90mphRAGE

XPILOT,
No one's calling anyone a liar, we're just interested in how we can get that same performance with equal or more hp & why our #'s are so much different. If I had enough time, money & the perfect setup, the math says I could go 100. That would be sweet (& scary).
Even if there's a margin of error, your boat is running awsome!

xcpilot

I'm not making any more speed claims as you can see from my last post. I'm tired of getting this

xcpilot

I will stick to pitches and rpms, some people seem to be offended if I approach their claimed speeds. Garmin BTW to answer your question. Since I am in Canada and the boat is sleeping in Havasu there will be no testing in the near future. That may come as a relief to some.

bobl

I for one am very interested in your numbers. Have you had your engine dyno'd? It seems you're making some really good power. It'd be real interesting to know what it's making.

bobl

Hey Dave (NordicFlame), you have a buddy with a Rage that you've driven some. If my memory serves me you said it ran 75 with a stock HO. What prop and RPM did it run? I'm assuming a 28" Bravo. Interstingly Nordic ships most midcabin Rages with a 26" prop from the factory. Maybe the closed bows are that much faster. Always trying to gather information...LOL

CB-BLR

xcpilot,

No one is calling you a liar... we just want to see GPS backup of your claims... a pictue of the GPS or a video of you going that fast would be great...
Then the rest of us could share in your joy, and ask all sorts of fun questions on your setup. We all want to make our boats faster and faster.

It took a darn long time for you to respond to several questions about wheather you used a GPS or not... that lead many of us to doubt the validity of your claims.

Its all good... I am glad you are enjoying your boat, and having fun making upgrades... Sounds like it is a rocket ship.

Chris

P.S. Many on here doubted my claims that I had gotten my open bow Heat over 90mph with just 730HP until I provided GPS verification in the form of a picture. Many others doubted Raytart had gotten his 525 Heat to 81mph, untill he provided pictures of his GPS and a video. Don't feel like anyone is picking on you personally... its just how the game is played. When you make speed claims...back it up with GPS photo's or a video.

CB-BLR

On a side note...

I am not sure which boat, the Rage or the Heat, is faster on the top end. The Rage is for sure quicker. This is why I say this:

The fastest Rage I have seen went 114.6 mph with 1450hp from a twin turboed 572. The boat was very unstable at these speeds... but once in a while he would get it all together.

The fastest Heat I have seen went 111 mph with 1250 hp from a quad-rotor on top of a 598. This boat was rock solid at these speeds.

I think if this Heat had 1450 horsepower, it would top the 114mph speed set by the Rage.

I would REALLY like to be the one to find out some day.

598 with a 5.0 Whipple... Dustin and Eddie Young say 1450 hp on pump gas!

Some day!

Chris

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Very good

Chris

xcpilot

Point taken. However, I think you need to be more focused when you state your case. You talk about which boat (Rage or Heat) is faster, but what you really mean is which hull is faster with unlimited horsepower (ie 1500hp). Most people would think in terms of which hull is faster with power that might likely be installed in either hull-ie 496HO, 525, 600SC etc. If you power up both hulls to infinity it goes without saying that at some point the smaller one will be less stable and harder to drive than the larger one. Having said that, it appears even using your research that Rages are faster, at least until you power your Heat up to 1500hp. I doubt you would want to compare a Heat and Rage using real world power like 496's or 525's where both hulls can reach top speed and are not limited by stability issues. Just trying to put things out there without my own personal spin.

Terry