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Take off the flame arrestors. You might blow up but you will be a little faster.

Who makes good 5 bladed props without a second mortgage on the house. Spent the jack having my 30's labbed but really didn't see anything. or maybe I need to try someone else on the labwork.

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Originally Posted by silent lucidity (Post 3525950)

Who makes good 5 bladed props without a second mortgage on the house. Spent the jack having my 30's labbed but really didn't see anything. or maybe I need to try someone else on the labwork.

Cutting Edge 5 blades are great and the price is awesome!

I highly doubt you will gain speed with a 5 blade.

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Originally Posted by A.O. Razor (Post 3526171)

I highly doubt you will gain speed with a 5 blade.

you would think if I could limit my slip numbers my speed should pick up. I'm around 17% now..and thats alot,

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Originally Posted by silent lucidity (Post 3527090)

you would think if I could limit my slip numbers my speed should pick up. I'm around 17% now..and thats alot,

Yes, but there are other ways of reducing slip. I'm not saying it won't work for sure, it's deffinetly worth trying, as I said before. But it's on rare occasions that 5 blades give a speed increase on a setup like yours. I just can't get my head around the fact that the slip on that hull with B1 props can't be brought down. I know Bblades has labbed your prop, but have you talked to Brett about what else could be done. It might only need a little cupping. I think the hydro QIV and QIV-X could be interesting to try. Have you ever tried a set of non-labbed B1's in 30" and 32"? Then there is the last thing to try. Your friend has a set of 28's. You are both spinning the same rpm's and going equally fast. Try hes props as well. Something is apperantly working for him with the stock 28's.

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Originally Posted by A.O. Razor (Post 3527091)

THe 30's were mine first and not labbed, once Brett labbed I gained about 1mph, the biggest issue was one was running about 200rpm higher or lowere pending which one your talking about. They were able to even them out. The slip is whats got me,, Guess I need to call again.
What gets me is when I put my back up bravo-1 28's on I run about the same just higher RPM,,Thought about having those labbed and adjusted up.. but hate to dump the bucks in it and not do anything..Just getting my slip down to 13% would be great could put me at 75-76

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Originally Posted by silent lucidity (Post 3520861)

here's the deal OSO bro's.. ME and a buddy both have Formula 312 fastech's his all stock 502 mag mpi's, 28 bravo-1 5100-5200rpm
,mine 454 mag mpi's. I run labbed 30 Bravo-1's, Offhore exhaust w/ss risres and a tweeked just a little ECM and vorteck breather. 5100-5200rpm We ran each other twice at Norris lake TN in 49deg weather and were dead even at 73mph, dead even. he had 2 people I had 3.. How can I gain just a little to pass him..? In theroy I should be beating him with the 30's but I'm not, I know you all know some tricks?
Help an OSO brother out,,,:coolcowboy:

Here's a current thread where a guy picked-up 2/3 mph that you may want to look into. Seems kinda off the wall to me:eek:, but it won't hurt to read it.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...-skeguard.html

Nose cones will smooth the flow of water to the drives and lower the slip a few percent. However, lowering your rpm's may slow the boat down. Hard to tell without trying. :crazy: