Question for pump guys?

[Racing Ray]

Spinning a Berkley 12JG at 6100 RPM with an A impeller roughly how fast would it be? 19 foot boat very light and very shallow V bottom.

[FastDave]

RR - First you'd have to get off your computer graphics program long enough to drive it. heh heh heh. Still funny.
FasssssstDave...

[froggystyle]

Could be in the upper eighties, low nineties. I could tell you for sure in a tunnel, but not a v-jet.

[wrightnow]

TO be spinning 6100RPM's with an 'A' impeller you must have bo-koo HP or a pump that needs to be re-worked.
We run around 5800 RPMs with a 'B' impeller and run a true 97mph. This is in a CP wullwing
[This message has been edited by wrightnow (edited August 11, 2001).]

[Racing Ray]

It is my sons boat. We figured somewhere around 90 mph. The motor is one of my old race engines. Tunnel Ram, 477 BBC Manley rods, Veniola pistons, roller cam, Crane Gold rockers, stud girdle, Some old Pro Stock GM alum heads.

[TX19]

Speed consists of lots of stuff.....
Just to show ya' what I mean - my TX 19 (a similar hull as wrightnow's CP gull wing) ran mid eighties at 6500 RPM with a 'B' impeller. Maybe my pump is looser, ride plate adjustment off, different intake / pick-up, nozzle size, droop snoot / wedge, there are so many influences I get confused.
It could be the water is stickier here or maybe my Texas size goat smellin' butt is slowin' me down, or I carry a bigger cooler or more gas. Is a 96 quart cooler too big?
Hitting the right combination is the key to mph. I can't predict it nor have I been able to find it, but I really enjoy lookin' for it - and I have a little extra time to look because I don't have to refill my cooler as often as most folks!

[Havasu Hangin']

Originally posted by Racing Ray:
It is my sons boat...The motor is one of my old race engines. Tunnel Ram, 477 BBC Manley rods, Veniola pistons, roller cam, Crane Gold rockers, stud girdle, Some old Pro Stock GM alum heads.
Hey Ray, want to adopt me?
Havasssssu Hangin'
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[Racing Ray]

HH
Already got 3 sons they keep me pretty busy! I was talking to Phil Bergeron and when I told him that I bought my son this Hornet he told me he thought they were the best V bottom hull he ever seen. Even though oldrigger said the mold plug was made from beer cans! Maybe thats it??? The Silver Bullet? Actually the boats name is the Green Hornet. Jay at East Valley Performance Marine blueprinted the pump. The hull was also blueprinted. http://www.highperformancecars.com/highperformanceboating/hornet.jpg

[ChetCapoli]

Awsome ride ray!
Take pride in knowing you run as fast as alot of tunnels do with blowers on them. Hats off to you. http://free.***boat.net/ubb/smile.gif
Chet

[Havasu Hangin']

Originally posted by Racing Ray:
...Even though oldrigger said the mold plug was made from beer cans!
What wrong with beer cans? Beer cans and I are very close...literally. http://www.goldenplasma.f2s.com/forum/smilies/happy33.gif
That is one sweet ride. Are you sure you don't need another son? I promise not to eat too much. You'll hardly notice little HH as well. Can you say, "Granpa Ray"?
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[wrightnow]

Great looking boat
anytime you can push a shallow-v over 80mph your doing great. Its got to be a wild ride.

[Racing Ray]

Thanks for the compliments guys. When the kid lets the old man borrow the boat I got to say it is really a bigger rush than doing 150 in my Chevelle. Funny how it seems so much faster in a boat. FastDave I guess ***boat didn't see the humor in that pict I cleaned up for you LOL! Glad you took it with the intent that I had. Maybe I need to do a pict of ***boat next?

[old rigger]

Racing Ray
What a nice ride. I'm sure Marty Hatchel has a big smile on his face when he looks down ( or up ) and see your sons boat. Very nice.
By the way, Marty told me that he personally finished off those beers before he used the cans to tool up that new dash.
I wish I could remember what bottom he splashed, but I can't. Couldn't be to hard to figure out though, hard part is trying to figure out where the bottom originated