Reggie , what kind of shaft height are you shooting for on that 42 , and you say those scx lowers are - 1.5 is that true ?

Doing some things with the lower to make the drive think its even higher but shooting for the propshaft between 2-3 inches above the bottom.

How the hell are you going to pull that off , just kidding , when I baught my boat from scott schogren in early 09 he told me fountain rerigged it from a tripple to a staggard twin in late 08 to the 09 specs with such a high X, maybe you would remember , but Im just wondering how you are going to get that shaft height .

All the race boats are higher than that.

could you give some details on how you get that done, I was thinking you could only get the engine and drive so high on the starboard side before having clearence issues in the engine compartment , I have got to see some pics of this done . And being that high wouldnt it be hell getting it on plane ?

The hatch clearance is the real limiting factor on how high you can go without putting scoops in the hatch. With 7 blades its no problem and will run very fast. That's why I said 2-3 inches that's determined by how tall the motor is.

mine used to have hatch inserts with the old blower mtrs , now have had them filled in now it looks factory and have mirrorplex on the underside which looks great , but like I said I have the 4.0 whipples with the moac coolers and maybe have 2 inches of between top of superchargers and hatches . thats why I was saying u would have to notch the inner gunnel to make it work . please keep us posted !

575...we have discussed hatch clearance issues and they are aware that we dont want scoops. Reggie talked with Tyler and I believe they have figured out how high they can go with the drives before clearance becomes an issue. They know that we are OK if it takes a lil caressing to get it on plane. If i can pick up a few MPH on the big end, and have to sacrifice a hole shot...Im good with that.

I trust that the "Reggies" will make the right call. They have been awesome to work with and very informative every step of the way thus far.

maybe you should buy a toyota supra next...

I love ricers....and skanks.