27 Excalibur ~ Congrats TxHawk
06-03-2017 | 03:30 PM
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Word is out that I am gaining some power this season as planned. The boat ran great with the 502 but was so comfortable at 60mph that I wanted to build something that would cruise at that speed. Built a 540ci 9.7:1 with CNC Brodix 320/119 heads and a proven cam from my builder. Going to run a dominator against my desire an expect to make 675+. I worked on the bottom some and cleaned up all the knicks and scratches top and bottom. I'm anxious to see what it will do. If it will turn a 30P prop at 5400 with the same slip I have now, it will be capable of running faster than what I would consider safe...
Also sitting on my spare trailer with a new full cover!
Also sitting on my spare trailer with a new full cover!
06-04-2017 | 01:50 PM
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06-04-2017 | 09:56 PM
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10-01-2017 | 08:32 AM
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Sucks to have lost this threads pictures. I finally got the break in oil out, gave everything a once over and made some hard passes. I'm up to 86-87 at 5400. Running very flat and more stable in choppy water. We didn't dyno the 540, but I'm guessing it's making 650ish. The most fun part is the acceleration from 55-75. It pulls really hard through there. Thanks for following the build.
