#3a's to 5's
11-09-2009, 11:12 PM
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First staggered T/G was my 90. Campaigned for Cigarette in 89 by Mark McManus when he was at Everglades Marine. Then sold and Tres Martin maintained it for years. They are incredible boats. Fat Boy raced in Europe and I think Carls but don't think there was a 6th one.
Be careful when you mess with the drives on a Top Gun. Cigarette has spent allot of time making them perform perfect with the setup it came with. The usual problem with switching to box's, 5's, both and going to #6's is porpoising. Not really a big deal. Drop the tabs a touch, scrub off a couple MPH but after a certain speed 70-75 you can start taking them back up and then look out.
Be careful when you mess with the drives on a Top Gun. Cigarette has spent allot of time making them perform perfect with the setup it came with. The usual problem with switching to box's, 5's, both and going to #6's is porpoising. Not really a big deal. Drop the tabs a touch, scrub off a couple MPH but after a certain speed 70-75 you can start taking them back up and then look out.
11-14-2009, 10:22 PM
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I have asked this question also and I think if I could get 10-12MPH I would consider doing this project. Dont forget the # these guys are talking about are staggerd boats. They are not apples to apples to what you are asking. To get a stright bottem side by side gun to run over 100 MPH is almost unheard of. And you also have have a full cabin.
If you run in the mid or upper 90 MPH range I think that is very respectable.
There are some production/cookie cutter boats out there that will run well over 100MPH with your power if speed is what you are looking for. What ever you decide keep us posted I will be very intrested in the final results and good luck.
If you run in the mid or upper 90 MPH range I think that is very respectable.
There are some production/cookie cutter boats out there that will run well over 100MPH with your power if speed is what you are looking for. What ever you decide keep us posted I will be very intrested in the final results and good luck.
11-18-2009, 12:06 PM
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To give you an idea, 3800 RPM is an honest 65 mph GPS in our side by side No. 6 Gun. The drives could be raised by removing the one inch spacer, if top speed is your primary goal. Figures I would pick up some trash in the speedo pitot tube the day we took the pics. 5000RPM puts you up around 85 mph.......and 5600 RPM at WOT is all relative 
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