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Old 03-16-2005 | 02:08 PM
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who has actually run two inch shorties on a cig bullet what power and what was your overal imoression of the planing and high speed capabilities
I know TMP did and said they had good luck has anyone else tried it .

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Old 03-16-2005 | 03:51 PM
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I think Russ down in Savannah Ga put shorties on his bullet. He has blower motors not sure what size . I think he is happy with them.

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Old 03-16-2005 | 06:13 PM
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What HP are you running now and what props. Just curious I have 650 a side with bravo 28's on the bullet now. It has run 85 with labbed 30's what speeds are you getting?
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Old 03-16-2005 | 07:51 PM
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i rerigged a bulett , and we raised the x 3 inches from stock, with tweaked 28's she ran just over 80 like it was on rails. plaines off fine and backed up with out a problem
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Old 03-17-2005 | 07:53 AM
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my hull is a 1989 and has the notch my motors are 565hp ea and I am runnig stock 1.5 ratio bravos just finished end of last year so dont have good speed/rpm number I was almot touching 80 with 26 bravos was hoping to be at about 82 with the shorties
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Old 03-17-2005 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by monstaaa
i rerigged a bulett , and we raised the x 3 inches from stock, with tweaked 28's she ran just over 80 like it was on rails. plaines off fine and backed up with out a problem
What HP engines???
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Old 03-17-2005 | 11:29 AM
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I rode in the bullet tmp put shorties on when it had aprox.
500hp per side & it ran 78mph. picked up about 5mph with no
handling or planing issues. with the blower motors it ran a touch over 100. you had to drive the boat over about 80
but it wasn't that bad.
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Old 03-17-2005 | 01:02 PM
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Maybe Im wrong Klaw. I guess the Rum Runners with the 151 Floaters on top effected my thinking and hearing about Russ's boat and his troubles getting on plane.

It wouldnt be the first time

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Old 03-17-2005 | 06:54 PM
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I'm not sure if all of the Bullets were set up with the same X, but I can tell you that mine is very conservative. Two clicks on the throttle/2800 rpm's and on plane in 3 or 4 seconds. I'd love to hear from the people who have done this and what they think (or if they would do it again...given the chance)
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Old 03-17-2005 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by craig223
What HP engines???
525 maybe a lil more
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