Fastest Heat?
 

Ok guys...

Who has the fastest Heat, and what was the setup?

I am not talking about some he said/she said BS story, but an actual consistant GPS reading, and someone else to verify this. Not some one time peak speed number, but a consistant performer, with witnesses to back it up.

I am pretty sure that the Ilmore 700 boat is the fastest to come out of the factory, with a consistant 86-87mph verifiable GPS speed.

So again...

Who has the fastest Heat. and what was the setup?

Chris

No 100mph club members yet that is

No bull**** here..................
EBM modified 575SCi, Imco lower with 1" spacer, 32" TU/Merc B1.
Dave and Bob have also built some 90+ MPH Heats, and there are 3 more here.
Steve

There are definately a few fast ones floating around.

I'm thinking wild ride at a 100. Conditions would need
to be perf.

fastest heat
 

ok i can backup zuck running 95 and nate and i have run 97 in our heats. nat runs a whippled 598 and i am running a pro charged 540. hopefully with the mods i am making this winter we will see the dollar bill. oh and i almost forgot bubba runs a whippled 500 with afr heads running low 90s now we may not be the fastest but out of the eleven nordics here in nashville we have a pretty consistent group.

You were the yet in my earlier post.

Those Nashville boys play hard, saw a lot of good stuff at the regotta last year. Boost is there friend

boost
 

thats funny linster but come to think of it everything we have in nashville is blown one way or the other. keep the minds out of the gutter!!

shop
 

i didn't catch that john hey post a few pics of the shop, looks like you might of done it right and jumped right in. you should have a good customer base being in atlanta $$$$$ . talk to you later. jerry

I have ridden in the R-Tech boat at 99.3, 99.7 and 99.8 all on the rev limiter (6000) with a stock 32 at Lake Havasu. (4-5 people and never under a half tank) These numbers are from a Livorsi Digital GPS speedo with recall back by a Garmin handheld.
If we were able to play more at this elevation rather than our 5000 feet we would certainly be able to break the century mark with ease.

During our limited trips to the Poker Runs in Havasu it runs these numbers any time of day and gets there with mind blowing acceleration. As far as a hand full, no, it runs like it is on rails. Also has been run over to MaxMachine 2 of the 4 trips to Havasu for some teeth work :mad:

No BS numbers here, just facts. Ask DeserRage, it was an eye opening experience for him :eek:

The owner has since gotten bored and sold the boat this year and has now moved into a 388 Slingshot that we are currently building twin 1000EFIs with the new 4.0 Whipples. Now that ought to be an interesting ride :drink:

(as far as he said, she said, there was supposidly a solid yellow Heat on the Ohio River with a Pfaff 1100 that ran 103 and kept splitting the lower on a B-Max)

All it takes is horsepower :ernaehrung004:

Dave

So the R-tech boat is a consistant 99+ mph boat. That is awsome!

Can you give me some details on the motor, outdrive, and prop setup?

Chris

My 28 OB ran 95 gps. That was 700 ft. elevation and 95 degree temps. Never got to run it in better conditions. It had an FTM 900EFI, ITS and XR drive with 1" drive spacer. 29" Hydromotive P5X prop. That's the way it was when I sold it. Don't know if the new owner did anything else with it or not.

I am considering a Heat for my next boat, but having a 25' cat that runs 100+ very easy I'm worried about going slow.:eek:

What are the approx speeds with the 525, 600sci, 710 ILMOR? Anyone know? I think 85+ would keep me happy.

The Heat seems like a great all around boat. I bet the carbon/kevlar 710 Ilmor would run great....

525 = Low to mid 70's
600 = Upper 70's Low 80's
710 = 85+

Averages:

525 = 74-77

600 = 79-82 - my boat and one other - only two in existance so far

710 = 85-88 - Southocg's - only one in existance so far

The difference between a 525 and my 600 is that my boat will do 79 with 5 adults on board, wherin a 525 will only do about 72-73 with 5 adults.
I think that a Heat with a Merc 700 and a NXT drive would be awsome!


Chris

My 500efi ran 70-74gps in a 2004 heat

Thanks for all the info guys! Takes a lot of power to get a good topend number on this boat, but you can't beat the look and space in the cabin.

Any chine walking or anything at high speeds?

The heat is an awsome handeling boat, with no bad-manners that I can tell. Drives like it is on rails, through just about anything.

Just curious? Referancing your Hp per speed comment... other than a Howard Bullett, what 28's are alot faster with comperable horsepower?

And yes... the mid cabin is awsome on this boat

Chris

The Lavey 2950 with a 710 runs 89-90 with a labbed 28 B1, IMCO lower. Not sure of the X or the prop depth.

29' fountain
2750 Lavey

I didn't mean it runs slow per hp, but that its just a big 28' footer. Somthing I'm not used to. I had a detuned 757hp in my cat the first season and it still ran over 100mph no matter the load. It got me spoiled. I am ready to have a stabin cabin and cheap (er) insurance, but anything slower than 80mph would drive me crazy.

Just as a referrence. I've got an old 29 Fountain race boat here at the shop. Just built a 750 HP supercharged engine for it. It runs low 90's. This boat is totally gutted and an extremely light layup. With 770 HP my 28 Heat was about 5 mph slower.

And your Heat had a complete mid-cabin, and was an open bow... which we know from experience is about 2 mph slower than a closed bow Heat.

My 600sci runs a consistant 80-81 mph... and is an open bow.

Chris

Would be cool to build one with the new SCX drive and my 572 solid roller blower motor.......but damn I'm tired of working on stuff all the time.:angry-smiley-038:

I was driving the yellow boat on the ohio river when it went 103 on gps, so it is true. I live in Florida now but was told it has gone faster.

I've still got the video of that boat. It really inspired me to build my 28 Heat.