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What the speeds to expect with stock 496/HO and bravo 1's in a full cabin non-step top gun ?
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depends on the year, but probably low to mid 60's.
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Default Re: 496/HO in Top Gun

Cigarette1 here on OSO had a full cabin Cafe Racer on 496HOs. I dunno the speeds, but he may can lend some info.
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depends on the year, but probably low to mid 60's.
I always thought the non-stepped hulls were pretty much the same from the late 80's until they made the stepped hull. Is it just lighter, or did they actually change the hull design??
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low 60's tops' 64-65

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I think that they built quite a few in the early 90's that had 502 mags. they ran mid-high 60's. I have a buddy that has a 94 with 500efi's. His boat runs 72 on gps.
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I always thought the non-stepped hulls were pretty much the same from the late 80's until they made the stepped hull. Is it just lighter, or did they actually change the hull design??
They started vaccum bagging the hulls and messed with the center of gravity in the mid 90's. That increased the speeds a little. Still not going to be very quick with a full cabin and 496's.
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Originally Posted by TwinStepGun
They started vaccum bagging the hulls and messed with the center of gravity in the mid 90's. That increased the speeds a little. Still not going to be very quick with a full cabin and 496's.
What HP would you need to go 100MPH in a non-stepped? Old School's is one of the only ones I've seen thats goes over 100. Does anyone know of any others? Sorry to sort of hi-jack your thread Smokin.
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we have twin 1050's and we see 105-107 but to get to a hundred a pair of 875 hp or 900 will do cause i know most non-steps guns that have twin 850 see 94-95 mph all day

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Originally Posted by Smokinlegend
What the speeds to expect with stock 496/HO and bravo 1's in a full cabin non-step top gun ?
I am with TwinStepGun on this. Huge difference in weight between the years. I have owned a 1989 kevlar and a 1992 fiber the 1992 was a much lighter boat. It will not be really fast with 496īs but you canīt find a better ride in the rough.

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