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scarabfun 04-29-2008 06:39 PM

hering is a high end prop.

Kidnova 04-29-2008 06:48 PM


Originally Posted by simplyforce (Post 2541506)
is there any way to get more power and speed outta my boat for super cheap you know like garage tunning type stuff? i have a 29 force offshore cat with a 598 NA carburated motor it has a single 1050 dominator carb, headers, you know the bolt-ons. just curious

super cheap like garage tuning stuff. Hhmmmm....... Sure, have ya tried a phart can yet ?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

As someone else eluded to, cheap, horse power, and boat, just don't belong together.

bcfountain 04-29-2008 08:06 PM

have you tried indexing the spark plugs?

CAPTAIN CHUCK 04-29-2008 08:56 PM

Herring = NOT CHEAP :D

Griff 04-30-2008 12:01 AM

Take boat to a professional and give him $1000 per mph that you would like to gain up to 3mph. If you want more, the price per mph gain keeps going up.

Thats about as supercheap as it will get.

My advice, don't mess with your engine. If it was built right, its dialed in and was built to last. Changing something that you think is small, might cost you a lot of $$$.

simplyforce 04-30-2008 12:08 AM

indexing the plugs?

Planetwarmer 04-30-2008 02:33 AM

I was not talking about the boat losing weight, I was talking about the passengers and maybe even the driver.:D

Thunderstruck 04-30-2008 07:30 AM

Try a nose cone if you do not have one.

bcfountain 05-01-2008 11:37 AM

indexing sparkplugs
 
indexing sparkplugs is a cheap way to gain a few h/p.it involves using indexing washers of diffrent thickness to get the eletrode of the plug to line up w/the intake valve.you want the spark plug looking at the intake to asure proper combustion.ask any old school drag racer and they well tell the speal on how to do.grant you it is a pain in the a&& to do.but it is cheap.

Croozin2 05-01-2008 11:49 AM


Originally Posted by bcfountain (Post 2544748)
indexing sparkplugs is a cheap way to gain a few h/p.it involves using indexing washers of diffrent thickness to get the eletrode of the plug to line up w/the intake valve.you want the spark plug looking at the intake to asure proper combustion.ask any old school drag racer and they well tell the speal on how to do.grant you it is a pain in the a&& to do.but it is cheap.

Agreed it works in drag racing when you are running a limited class (Stock, Super Stock etc) and a few HP can give you a couple hundredths to maybe even a tenth. However, you need to gain some significant HP to notice a speed gain in a boat.


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