PQ Owners Check-in
 

All PQ owners check-in with their boat info and location:

Year
Model/size
Power
Location

Attach a picture if you can


Here's mine:\

2002
340 Vyper
Twin 496 MAG HO's
Virginia Beach, VA

1996 - It's FOR SALE :D
34 Vyper
502's
Boat on Lake St. Clair, Huron and Erie

Might be good time to bring up the PQ weekend again.


my pictures can be seen at:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/ostran...Powerquest.htm

2000
28 Silencer
454 Mag
Harrison Township, MI (Venetian Canal- East Archer Drive)

My weekends are flling up so hopefully we can set a date for the PQ run. My boat is currently in Holland getting some work done.
Hopefully I'll have it by the end of next week. Getting a little anxious now that the weather in Michigan is starting to come around. Not sure how to post a photo. I have the Neptune Graphics (Black,Red,Silver). Looking to step up to the 34 Vyper in the near future. Need more power and a bigger cabin. I'm already growing out of my current PQ.


Rick

I guess I can attach photo's

Checkin in:

2002
340 Vyper
Twin 496 MAG HO's
Virginia Beach, VA


See the PQ plant tour and my boat being made at:
http://home.infi.net/~brip/index.html

If you look hard, Mikestar's 280 silencer is there when my boat was in final stages of assembly.

Me too!

1998
260 Legend
454 Mag
East end of Long Island, NY

Not too many Powerquest's out here! I kind of like that!:D

Jeez, HRPA had one PQ last summer (BillR's 280) now we have 4......and 3 of those are 340's that sit side by side in the Marina Shores boatel. Mine is #2 of 3 right in the middle rack between Vyper340 and BillR. Pretty cool I must say! I posted a pic on the General board a while back from work, but sadly discover I have none on my home computer. Oh well :rolleyes:

Happy to be a PQ owner!!

1999 380Avenger HP500's Drystack at Spitzer's Marina in Lorain Ohio . I'm interested in that PQ get together keep me posted!

Roll Call
 

I have a 1996 34 vyper with 454 mags and I dry stack it at Shipyard Marine/Suamico, Wi. It's at the base of Green Bay inside of Long Tail Point.

Here I am all alone again............
 

The Honest Brew, sitting all by herself with no other boats to play with, how sad..:(

Can't leave my buddy Macklin with out a picture, so here it is:
Macklins 2002 340

Thanks Dude!! See ya at the marina. Looks like a good day of boating ahead. :D

I have a 2002 Silencer 496 H. O. We rack at Marina Del Isle and do our boating on Lake Erie.

Scheuer10,

Your boat looks great the graphics are just right for that size boat. Like the fairing!

2001 380 Avenger w/ 496 Mag HO's. We keep ours on the trailer in the driveway. I enjoy coming home after a sh@!%y day at work and seeing our boat. Instant pick me up. We boat mostly in the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac and Patuxent rivers. We trailer to Florida at least 3-4 times a year. We suffer from "Keys Disease". Also do long weekend trips to Ocean City or Virginia Beach. We love our PQ!!!!

AA

P.S. Would love to be part of a PQ get together:cool:

Avengerangel,

What kind of speeds are you getting with the 496 package?

Avangerangel, I got a couple questions for you.

1) Your job can't really be that bad can it ? I mean, it gives you enough money to have one awesome boat. Right?

2) What do you tow this bad boy with ?

We just sold our second PQ, a 1994 290. The new owner just loves the boat. Our first boat was a 270. Both great boats.

Avangerangel, I got a couple questions for you.

1) Your job can't really be that bad can it ? I mean, it gives you enough money to have one awesome boat. Right?

2) What do you tow this bad boy with ?

We just sold our second PQ, a 1994 290. The new owner just loves the boat. Our first boat was a 270. Both great boats.

Scott
When PQ splashed our boat (early Dec) they called my husband all excited and said they got it to 79. The most we have gotten is 76 (GPS) in 6 footers off the Fla Keys with 2 people, fuel ect. Up here in Maryland the best is 73 (GPS). We went ahead and bought the 5 yr warranty so any mods will have to wait until the bugs are worked out. There have been a couple of recalls ect on the 496's. We are happy..... for now. :D He he

H2O
My husband has a Dodge 3500 Cummins diesel dually that is bright red in color. He just bought me an Excursion PSD and its white with ugly brownish/bronze trim. Soon to be all white. With 2 kids its alot more comfy in the Excursion. We havent towed with the Excursion yet but I do have one of those little props in the tow hitch. And yes my job is usually very enjoyable ( I run the office for one of husbands companies) but this is an example of a recent bad day..... one of our guys is towing a backhoe on a flatbead trailer. The chain securing the load snaps going around a turn and the boom and bucket swing out and total 7 parked cars. Now wouldnt you call that a very bad day? Luckily those kinds of days are few and far between. We are extremely blessed. :)

AA

Avengerangel, yea I agree, that qualifies as a bad day.

We boat in the Chesapeake Bay north of the Bay Bridge.
I've only seen one other PQ

2000 280 w/ 502 mag

Gil offshore, Hardin/K&N flame ar., Re-programed ecm, adj. fuel reg., MSD, Bravo 1 26p from Bronson Hill, and purple alum. cup holders (good for 1mph)

Best speed to date 70.6 gps w/ 1/2 tank and 2 people

Looking for PQ's on the Bay,
Chris

Here is my 99 280 PQ Silencer

502EFI
Pewaukee WI

Sorry the picture is not that clear. I took the pics in a high resolution and in order to shrink them down to fit, they get a little blurry.

Toptrim,

Where did you buy your boat?

Hope Springs Boat Sales, Stafford, VA?

It looks real familiar.

I just pulled mine out of winter storage, soooooooo......... I'll only check in, after I hear the motors fire up:D

Bill,
Yes I did. Very nice guys

Toptrim

Are you a member Of Chesapeake Bay Power Boat Assoc? Last year there were 3 of us PQ's on one poker run. How far north up the Bay do you guys boat? We usually put in at North Beach or Solomons (Calvert County) and go to Baltimore, Mears Great Oak/Jellyfish Joels, Annapolis, Kent Narrows, St Micheals and on and on..!:D Check out the club at www.cbpba.com. When the season revs up mayby we will see out there. Could you believe this weather today!!!! We might even be out this weekend! :D

AA

Toptrim,

I thought so.

I bought my 2000 280 from DAve at Hope Springs.
I saw your boat in Jan 2000 right when it was cold as hell. I was so impressed with that boat, I ordered mine. Took your boat on a test ride in late Feb 2000.

I tried to buy my 340 from Dave, but his price was 15K too high. But their service is great.

Check'n in...


1999 soon to be 2003
260 Legend sx
502 mag
Location: Toronto Area

NTP

:D

Avengerangel
I plan on joining CBPBA. I also boat in all the same places. I did go out today. Left Middle River at 11:00. Went down to Eastern Bay and back up through Kent Narrows. When I got back to Hart Miller I saw another 280 But didn't want to bug them. When he left he whent north. Hope to meet you at a CBPBA meeting.

Chris

Just cking in
 

My newest boat 2002 Avenger, HP 500 EFI's and new ITS drives with no 30 lab finished props. The boat ran 83 GPS on the Ohio river when I went to pick it up in early December.

The installation of new Whipple superchargers is about to be completed by Bruce in St Louis, along with nose cones.

We will be testing 32-34 4 blades, and the new 5 blade 31?

Will keep members posted of new speed

Steve

sejman

Which whipples did you go with? Give us (me) more details and some picts if you have some. Are you running 1.5 drives or 1.35? Are you having the engines dynoed?..........ect

Raypanic
 

The Whipples are the new style top mount. I beleave Bruce is going to remove and Dyno 1 motor.

My drives are 1.5. Bruce thinks the new 5 blade props will eliminate slippage, and perform better.

We are hopeing for. 95 GPS.

I will post photos and results soon.

Steve

sejman

Sounds like it will be one sweet ride! I really like the new whipple blowers for the HP 500 I think they look awesome! Have you priced or got a idea on the pitch size Hydromotive P5 yet? I am running 1.34 and I think I will call them tomorrow

I assume you may have seen this picture but it is worth a second look.

Hey Scott see what he will have and you dont? Now is the time!!!

I'm tapped out from this project (next year):rolleyes:

2001 237 SX
454
No pics online... yet ;)
Been useing it for about 2 months now down here in sunny florida for this year. It was 91 here today, with little humidity. GREAT day on the water. The only thing i need to work on is getting a little more out of the boat in the speed department(dosent everybody?) I am only turning 4500RPM so i think a prop change is on order soon.. The best i can get out of it is roughly 56.(60 if you look on the speedo, but GPS doesnt lie) BUT i did beat a fountain today, so i was happy :D :D

Raypanic:

Looks AWESOME!!! So how fast does she go now?

Ray,

did you modify the stock air inlets into your engine compartment? I know that PQ was having problems with the standard rear entry inlets on the hp motors thus the new side design. The new side design allows forced air inlet at a greater capacity.

Those motors are gonna suck alot of air and the more air you can get in there the better especially on those hot summer days.

Hey Ray

You going to tell them or should I :p

Sorry to confuse everyone, the picture above is the new style whipples that replace the intake for the HP500 and they are blue, Mine are the Black type that bolt on the existing manifold for the 502 MPI. (see picture) There was an older type that was similar to my black ones that were bolt on for the HP500EFI but they were blue too. The NEW ones like sejman are getting are like 750HP Mine have been dynoed @ 690HP

Viper340:

How fast does she go now? 0 Mph so far. This has been a project boat from the day I bought it (didn't plan it that way) The "Maden voyage" I had it up to 75MPH but it was not even really working hard (4000 rpm). This was all on the Old B&M 420 Mega blowers and carbs that I had all this switched out last fall and never have run it yet. I am still waiting on my "replacement" drive to come back in. I bought two new IMCO Extreme SC drives one I felt had a problem and when it comes in then I should be good to go.

HP500EFI:

I wondered about the airflow for a little two but after inspecting the boat I found that on each side of the rear bench seat under the gunnels are a large opening that suck air from the cockpit areas the size must be at least 1' x 2' I heard about the new air intakes on the newer 340'380s but at this time I am not worried. I should call the factory and see if they made a change to the bulkhead where the rear bench is positioned. worse come to worse I have had my eye on a couple of scoops anyhow (Wife wont like them)

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