Nice I love the layout.

They ran in the high 70s with 525s. We put whipples on one and had it running in the mid 80s...now shes back getting pumped up to 850s. Stay tuned.

I sea trialed the Ilmor boat back in Sept. Nicely appointed & finished boats. Many more 496 HO boats than there are 525 boats. I believe the model years are from 2004-2007. If you do a search on the boat trader you'll find 10-15 of them listed. A search on YouTube will find you a video advertisement putting a 343 through it's paces + a few owner vids including one of a trip down the FL coast to Key West I believe.
Stainless here on OSO owned one previously & spoke highly of them.

I've been wrestling w/ the same thing sr73z stated, the $$$ in comparison to say the same year 35-38 Fountain w/ same power. Many 343's came w/ Generators & heat / Air. Something you'd have to add to a Fountain to compare apples to apples. Very FEW 343's w/ the tower & soft top. I've only come across 3 so far.

The Ilmor boat was originally a 496HO boat. Asking upwards of $225k

Now you are talkin !!!!!!

With what drives behind those fire breathers??

Broken, probably.....

Pac, owner of Cobalt, had first one built and put 575s in it I think. Ran pretty good. Don't know top speed. They swaped out 525s and sold it after most of one summer.

Oh did I say they are Well $$$ built

I think he may have had a red one with 600's in it at one time. Rick Shadduck, Cobalt's chief test pilot was telling me about one with 600's & I'm pretty sure it was Pac's.

XRs for now

Maybe that was it. It sounded good.