shorty lower???
 

im thinking of a shorty lower for my 27 daytona. has anyone tried this or is using this set up? right know the boat is stock with a 496ho with sport tube cmi's with a bravo 1 X drive. i have plans for a different engine in future but wondering about the shorty lower. i had a 26 daytona with a 525 in it and it had a bravo xr with a sportmaster on it but standard height. always wondered on that boat about this set up also.

My friend has an 03 26 Daytona with a 2" shorty and 5 blade, runs 87.

What power is he running?

the 26 i had with the 525 ran 88mph on gps. with standard height lower. i have the same question as "UPC", what power is your buddy running?

Where is your prop shaft in relation to the bottom of the outside sponsons?

i havent taken a straight edge to it yet but at quick glance it looks about 2-3 inches below, from eye view. i know they say the propshaft should be in line with keel of in my case the sponson. im just not sure if it will be better, worse or the same with my power package. im sure i would need a 5 blade to get up on top the water.

The boat I'm talking about has a stock 525 efi

my 2003 26 has a 2" shorty with 32" BB, behind a procharged 540. 112 mph

nice!! just dont know if it will help with my stock set up or if i put a 525 in it. thanks for the resonse.

I'm running a IMCO -2 that is 4.5" below the center sponson, and about 1/2 of an inch above the lowest spot of the outside sponson.

25 ICC daytona

should pick up a 3-5 mph, down side is itll make the boat feel looser. Also getting on plane will be a bit different.

on the boat my friend had 24 pnd it gained 2 mph and you had to feather the throttle in to get it to plane id leave it alone and get more hp or prop work. just my 2 cents

My 27 with 900hp,propshaft level with lowest point of outside sponsons.Could say it does 120 but the fastest i've seen is 110 1.27 lower and 34 bravo.
At that height though you will need a cav plate to get it out.

thanks for the input guys. im still on the fence on what im going to do. i figure i would need a 5 blade to get it out. my buddy has a 25 LP and he put a shorty on his this summer and picked up 3-4mph but had to go with a 5 blade to get it on top the water. i measured where the drive is now and its about 3" below outside bottom sponsons...... "CLA" what power is in your 25?

I've got a 2" shorty on mine and love it. I run a 32 bravo that greg at cutting edge did for me and I have no problem getting out of the hole with 7 people and fuel tanks of fuel. Mine with 950 horse will run around 115 any day of the week. Hope this helps.

is your set up on a 27?

26 daytona

625 ilmor

New owner of my old 2001 26' Daytona tried a -1 shorty to his boat and picked up 5-6 mph from 94-99sometimes 100mph with around 700hp on tap @5600 according to his dyno sheet. He then purchased a 2" shorty from Imco and picked up another 4 mph to 104. I think the drive must have been buried in the water pretty good though, because the boat has no issues coming out of hole at all with the -2, turning a 28P with a 1.36 gear @5900. It felt like it freed the boat up.

On a center pod style cat with a deep bravo what is faster ? A 2 inch shorter imco or a blackhawk ? I wanna try both on my 22 Talon apx. 750 hp. hf...