can havasu heat kill speed ?
07-13-2006, 09:46 PM
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Re: can havasu heat kill speed ?
Originally Posted by speedygonzalez
I have bought a 24 bravo one, I'm still 400rpm short so I have to borrow a 22 bravo one and see what happens. But it looks like I have to spend more $$$$$$$ to get to 70-80 mph. I'ts e deck boat so that shuold be plenty beacause 60mph is not going to cut it. As it is only one insurance co will insure this cat anyway because they are supposed to be fast might as well maket a bit faster.
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07-13-2006, 09:51 PM
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Re: can havasu heat kill speed ?
Originally Posted by PhantomChaos
It's a "dry heat" folks......no humidity! 
Nort, I've used that line a time or two myself. We're looking for 115 degrees tomorrow 
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Re: can havasu heat kill speed ?
I flew out there about 3 weeks ago to pick up my repaired stuff from the Ford dealer and Absolute Speed and Marine (from the poker run).....116 degrees that day and it took me almost 11 hours to get home after a trailer tire blow out on the 40, dead battery from sitting with the AC's and lights on in 116 heat for 2 hours......it was friggin HOT. 
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Re: can havasu heat kill speed ?
High Heat and humidity = +Desity altutude = Power loss.
Airplanes are the same way. On a hot muggy day you will see parts of a runway you didnt even know where paved.
The easiest way to get the 10 MPH back is to do what the rest of us do when its hot. Tkae your shirt off, place it over the speedometer while your running, then lie about how fast you went.
Airplanes are the same way. On a hot muggy day you will see parts of a runway you didnt even know where paved.
The easiest way to get the 10 MPH back is to do what the rest of us do when its hot. Tkae your shirt off, place it over the speedometer while your running, then lie about how fast you went.
07-14-2006, 02:32 AM
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Re: can havasu heat kill speed ?
Originally Posted by PhantomChaos
I flew out there about 3 weeks ago to pick up my repaired stuff from the Ford dealer and Absolute Speed and Marine (from the poker run).....116 degrees that day and it took me almost 11 hours to get home after a trailer tire blow out on the 40, dead battery from sitting with the AC's and lights on in 116 heat for 2 hours......it was friggin HOT.
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Re: can havasu heat kill speed ?
Originally Posted by LakeRacer
What about your x-dimension? Maybe the lower unit is too far in the water?
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07-14-2006, 07:46 PM
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Re: can havasu heat kill speed ?
Originally Posted by speedygonzalez
Has anyone experinced speed loss due to the high heat at Lake Havasu ? I've been told that my boats loss of almost 10mph is due to the heat . I've had the motor looked at and it has no codes, it just does'nt sound possibe, is it. Bigger HP motors will see more loss. Just my expierence.
