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Old 06-08-2014 | 03:49 PM
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What difference will it make from a std Bravo 24P to a LAB Bravo 24P,(Bravo Performance Racing)
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Mercury labbed?

I believe Brett mentioned you would get a about 200 more rpms and better feel with the labbed. The extra 200 also to get you to the top of your wot range and get every available hp!

Custom labbing would be only what you need, where you need it based on what boat you have and what's it's already doing.
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Old 06-09-2014 | 03:24 AM
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Yes I think you are righ,thanks.
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Old 06-09-2014 | 09:09 PM
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What difference will it make from a std Bravo 24P to a LAB Bravo 24P,(Bravo Performance Racing)
your wallet will be lighter, your engine will rev higher, and if you are lucky you will gain 1 mph, most lab props just slip more and don't give more speed. If you are going to spend the money on a prop labbed for your boat then you might see a little better result but you need to do some testing first to see what the boat likes and needs.
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Originally Posted by pstorti
your wallet will be lighter, your engine will rev higher, and if you are lucky you will gain 1 mph, most lab props just slip more and don't give more speed. If you are going to spend the money on a prop labbed for your boat then you might see a little better result but you need to do some testing first to see what the boat likes and needs.
The majority of the time we gain more than 1 mph. You are not lucky to gain 1 mph but there are folks who's props we have done that I feel were lucky to gain the 6 mph they actually gained.
At $392 per propeller to Lab Finish, any speed gained will be the cheapest speed gain you will find.
Lab Finishing is a engineered art. We now Lab Finish specific to goals not to a standard pattern like we did years ago at Mercury Racing. Therefore, slip % increases are not consistently the case.
If the process didn't work I doubt we would be doing this every day in our prop lab and the reputation for performance gains wouldn't exist.

Absolutely you need baseline information to determine the best recipe for Labbing to the goals you set.

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Ok,nice to know.
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The majority of the time we gain more than 1 mph. You are not lucky to gain 1 mph but there are folks who's props we have done that I feel were lucky to gain the 6 mph they actually gained.
At $392 per propeller to Lab Finish, any speed gained will be the cheapest speed gain you will find.
Lab Finishing is a engineered art. We now Lab Finish specific to goals not to a standard pattern like we did years ago at Mercury Racing. Therefore, slip % increases are not consistently the case.
If the process didn't work I doubt we would be doing this every day in our prop lab and the reputation for performance gains wouldn't exist.

Absolutely you need baseline information to determine the best recipe for Labbing to the goals you set.

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I forgot to say...................

I'm talking for BBLADES. I can't speak for any other prop shops.

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