mid 80s is a good guess given the low weight to power ratio with the LSM 550. Although It will be one of the first LSM 550's to get put in a cig 20, so it will be different from the mainstream. Which is cool on its own. Who knows it may even give more kick & speed than we are guessing..

I wouldnt however guess it to get you near triple digits. I would think you will need about 800hp to get there & some nads of steel.. :D lol Also Im not sure you would really want to run that fast all the time even if you could.. But I can understand the desire to know it can be done if you wanted too.. lol :) Jamie

What are you doing on here Jamie? - your suppose to be working on my boat!%$&!!$ :eek: hahahah - just kidding. I`ll probably go with the smallblock but just exploring my options. Can we get more hp out of that smallblock? - Bore it out to the max,port & polish the heads, blower etc. Also, if I can find a Blackhawk case should I buy it or go with the XR shortie with a speedmaster lower? I hear that the internals are still around for the Blackhawk. - Don

If you only knew Don... lol :D Actually I do both.. I aways watch all of the sites & I work all of the time.. Im a true workaholic.. lol :)

I will give you a shout to re-review thing with you and answer any new questions you may have. It's easier to review some of this by phone & I am not the quickest typer & I still have a ton of email to go thru and respond to yet... I also found something else that may interest you over the weekend.. :) Jamie

exactly, with the whipple, I will be close to 900, have fun with it, just set it up right.i know of some new stuff coming out in one of the originals. the only thing a small block does is reduce weight. BUT, that weight also helps keep the ass planted. It's a hydrodynamic trade off. HP vs weight, I would rather have the HP AND the weight,

Just put a FAT CHICK in the back seat :drink:

How much HP can the Black hawk Drive Handle

Rick OSG

I have an ILMOR V-10 625 going in mine. I wanted something a little different. The fit is going to be a little tricky with the firewall but can be done. It should run in the 90's and be very reliable. The block is aluminum as well so the motor all dressed with headers and fluids weighs about 800lbs.

I think we are all going to find out soon enough how much they can handle, fat chicks or not :drink:

My Big block :ernaehrung004:


Rick OSG

Now THATS ballast dude...carry on:evilb: