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rjcardinal 03-26-2003 08:54 PM
Cant really remember exactly but with a modified 7.4 about 425 hp I would spin the 24" Hydro near 5000 rpm and it would almost run 70 on the GPS. The smaller diameter really helped the boat in the accelleration dept. The 15.5 ran about the same speed but felt sluggish. Dropped a ZZ502 in the boat and spun a 27" Mirage Plus just over 5000 rpm for a scary upper 70's ride.

Ron

liquid asset 03-26-2003 08:56 PM
what do you think the 24 is closest to in a mirage+ pitch?

rjcardinal 03-26-2003 09:15 PM
I woud say the 24 Hydro Q-4 is closer to a 25" Mirage than a 25" Mirage plus. The pluses have a little more cup in the blades and from my experience this makes then seem to have a little more pitch.

Ron

mxz800 03-27-2003 07:54 PM
RJCARDINAL did you have the Q4 cut down or did it come that way??

rjcardinal 03-27-2003 08:30 PM
It came that way. The guy at Hydro recommended it to me after I wasnt happy with the standard Q-4 I had purchased.

Ron

crmax 12-03-2003 11:37 AM
Originally posted by rjcardinal
I have a 23" Hydromotive left hand prop that I am not currently using. Pay shipping both ways and you can try it.

I also have a 24" Hydromotive right hand that you can buy if you like. It has a diameter of 14.75" instead of the standard 15.5" that Hydro normaly uses. This 14.75" prop worked better on my last boat, 22 Scarab, than the larger 15.5" version.

Ron
do you still have the 24 hydro Im looking for one

IRONMAN 12-03-2003 06:11 PM
Can you make a stock Mirage plus into an ACCLERATOR? How would rpm's compare to a B1 26?

epeek 12-03-2003 06:51 PM
Originally posted by rjcardinal
Cant really remember exactly but with a modified 7.4 about 425 hp I would spin the 24" Hydro near 5000 rpm and it would almost run 70 on the GPS. The smaller diameter really helped the boat in the accelleration dept. The 15.5 ran about the same speed but felt sluggish. Dropped a ZZ502 in the boat and spun a 27" Mirage Plus just over 5000 rpm for a scary upper 70's ride.

Ron
RJ. Off the prop subject & on the zz502 subject.
Did you put it in right out of the crate? No mods?
If so,how has it been & would you recommend it
over a H-P 500?

Ric232 12-03-2003 08:13 PM
Originally posted by liquid asset
F&P Boating did a test on a 25 outlaw, which is what I have and changed from mirage plus to Q 4 and gained in almost all areas, including 1.3 mph on top and better handling, I would also keep a mirage +
Yes, someone from this board contacted Hydromotive and was told that the test prop was blueprinted and tweaked to the hilt. From what I understand, Hydromotive, being as honest as they are, was a little upset that Family & Performance Boating Mag did not mention this in the article.

crmax 12-03-2003 08:14 PM
Re: ACCLERATOR DESIGN,BY HOUSTON PROP
 
Originally posted by HOUSTONPROP
ACCLERATOR would smoke that Q4 BIG time out of the hole and especially on top end and midrage /no comparison other than your handling will be better but that because your going slower with the Q 4
where would you use a Q iv? I need stern lift the only time I can hit top speen is with a full tank of gas . right now Im running a labbed 23" mirage plus on a 20' wellcraft excalibur with a 7.4 mpi (310 hp)


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