Best Prop- '94 Dominator
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Best Prop- '94 Dominator
I'm in the process of purchasing a 1994 Sunsation Dominator. It's powered by stock 7.4L Bravos (carb 310hp)- yeah, I know...dull! I'm pretty new to all this..so things should be just fine as is for a while. Not a very upgradeable motor anyway.
Anyway, the boat's presently spinning Mirage 25" pitch 3-blade props. For the present, my main focus is not top speed. Looking more at performance out of the hole and at cruise speed; also looking for best fuel economy. Should I stick with what I have or look into something else, like the 26" Bravo 4-blade?
Anyway, the boat's presently spinning Mirage 25" pitch 3-blade props. For the present, my main focus is not top speed. Looking more at performance out of the hole and at cruise speed; also looking for best fuel economy. Should I stick with what I have or look into something else, like the 26" Bravo 4-blade?
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You need to run the boat first and see where you are at RPM-wise. If you have straight Mirage and not Mirage Plus then you most likely have the best top speed prop on there right now. A switch to Mirage Plus, which has cupping on the blades, would probably help with hole-shot and mid-range. Not sure how conservative Wayne was back then on X-dimension so I would call the factory before trying Bravo I 4-blades. The drives might be too deep for those props to be effective. Like Griff said, wait until you run the boat and get a baseline and see where you want to go from there...if anywhere.
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Call the factory and find what 4 blades they went to on that hull. Wayne has played with props for anything he has ever built. He even help me when I first got my Phantom. He is a wizard.
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Agreed, testing what you have first makes the most sense.
4 blade propellers will work better for the goal you are after. There are a couple to try first. Merc Revolution 4 and Turdo OS1. We have them for testing if you are interested.
You need smaller diameter 4 blade propellers on this application.
Brett
4 blade propellers will work better for the goal you are after. There are a couple to try first. Merc Revolution 4 and Turdo OS1. We have them for testing if you are interested.
You need smaller diameter 4 blade propellers on this application.
Brett
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920-295-4435 http://www.bblades.com/
[email protected]