Quit teasing us Donzi guys with partial views of Adrenlene. :)

Should be back in the water next weekend!

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And a little video from last weekend running along side a customer's Gladiator.

Sounded good, a little choppy.....lol

Looked like Tres passing Harwick Concrete at the Galveston race many moons ago... Tres passed them and never looked back. The gladiator was a beast when it came to the F2 scene...

That's perfect water...... flat stuff is boring. NICE to see it running.

+1

What's the story on the Donzi lurking in the background?

That would be an original Blackhawk 22 Donzi that my dad just picked up.

That is a pretty sick boat. Thanks again for the ride last season. I'm sure you've got it even more tweaked now :D.

Jason, I've seen more motors getting upgraded this year than in the past (shop in general). You guys seeing an increase in business this season?

Yes this year has been very busy. We have been going non stop.

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Fresh power ready for assembly here at MDG Performance for the Team Virgin Gladiator!

Busy with racing this year so didn’t use it much but the Team Virgin Gladiator is running great with the fresh 600efi’s and Hill Cleaver props! Had CMI build some dry tail pipes to go with the new CMI headers on the engines.
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How are those clevers getting on plane?

I might have missed it but are you saying those "HP500EFI's" are 600HP now?

Not as good as my stock Bravo props but way better than my labbed bravo’s. They slip until the boat is on plane but it doesn’t take long to get it up. Once the nose lays over they hook up and stays on plane at 2000 RPM. They cruise really well and the boat handles better than anything else I have tried. They are about 5 mph faster up top than my labbed bravos, but it might not be a totally fair comparison because after 85 mph the slip number goes through the roof with the bravos which is why I started testing out 5 blades.

Yes they are 600HP now

They are 532CI
4.600 bore, stock stroke
9.4:1 compression
Dart Iron Eagle CNC ported heads
525 spec camshaft
Hardin throttle bodies/flame arrestors
Aeromotive fuel system

Have you tried any other 5 blades? How are the dry tails, sound wise? Really cool boat BTW. Keep posting pics.

Between my boat and a customers side by gladiator which runs very similarly we have tried a handful of other props.

-Maximus; way to much bow lift
-Hering 5 blade; way to much overall lift, felt like there was no boat in the water
-Hydromotive 6 blade; to much stern lift, boat felt unsettled
-Numerous bravo ones; slip numbers all went way up after 85 mph
-BBlades 4 speed; work pretty good and is actually what is currently on the other gladiator. Run similar to the bravo with much lower slip numbers.

The Hill cleaver was by the far the best running prop on both boats

I would like to try a set of Max 5’s and a set of Hydromotive 5 blades at some point if I get the chance. Would really like to try a set of Mercury cleavers and see if the boat likes the 15 degree or 18 degree rake better but they are out of budget for just the sake of testing. I would assume it would come on plane easier with the 18 degree rake but I don’t think it would like the added lift at speed.