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Old 03-25-2017 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by f_inscreenname
No disrespect but I've been down this road many times. Dreams of big numbers after spending big numbers just to be shocked in the end. My 19 Nova went from a tired 318 Chrysler to a stroked and roller BBC 496. Even added trim to the outdrive. Started at 46mph and ended at 64mph. That 60mph speed there is like a wall or something imho and going faster seems to be much harder.
So with that said, 70.5 mph
Smaller boats can pick up some impressive gains with improvements. My second boat was a Baja, 208 Islander. It ran an honest 63 from the factory with a 454 and 3 blade prop. I swapped out the 454 for a 454 mag and put a 4 blade Turbo on it and picked up 11 mph.
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Old 05-09-2017 | 02:06 PM
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The math says 84mph.
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Old 05-09-2017 | 02:20 PM
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Old 05-09-2017 | 04:58 PM
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Ick to both
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Old 05-10-2017 | 07:07 AM
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I,000,000 MPH!
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Old 05-10-2017 | 07:24 AM
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Old 05-10-2017 | 03:31 PM
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82.2 - And I am routing for ya!
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Old 05-10-2017 | 03:37 PM
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I'm going for 78.5. Hope you get better, but seems we are always optimistic about how fast something "should" go.
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Old 05-11-2017 | 12:56 PM
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so who is the winner already?
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Old 05-11-2017 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by snapmorgan
so who is the winner already?
It will be the end of the season.... machine shop is lagging, Im pulling the motor this weekend to start raising the X...
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