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Old 08-22-2012 | 12:45 PM
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Prop slip thing........
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Old 08-22-2012 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by nonstop
Thanks for the input! I was running the 4 blade with the old set up. I tried a 25 3 blade but couldn't get past 4200 rpm. Pulled the motor today and had a pretty bad issue with blow by. Not sure what was up with the rings (only 50 hours or so) but with out a doubt loosing horse power. Fresh oil was getting "dirty" after only a few hours of running. Looks like the crank/mains and rods are ok, thank God!
Glad I pulled the motor instead of just popping on the new heads.
The new combo should put me close to 475/500hp. Here's looking for 70+.
Well if you were down on power I would up my prediction a couple miles per hour, you may get close with a good labbed prop etc.
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Old 08-22-2012 | 01:25 PM
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http://www.hydrostreamforums.com/prop-slip-calculator
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