30 Sonic - Boxes and Shorties
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30 Sonic - Boxes and Shorties
Looking for anyone that has actually put extension boxes and shorties on a 30' Sonic - Boat is a 1996 30' with Merc 502 (550HP per side)...friend is wanting to get some additional speed out of his boat, besides pumping more HP's to it....Anyone that has done this please let me know results.
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Anyone???? Have input...
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i put 1" and 2" shorties on a 1995 with around 550 hp no boxes though. The boat gained 2-3 mph went from 80-81 to 83-84 but I lost the mid range cruising speed. The higher drive wouldn't carry the bow lost 2-3 mph. How far below the bottom of the boat is his drive, mine is about 6 3/4". Sonic raised the drive by 1" but I think it was in the late 1990's or early 2000's.
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i put 1" and 2" shorties on a 1995 with around 550 hp no boxes though. The boat gained 2-3 mph went from 80-81 to 83-84 but I lost the mid range cruising speed. The higher drive wouldn't carry the bow lost 2-3 mph. How far below the bottom of the boat is his drive, mine is about 6 3/4". Sonic raised the drive by 1" but I think it was in the late 1990's or early 2000's.
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There was a guy on these boards that had 575's in a 31 that was quite fast. Cant remember his name? Hopefully he will see this and chime in. I used to follow his threads on his testing and upgrades.
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Teamsynergy used to have the 575 boat. He didn’t have shorties or boxes. Just LOTS of power.
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