Baja 272 - Stern jack ?
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Hi,
im from Germany so please sorry for my bad english !
I have a 97 Baja 272 with a brandnew 496HO running 66-68mph GPS(depending on load and weather).
Will a stern jack help me to get faster ? An extensionbox wont work - I wasted thousands of dollars...
Anybody experiences with a stern jack on a 272 ? On thier homepage they say that an increase of 6mph is possible !
Can somebody confirm this ?
best regards,
Norman
im from Germany so please sorry for my bad english !
I have a 97 Baja 272 with a brandnew 496HO running 66-68mph GPS(depending on load and weather).
Will a stern jack help me to get faster ? An extensionbox wont work - I wasted thousands of dollars...
Anybody experiences with a stern jack on a 272 ? On thier homepage they say that an increase of 6mph is possible !
Can somebody confirm this ?
best regards,
Norman
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I'm running one on my boat. It was on when I bought the boat. The guy said he picked up 4-5 mph. I was going to take it of and see when I put my Hyd. steering on but it was a pain so I didn't. My boat runs very well and I'm sure the sternjack has a lot to do with it. Your the second person who said the ext box doesn't work.
That being said, they are hard to find. I think you would be happy with it. I wish Smitty would put one on his boat and try it.
I ran 85mph gps last year with a 509 procharger and the sternjack. I know people running the same combo without the Jack and don't hit 80 mph so I think that is my magic bullet. Good luck and keep us posted.
That being said, they are hard to find. I think you would be happy with it. I wish Smitty would put one on his boat and try it.
I ran 85mph gps last year with a 509 procharger and the sternjack. I know people running the same combo without the Jack and don't hit 80 mph so I think that is my magic bullet. Good luck and keep us posted.
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Hi,
im from Germany so please sorry for my bad english !
I have a 97 Baja 272 with a brandnew 496HO running 66-68mph GPS(depending on load and weather).
Will a stern jack help me to get faster ? An extensionbox wont work - I wasted thousands of dollars...
Anybody experiences with a stern jack on a 272 ? On thier homepage they say that an increase of 6mph is possible !
Can somebody confirm this ?
best regards,
Norman
im from Germany so please sorry for my bad english !
I have a 97 Baja 272 with a brandnew 496HO running 66-68mph GPS(depending on load and weather).
Will a stern jack help me to get faster ? An extensionbox wont work - I wasted thousands of dollars...
Anybody experiences with a stern jack on a 272 ? On thier homepage they say that an increase of 6mph is possible !
Can somebody confirm this ?
best regards,
Norman
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I'm running one on my boat. It was on when I bought the boat. The guy said he picked up 4-5 mph. I was going to take it of and see when I put my Hyd. steering on but it was a pain so I didn't. My boat runs very well and I'm sure the sternjack has a lot to do with it. Your the second person who said the ext box doesn't work.
That being said, they are hard to find. I think you would be happy with it. I wish Smitty would put one on his boat and try it.
I ran 85mph gps last year with a 509 procharger and the sternjack. I know people running the same combo without the Jack and don't hit 80 mph so I think that is my magic bullet. Good luck and keep us posted.
That being said, they are hard to find. I think you would be happy with it. I wish Smitty would put one on his boat and try it.
I ran 85mph gps last year with a 509 procharger and the sternjack. I know people running the same combo without the Jack and don't hit 80 mph so I think that is my magic bullet. Good luck and keep us posted.
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Kennyo,I looked for a used stern jack a few years ago and got out-bid on every one that came up on E-bay but even though it might gain me more speed I have decided against it due to the extra stress on the gimbal in my application. If I bought a imco hd gimbal I would considerit,your boat is the fastest 509 procharged 272 I have heard about without getting too exotic on the motor,I never ran those speeds until I was in the 750 hp range,Smitty
I never did get into the boost on my new engine this year. When I changed to the mefi4 I couldn't get my tune right. The last day I tried the drive blew at 4500rpm. Never got another chance to tune.
Time permitting I'm pulling the engine and tuning it on a dyno.
Poor old Eddie Young looked like a pinball trying to hold on and tune at the same time!!!
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I had a '91 260. I loved the room it had, but it was a flat bottom slug. I can't imagine a stern jack helping that heavy boat either. Mine ran 70 mph on a 496(stroked). It felt like a 100mph at the time!