How fast is your 496 Mag HO boat?
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Kevin was originally running a 26 bravo 1 with those numbers. That should work out better. I think he confused it with a prop he is running now.
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Must have been a senior moment .I'm spinning a 30 now or was last season and thought I only went up one size when we did the Whipple. But yes... I stand corrected stock was a 26.
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Everyone needs to keep in mind that where you boat has a tremendous impact on speeds. You can only compare performances accurately when tested at the same location and time. As a comparison I had the opportunity to upgrade a 28 Nordic Heat and a 288 Sunsation to new 525 engines last summer. Testing afterwards at our local lake under very similar weather conditions on gps, same driver, netted the Nordic at 72 and the Sunsation at 73. Both had stock props. These boats ran low to mid 60's with 496 power. Take these same boats to where you guys are testing and they would pick up 5-6 mph, maybe more. So, please keep that in mind when reading all these results.
I'm far from being any king of expert or trying to be an a**hole , but those numbers seem a little light. I think you might be leaving some money on the table. What does the boat weigh and what kind of RPM's are you running ?
I was getting 71-72 out of my 288 open bow w/496HO with a stock28 bravo .
I was getting 71-72 out of my 288 open bow w/496HO with a stock28 bravo .
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