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Drive spacer results
Installed a 1.5" spacer and went for a ride today. Picked up 2 mph cruise, and only got .5 mph top end. However, my top speed today was with 3/4 tank of gas, compared to an almost empty tank prior.
Top speed today was 89 mph @ 5600 rpm Handling was a little different, but still felt "stuck"to the water. I need some more seat time find trim sweet spots and compare rpm/speed numbers. |
Re: Drive spacer results
Originally Posted by Pure Energy
Installed a 1.5" spacer and went for a ride today. Picked up 2 mph cruise, and only got .5 mph top end. However, my top speed today was with 3/4 tank of gas, compared to an almost empty tank prior.
Top speed today was 89 mph @ 5600 rpm Handling was a little different, but still felt "stuck"to the water. I need some more seat time find trim sweet spots and compare rpm/speed numbers. |
Re: Drive spacer results
Originally Posted by Pure Energy
Installed a 1.5" spacer and went for a ride today. Picked up 2 mph cruise, and only got .5 mph top end. However, my top speed today was with 3/4 tank of gas, compared to an almost empty tank prior.
Top speed today was 89 mph @ 5600 rpm Handling was a little different, but still felt "stuck"to the water. I need some more seat time find trim sweet spots and compare rpm/speed numbers. Great job Kendall keep playing it. Isn't this stuff fun... |
Re: Drive spacer results
Originally Posted by Titan
Great job Kendall keep playing it. Isn't this stuff fun...
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Cool! it sounds like you will soon be running over 90... :D
After you burn off some of that $3.50 per gallon gas anyway... :rolleyes: Hey K, will you be out at your summer house on June 24th? It does not sound like Summer Superfest is going to happen down on the south shore that weekend. Maybe it's a good time to gather at Claudio's again... :drink: |
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Little by little. Next I'll see about the prop, then a nose cone.
Pat, yes I'll be out the 24th. Always ready for a run!!! |
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Kendall, how much hp/tq is your engine running?
Nice results btw. |
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Probably about 750 hp. I did not dyno after the Whipple install. I'd like to get 2 seasons out of the motor, then take it back to JC for an overhall.
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Sounds like a good gameplan kendall.
How are you liking it compared to the old sonic? |
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How far below the bottom is your propshaft?
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Originally Posted by OH-ZONE
How far below the bottom is your propshaft?
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Originally Posted by Stormrider
Sounds like a good gameplan kendall.
How are you liking it compared to the old sonic? Oh Yea, I like sitting down much better!! Standing and driving in rough water was a difficult, trying to hold on, steer and throttle. At the end of the day I would be very tired! |
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Id love to know when you get a chance...
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Originally Posted by Pure Energy
Haven't measured yet. The guy I bought it from sayed they set the drive height 1.5" higher than Superboat does. Then the otherday he told me .5". :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by Pure Energy
Now that I have had both boats, I would take the Superboat without hesetation. Performance wise, hands down to Superboat! Cost of operation, repairs, maintenance, Superboat!! Trailering, Superboat. The Sonic has a great cabin, but we never used it, so that was not a consideration.
Oh Yea, I like sitting down much better!! Standing and driving in rough water was a difficult, trying to hold on, steer and throttle. At the end of the day I would be very tired! |
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;)
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Originally Posted by OH-ZONE
How far below the bottom is your propshaft?
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THe shaft center is 2 3/4" below on mine with the ITS.
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Originally Posted by Sean
I always thought it was 1.5... who did you talk to? steve or will?
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Jeff, you running in PP ????
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Originally Posted by JCPERF
If you talked to Will you know its bullsh1t!!!!!!!!!!!!I wouldnt piss in Will's mouth if his teeth were on fire!!!!! :mad:
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Originally Posted by Pure Energy
He is a compulsive liar, and I have told him so to his face. He does not care!! He's fed me so much Bull****t about this boat, he doesn't even know the facts anymore!!
I remember when the x-dimension was done...i don't remember if it was superboat or falcon that actually cut it, but i do remember them setting it pretty high...thought it was 1.5 above standard height. |
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Originally Posted by Pure Energy
I just measured. It is 5" below the bottom.
And, I believe 5 - 5-1/2" below is where Jcap had his best results... |
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Mines 3.5 below.
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Hey,
You fellows with big power. Did you see this? http://www.offshoreonly.com/esvon/page-10932.html |
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Is a $1400.00 Herring better than a $850.00 Hydro or Maximus?? Or, what does a Herring do?? Bow lift, stern lift, etc.?
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Did the 1.5 spacer give you bow lift, stern lift, stability or any other not features ? (( I was told spacers can give bow lift ? ))
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Originally Posted by Pure Energy
Is a $1400.00 Herring better than a $850.00 Hydro or Maximus?? Or, what does a Herring do?? Bow lift, stern lift, etc.?
I would imagine that the more blades you have the more stern lift. My only experience running a 5 blade was with OH-Zone's P5-X and that prop did definitely lift the stern more than a Bravo 1. I also felt that the P5-X lifted the whole boat out of the water more than a B1. Hey OH-Zone, did you try that Maximus yet? |
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Originally Posted by SUPER AIR
Did the 1.5 spacer give you bow lift, stern lift, stability or any other not features ? (( I was told spacers can give bow lift ? ))
Pat, $1400.00 is a lot of $ to buy a used prop that I cannot exchange if it does not work out. For some reason it is killing me to try a 5 blade again, even though the 1st time I lost top end. |
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Pat;
I did try the prop. It was too much prop, thats why I didn't sent it to you. Awesome cruse though I couldnt't get the engine over 4700-4800 without overtriming it with speeds in the low 70's. Lots of blade area on that prop and carried the boat nicely. Brett suggested a smaller diameter.... |
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Oh-Zone, what size Maximus?? Do you still have it??
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Originally Posted by OH-ZONE
Pat;
I did try the prop. It was too much prop, thats why I didn't sent it to you. Awesome cruse though I couldnt't get the engine over 4700-4800 without overtriming it with speeds in the low 70's. Lots of blade area on that prop and carried the boat nicely. Brett suggested a smaller diameter.... |
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Pat...I agree. PE It was a 26p Maximus stock on loan from BBlades. It has gone back...
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