Gladiator Speeds
#41
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Re: Gladiator Speeds
Originally Posted by mavrick10
JCPERF.......You say you have seen 108 with 6 blade herrings and 750's. Was that with a very light load?? What will it run on a daily basis w/ people and some fuel??
Also what pitch are those props? Sorry for so many questions. I have some 31 pitch 6 blade herrings but i don't know if i'll have to have them reworked or not. My boat will have 750 sterlings. Thanks in advance.
Also what pitch are those props? Sorry for so many questions. I have some 31 pitch 6 blade herrings but i don't know if i'll have to have them reworked or not. My boat will have 750 sterlings. Thanks in advance.
#42
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Re: Gladiator Speeds
Originally Posted by BEAST1
I always wondered how is the ride when you are sitting down at those speed vs standing up???
big cats run 130-200 MPH and they are all sitdown..... so is mine, i won't stand again...
#43
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Re: Gladiator Speeds
Originally Posted by Sean H
big cats run 130-200 MPH and they are all sitdown..... so is mine, i won't stand again...
I'm sure there are other people on here who can give you a better comparison, but here is mine. I've only been in one Gladiator and we had it up to 75mph in 3 footers only becuase the motors were still new. I felt very secure sitting down and it almost feels like your part of the boat. I also like the fact that when you sit down you are about eye level with the waves. I have no doubt that running 90mph feels like your on rails. I know it did in "TwinStepGun's" Top Gun. I thought your back would take a huge beating sitting down. I was wrong, and it wasn't bad. The nicest part about sitting down is after we left Shooters we had to idle home. I just sat back, turned the stereo on, and relaxed . Thanks Steve .
Bobby
#46
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Re: Gladiator Speeds
6 Blade = more stern lift (more boat in water, flies level)
4 , 5 Blade = more bow lift (less boat in water, bow can "kite" if you are so inclined)
4 , 5 Blade = more bow lift (less boat in water, bow can "kite" if you are so inclined)
#47
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Re: Gladiator Speeds
Originally Posted by JCPERF
I am not bashing Sterling cause i work for Zul, but our motors seem to run faster then the sterlings.
I can first hand back this claim. A 2003 Top Gun on Grand Lake powered with 750 Sterlings barely pulls my rig by 2-3 mph. I have the 625 Zul package. This is after an entire Summer of working on the Sterlings to get them to run reliably. The 2003 Lip-Ship Top Gun powered with 750 Zul's ran 105 (light) and was featured in Powerboat Magazine.
The 750 Sterling Gladiator that was at Lip-Ship (not built there) would only run high 90's when it arrived, if you could keep it running. After much tweaking and tuning, it finally broke 100 to run 102 or so with a light load.
Enrique Eglesias had the 750 Zul package. Neill, Philly, and myself ran it up to 106 with a half tank. That's pretty much normal operating conditions.
No slam here either. Just calling it as I've seen it.
#48
Re: Gladiator Speeds
I am going to be one very unhappy camper if my gladiator is
not a 105+ boat. I had a problem with my fountain not reaching expected speeds and I don't want back into that same situation. Back when I was trying to decide which engines to go with, sterlings or zul, I was pretty much set on the Zuls. After some discussion with my dealer and the fact that they had easier access to the sterlings, i went with the sterlings. Sterling is a big name on the race circuit so i figured i wouldn't have any problems. We'll just see though, hopefully everything will work out!
JCPERF......Are you 100% sure on the Sterlings. It is my understanding, from talk over the phone, that the Sterling 750's are the same as the 700's they build, which are 572's, yet with aluminum heads. However, i guess it really doesn't matter b/c 598's are still going to make more torque. I can see your point!!!
not a 105+ boat. I had a problem with my fountain not reaching expected speeds and I don't want back into that same situation. Back when I was trying to decide which engines to go with, sterlings or zul, I was pretty much set on the Zuls. After some discussion with my dealer and the fact that they had easier access to the sterlings, i went with the sterlings. Sterling is a big name on the race circuit so i figured i wouldn't have any problems. We'll just see though, hopefully everything will work out!
JCPERF......Are you 100% sure on the Sterlings. It is my understanding, from talk over the phone, that the Sterling 750's are the same as the 700's they build, which are 572's, yet with aluminum heads. However, i guess it really doesn't matter b/c 598's are still going to make more torque. I can see your point!!!