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Originally Posted by regalman4925 (Post 3613492)

i have been researching this and decided i would stir up a little ruckus, this is one of those subjects... a little background on my boat, i have a 1989 baja sport 250, 27' with the palteform. i am running a very modified 1998 330 base motor that is guessed to be around 450hp. the previous owner said the boat ran 60ish at 5000 rpm with the stock 1989 330. with all of teh performance stuff i have added i am still running 5000rpm and 60ish on gps with the same 23 pitch mirage prop. i repalced teh old lower unit that had corrosion issues with a newer style lower that happened to come with a nose cone already attached to it. i am not too worried about speed gains with the nose cone, im wondering if it may play a factor in why i am not gaining speed and rpms. i would like to keep it on there if it is not hurting anything but if it is dragging my speed down then its coming off.

Do you have external hydraulic steering? If No.....Take it off.

i have full hydraulic latham steering that will be installed before it is on the water this year. 280 k planes also

If your drive is an 89', you may want to leave it on.

The pre 90's bravo lowers had a shorter( front to back)
gearcase and would blow out once you get past the low
70's.

If you have a 90' or up lower, the nose cone isnt doing you any good.

im not sure what year the lower is but its the newer one with the fluid port in it, the gimbal is newer and i am not sure on the upper, it appears to be original but i am not 100% sure.

im not really worried about it doing me good, im more worried about it hurting me. if it is not bringing down my top end then i have no reason to remove it

i have a 1990 250 es stock it ran 56 gps with a 365hp 454 mag, now runs 72 gps with 650hp stock bravo hope that helps.

what props were you running on both combos? my next engine build goal is 650hp with a 540. im worried about drive upgrades already

Added a nose cone to my 88 Scarab and it slowed it down and messed with the handling. Busted it back off:lolhit:

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Originally Posted by maineriverrunner (Post 3618694)

Added a nose cone to my 88 Scarab and it slowed it down and messed with the handling. Busted it back off:lolhit:

472 hp dyno with marine gear on, bravo one 23 mirage

mine seemed to handle ok but i never ran the boat before hand so i couldnt tell you the difference.