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Vking with 250 Optimax - 99.1 MPH
Vking with 250 Optimax - 99.1 MPH
Man this engine looks huuuge on the the back of this Vking. Hes sooo close to the triple digit mark!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsDyjP7BgE0&feature=related[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsDyjP7BgE0&feature=related[/youtube]
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Re: Vking with 250 Optimax - 99.1 MPH
He is moving right along. Motor looks right at home on there.
You wanna see big, How about a huge 300 Johnson V8 on a Vulture...
I dont know who the owner is but it sure is nice.
You wanna see big, How about a huge 300 Johnson V8 on a Vulture...
I dont know who the owner is but it sure is nice.
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Project Vulture | Project Vector | Project Vamp | Project Vixen
The Vulture Wish List | Project CobraJet
1977 HydroStream Vulture - Worlds longest ongoing project.
1982 Hydrostream Vector
1982 Hydrostream Vamp
1973 Hydrostream Vixen
1976 CobraJet Jet Boat - Outboard conversion project
1976 Pontoon - aka The Family Truckster
Re: Vking with 250 Optimax - 99.1 MPH
Hahah you weren't kidding! Thats quite the fridge on that thing. Not to annoy you pros with too many questions but what does one have to do to set up a 500 pound engine for those kind of speeds?
Some engine shots at the 8.30 mark in the video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/user/MyVking#p/u/40/j2pqn3r_3fI[/youtube]
Some engine shots at the 8.30 mark in the video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/user/MyVking#p/u/40/j2pqn3r_3fI[/youtube]
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Re: Vking with 250 Optimax - 99.1 MPH
Andyhydro wrote:Hahah you weren't kidding! Thats quite the fridge on that thing. Not to annoy you pros with too many questions but what does one have to do to set up a 500 pound engine for those kind of speeds?
Some engine shots at the 8.30 mark in the video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/user/MyVking#p/u/40/j2pqn3r_3fI[/youtube]
It's probably no big deal, some later model 2.5's were 400+ lbs, add 28 gallons of fuel in the back, a big battery, and you're carrying a bunch of weight. Move the battery forward, less need for a big gas tank with better fuel economy, and it would balance out.
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Original owner 1975 Ventura II SE
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Re: Vking with 250 Optimax - 99.1 MPH
Makes sense thanks allot! What about engine height, set back, prop ....or does that all depend on the individual boat and driver?
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Re: Vking with 250 Optimax - 99.1 MPH
Oops just made the mistake of letting my girlfriend watch that vid and she says thats what we look like in are boat shes like are you kidding me ! I thought more boat was inthe water now she knows. We"ve only hit 81 but thats still haulin .
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Re: Vking with 250 Optimax - 99.1 MPH
Some will be driver preference, but it should be close to "normal", round ear prop, a little above the pad, probably 4-6 inches of setback.Andyhydro wrote:Makes sense thanks allot! What about engine height, set back, prop ....or does that all depend on the individual boat and driver?
transomstand
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Original owner 1975 Ventura II SE
Re: Vking with 250 Optimax - 99.1 MPH
Great, thanks for your input! You recommend a manual or hydraulic jack for application such as this?
I suppose regardless of the weight of the heavier engine you still need to put it back to get more boat out of the water and get the prop away from cavitation?
I suppose regardless of the weight of the heavier engine you still need to put it back to get more boat out of the water and get the prop away from cavitation?
Re: Vking with 250 Optimax - 99.1 MPH
hahahah I just had the same convo with mine....I was all excited showing her a similar setup to what ours will be and she said the same thing! ....Looks like we've gotta be more careful who sees the screen when we're on the forum....its gonna be like nervous teenage porn surfing around here hahah jks.Rut311969 wrote:Oops just made the mistake of letting my girlfriend watch that vid and she says thats what we look like in are boat shes like are you kidding me ! I thought more boat was inthe water now she knows. We"ve only hit 81 but thats still haulin .
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