Cafe Racer Prop Set-up
01-19-2010, 03:52 PM
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Maybe some labbed 3 blades. Many places have demos you could try to get it dialed in. I know by todays standards mid 60's does not seem fast but remember you are driving around with a number 1 on the side of your boat which makes way cooler then most. There are quite a few little things you can do later on to increase speed.(roller rockers,crossovers,exhaust,cam change etc). I am also painting my boat right now, we are going to have to start a thread on all the Cafe's that have been redone. Where is Skramer he should start it.
Your right about that! A Cigarette is a Cigarette, at the dock, they're all the same.......well.....you know what I mean.
I can't wait to share all of the photos when the boat is done. I just wish that they'd finish the damn thing already. But, with that said, I'd rather that they took they're time, ya know?
01-19-2010, 03:58 PM
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February 11-15, so a little less than a month. I'll be visiting then and also for 10 days in March. Hope it works out to catch up. At the very least, I'll wander over to admire the progress if she's still at Hidden Harbour!! I see you live in Jupiter, it the boat headed there when it's completed?
She'll be there.........she damn near a permanent fixture there! LOL! Your welcome to check it out all you'd like.
Yep, she'll be headed up to the Jupiter Pointe Club and Marina once it's completed.
01-19-2010, 04:39 PM
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I was running Hydromotive Quad IV's 25 pitch on TRS drives on my Cafe prior to installing Konrads. I am supposedly pushing 500+ HP and they worked well. After switching to Konrads the "x" dimension went up. The Quad IV's wouldn't fit on the Konrad's spline anyway. Now I use Bravo 26's with good results. I still have the Hydromotive Quad IV's 25 pitch and you are more than welcome to see if they work (or not work) for you. They have a solid hub. Shoot me a PM if you want to try them.
01-20-2010, 06:38 AM
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502 ci Never dynoed, 600+ hp bravo one drives 77mph with 4 blade 26's. ( @ 5600rpm ) Have seen 79mph with 3 blade 27's. Saw 80.6 mph with 2" shorties ( boat wasn't the same. ) took them off. My brother had a 35 mistress with 440 hp and trs drive it would run 65mph with 3 blade 21's he switched to 4 blade 22's and had the same results.
01-20-2010, 07:19 AM
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I run wieand 177 blowers on a set of 502's. I estimate is it just shy of 600hp - I run 4 blade 26's. I think with light fuel and in some decent chop it is a 75mph boat. 5100-5200rpm.
01-20-2010, 08:34 AM
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01-20-2010, 08:44 AM
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10 disk carbon trannies bigger shaft drives vertical shaft that is. 9.8/1 540 331 world heads hydo roller 731 triple spring dart intakes gil 4.5 dry pipes 1150 dom's aero pumps.
-Mike
i have the factory velvet drive 7 disk 72's they will be fresh this weekend clutches seals bearings and paint
-Mike
i have the factory velvet drive 7 disk 72's they will be fresh this weekend clutches seals bearings and paint
