Dirty Daytona
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I have an eliminator 27 Daytona with a stock 496 HO with a 24 pitch prop. The most RPM I ever got even with fairly empty gas and just me and my wife in the boat was 5100. The best top speed I ever got was 70 mph.
So I chunked the prop this weekend and borrowed my friend’s 22 pitch prop to get me through the weekend. With the 22 pitch, 90 gallons of gas and 7 people on the boat I was hitting the rev limiter at 5300 RPM and running about 60 mph with all that weight.
My question is what pitch prop should I buy? If the 24 pitch with a light load was only letting me hit 5100 RPM should I try a 23 pitch? Suggestions? Comments?
Also, with the 24 pitch it pulled out of the hole fine but I’m thinking I need a prop to let me reach as much RPM as possible correct?
So I chunked the prop this weekend and borrowed my friend’s 22 pitch prop to get me through the weekend. With the 22 pitch, 90 gallons of gas and 7 people on the boat I was hitting the rev limiter at 5300 RPM and running about 60 mph with all that weight.
My question is what pitch prop should I buy? If the 24 pitch with a light load was only letting me hit 5100 RPM should I try a 23 pitch? Suggestions? Comments?
Also, with the 24 pitch it pulled out of the hole fine but I’m thinking I need a prop to let me reach as much RPM as possible correct?