I haul my 280 Velocity with a 1996 2 wd, 1500 Suburban with the 350 engine. No problems on the road or ramps. I did add a tranny cooler and I use mobil one oil.

You may pick up a little with a different prop but I doubt if it will be 3 or 4 mph. My 260 with a 502 does 61.2 gps in 2ft chop with a 24 Bravo 1. at 4800 rpm. It also has a lot of stern lift. On flat water it struggles to hit 60. I have never tried a good 23 three blade prop. I tried one that was not in the best of shape and got so much porpoising that I had to use the tabs and that killed the speed. I could turn that to about 5100 rpm. Stern lift on a 260 is good for best all around use. You get a better ride and the holeshot is awesome. I am going to try an 800cfm Holley carb this year. I am hoping it will run stronger than with the Weber 750 that was off the stock 7.4L. Good luck.

Macdad260,

Thanks for the information. Did you try a hydromotive by any chance? I wonder how it compares to a Bravo prop. I have the hydormotive sold, maybe I should hang onto it. Is this boat known for porpoising real bad? I did not do much research on this boat when I bought it. I liked the look and it has about the best cockpit room for a boat this size I have seen.

Any pics of your boat?

Thanks
Brian

Macdad260,
One more question, any idea how large the fuel tank is on this boat?

Brian