Best speed of353?
 

Like some info. on the best speed on a 353 Fastech. (2001)
With 500's ?? with 525's?? with 575's??/
Thx

P

My friends 2002 with 500EFI's and Stelling ext boxes runs 82-84. Without boxes 353's with 500's run 80-81.

http://midwestboatparty.com/bd/formula.htm

Buddy has a 98 with 509's and prochargers, IMCO boxes and Extreme 2" shorty drives, best so far of 97 on gps.

353 seems to be best bang for the buck as far as fas-techs go.

Gotta be Lake Effect!! :D

I got 88.2 with warmed over HP500's (about 630hp).

Dave

yes it is, you should stay longer next summer!!
Sounds like yours is running good!

2006 353 w/496HO's......best speed , last week...77mph,5000rpm...40degrees air temp. Boat Looooooves cold air !!:evilb::drink:

I'd love to see a new 353 without all the bling. Fiberglass fairing , Gaffrig Monsters , billet , etc. That is a great design.

I am pretty impressed with your numbers.
What kind of speed do you see when it is warmer ?

80-81

SPOT ON WITH OUR EXPERIENCE (FORMULA DEALER)

Your my hero! I've been winterized for a month or so.

Midwest is great.. I remember on year in the 70's. I was water skiing in Mid. January due to a heat wave. 75deg air temp. 33Deg Lake Michigan temp. :D:D My knees and ankels matched my boat, they were both PURPLE. (dark purple)

And thanks for the info. I am looking at a 353 with 575's and a 353 with 500's. (and Hustlers, AT's etc. the jury is still deleborating with the selection):angry-smiley-038:

What is your friend asking price on this?

353 (2007) with twin 600 SCI and ITS
and 2 inch shorties (IMCO)

93,3 MPH

There was a 382 Fas3Tech in Speedboat Magazine with twin 575 `s tested versus a 382 with twin 600 `s

Top Speed was almost the same , only fuel consumption of the 600`s was much better in Midrange RPM

So a 353 with twin 575`s and a good setup ( boxes or ITS with shorties) should reach a similar speed

I'm real not sure but I think his asking price was in the 125k range. Don't quote me on it though. If you're at all interested, just give him a call or shoot him an email. The boat is in excellent condition.

We had a 94.8 on our first 600 boat with Stellings boxes. There was a photo of the Smartcrart display here a couple years ago but I don't know how to find it.

Robert, here ya go.

Dang,you guys are good.:drink:

He bought the boat from Magicfloat also.

Best speed og 535
 

Hi!

How fast will a 533 go with 2 x 565 hp engines (Raylar upgraded 496 HO's) with and without stelling boxes?

What about 2 inch shorties?

Sorry for all these questions. I am a outboard guy you see, and there we have adjustable poswerlifts.

Cheeers and thanks!

Toffen G :D

Nice numbers, nice setup....nice everything.

we had good expirience with the Raylar Kits
so a 353 with twin 565 Raylars and stock drives should run in the mid 8o `s , but you should use the Maximus props

353 best speed
 

Hi!

Thanks. Great.

If I add stelling boxes, would I gain 2-3 mph?

Cheeeers! Toffen G:cool-smiley-011:

Hei Toffen

Oslo her og lykkelig eier av en 242 SS

Ser du leter etter en av the big ones

Hilsen Monaco20

Best speed 353
 

Hei Monaco!

Flott å høre fra en nordmann!

Har inntil nå være utenbordsmann med en Phantom 25 m/to Merc 2.5 EFI SS 300 hp maskiner. Den er nok god for 88-90 mph hvis justert inn optimalt. Vi har fått ut 87 mph med standard props pp dd.

Har lenge drømt om en Formula 353 fastech eller en Cigarette Gladiator. Så det blir en av dem etterhvert. Men ikke før 2009.

Har sjekket litt rundt mht. import, og det er kun Merc 496 HO or Merc 600 Sci som er CE godkjent. MEN, Raylar tilbyr oppgradering av 496 HO til 565 Hp uten kompressor (bare med nye topper, stempler, roder, innsug, etc) for en rimelig penge.

Flott båtdu har! Klassisk. Fikk du den fra USA?

MVH, Toffen G

Hei Toffen
Båten er bygd i Norge men på tegninger fra USA, den er solgt
i høst. Men har en til 1988 Formula 242 SS. Med 454 330

Fin Phantom du har 87 miles da begynner d å røre på seg.
Formulaen min ligger på rundt 55 mph.

Min båthistorie Gilbert 21 140 HK Evinrude 1987 26Scarab Excel Monaco 20 og Formula 242 SS

Hvis jeg var dig Toffen så ville jeg vælge en Formula 353. Jeg har selv en Formula 292 og er meget glad for den. Designet er en god blanding af "powerboat", komfort og meget stilren.
Du har ret mht. til CE problemerne og 525 EFI motorerne, men jeg har læst meget godt om Raylars kit på en 496 HO så det synes jeg lyder som en god idé.
MVH Brian fra Danmark

Hi Brian

Fin båt du har, fornøyd med Formula?

mvh
Rune Oslo

Jeg er meget fornøyd med Formula eller meget tilfreds som vi siger på dansk :D
Designet er næsten tidløst, så selv en Formula som er nogle år gammel kan stadig se næsten ny ud hvis den er velholdt.

Enig i det

Her er min 242 SS 1988

You guys are killin us....Translation?
Thanks,
Dave

NO KIDDING!!!! :D That was pretty cool seeing a couple guys carry on a conversation and having NO IDEA what they were talking about. Makes you realize the U.S. isn't the center of the universe!!!!

Been 96 in one with 600s. Extremely low on gas, tweaked props and an world champion throttleman.

Hi Guys

Sorry about talking this strange language:D
What you saw was two Norwegian and one Dansih boating
guy, having a conversation about Formula boats.

We all ooking forward to the next boating season, wich
for us up north Europe will be in May.

Ciao

Ps We all agreed that Formula are one of the best:cool-smiley-011:

Phazar, Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner.....the slowest i have been able to go is 68mph...flat salt water....full fuel...5 fat bastards on board 95 degrees and humid as hell .I will say that the engines had less than 50 hrs at the time and I was still learning the boat. On an avg day...80 degrees 1-2 foot chop..1/2 fuel 3 persons, 72-74 is a solid do-able top speed.
The cold dry November day made a HUGE difference in performance, and top speed.....Eric

DITTO

353 w/ 496's; fastest the boat's been is around 80ish.
Then the wife said to slow it down, as we were trailering on the interstate highway at the time! :D

like this?

here's the skinny on HO power, and it's right on, if not a little conservative in ideal speed conditions.

note the weather, flat water, and 115 gals fuel.

What happened to the Senators claimed dry wgt of 9500 lbs.??? This shows 8575, actually I think the Formula site shows at 9500 as well. He's always claimed he was way heavier than my last Fountain. The new Fountain is heavier than the Formula 353???

The 12-16" chop is not exactly flat sticky water, I would consider it close to ideal for good numbers for something in the 35' range. Not bustin here, just an observation and an opinion.

So what is the real deal on the weight???