Outerlimits Launching Assault On V-bottom Kilo Record
02-13-2014, 03:53 PM
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All I'm saying is that if you put two T55's (3000hp each) in one of these OL with some BPM's or arnesons, it shouldn't be that difficult to break the record. The positive would be that you could spend hours and hours dialing it in and not worry about blowing up a 1900hp piston engine every half hour. Basically take My Way's drive train and put it in a vee bottom.
02-13-2014, 03:56 PM
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I would think that having too much power in a situation like this would be a good thing. You wouldn't have to be all strung out and trying to get that last MPH. Why would anyone ever want to restrict the HP when trying to break a speed record? I would think more HP would allow for more wetted surface because you wouldn't have to trim it to the moon to run the same speed with less HP.
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02-13-2014, 06:32 PM
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302Sport I know nothing about turbines but if you back off the trottles do they respond as quickly as a piston motor? Maybe the piston motors are safer if you get into a scary situation?
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02-14-2014, 10:51 AM
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Run alcohol instead of race fuel to keep the egts down. Race fuel even 116 those egts are probably 1600deg and climbing and with the lack of water kills the motors.. Run alcohol egts would be alot closer to 1100-1200 deg and will give you alot more HP and buy you more run time without breaking. just a suggestion.. Nauti Marine i think ran alcohol motors back in 2010 at LOTTO at 208mph in a cat
02-15-2014, 03:58 PM
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At those speeds I think you should only have one person in the boat. If you are pushing for a 200 MPH run the risk is insane. Foot throttle and trim on the wheel. Or better yet with todays tec why do you even need a person in the boat? You can fly a plane so Im sure you can run a boat.
