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Originally Posted by spyderconv1999 (Post 3786569)

The boat runs extremely well for the setup, engines made 768hp after rebuilds and with XR drives she would run right about 102-103 mph. With the Bmaxs the best ive seen is 98-99 mph. The picture was taken before the new drives. thanks, Ted :drink:

Great looking and running Hustler!! On the speed decrease did you only change drives? Reason I ask mine came with Bmax's new and I wonder how much speed I gave up over Merc drives?

When I first built mine with the Whipples it Dynoed at 765hp in 2005 ran it one season, Had the Bmax 1.30 gears and 28p 4bld bravo one it best 99 at 6000rpm.

Rob

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Originally Posted by Strip Poker 388 (Post 3786888)

Hey Rob, Yes that's all we did, we went from 1.5 XRs spinning 30p bravo 4 blades at 5600 rpms to 1.36 Bmaxs 28p at 5600. I think it's a combination of the gear ratio and the big bmax up gear set. I would say we lost between 3-5 mph. Thanks for the complements, It really is a great boat. Ted