MOBILEMERCMAN
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I've seen Nitrous pull the threads out of the outdrive bellhousing. The GPS would read 68,69,70 push button, 79, 80, 81 on a 22 BB alpha
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I've seen Nitrous pull the threads out of the outdrive bellhousing. The GPS would read 68,69,70 push button, 79, 80, 81 on a 22 BB alpha
Gordo
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<laughing> You've been there!
Almost exactly how mine ran.
To answer Velocity Kid, Actually, the engine let go before the drive did.
A saying all engine builders know well, LEAN IS MEAN but not for long!
MOBILEMERCMAN
Founding Member / Competitor
Yea, like 4 or 5 seconds maybe:sifone:
Velocity Kid
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Yea nitorus is a fickle thing on a boat but not imposible to run
MOBILEMERCMAN
Founding Member / Competitor
I have seen it work well. Problem is its just a teaser.
DKerns
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But sometimes, that is all you need to get the edge!!! Good for radar runs too!!!:sifone:
Some people are really good at hiding it too!!!!
Velocity Kid
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A hidden Nitrous system? now thats cool
MOBILEMERCMAN
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But sometimes, that is all you need to get the edge!!! Good for radar runs too!!!:sifone:
Some people are really good at hiding it too!!!!
There is no hiding the lunge as you hit the button
MOBILEMERCMAN
Founding Member / Competitor
Tailwalking is fun. not very fast though
Gordo
Competitor
There is a certain spot on the course that is right in front of a cove, that always has a "hole" that is well known by anyone who has ever ran the Shootout. It is just before the radar guns, where you are at top speed and trimmed to that "inth" degree. then you hit the hole. No coincidence that the local photographer is always set in the same spot every year.
Velocity Kid
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After 4 years of testing and beating on the orginal shorten Alpha with little over 640 hp, and a few hard nitrous passes, and lending it to differnt people so they could try it. I final had a upper gear failure. A part of the gear tooth broke off and took ever thing else out. Over the winter I came up with some new stuff for the upper and lower that should increase strength by 25%. Im going to up the HP this year to over 700 hp to see if it will handle it. Should be interesting.
DKerns
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When is that thing going to be back together??
Here are some pics of my old 22. It was known as the Joker back in the day. Mobilemercman would have a lot of info on this boat. He was the guy who rigged it. The boat lives in the Bahamas and was for sale on OSO but have not seen it for a while. This boat was awesome and took everything I put in thru and then some.
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MOBILEMERCMAN
Founding Member / Competitor
I would love to have it. That will always be on my funnest boat list. If I could get a hold of it now I would put Lathams power steering in it.
When it was new in the late 80's 80mph was fast. That little boat surprised many people as it went past them in the bay.
Ohhhhhh, the good old days.
I could tell stories for hours about that boat..... Relax...
When it was new in the late 80's 80mph was fast. That little boat surprised many people as it went past them in the bay.
Ohhhhhh, the good old days.
I could tell stories for hours about that boat..... Relax...
MOBILEMERCMAN
Founding Member / Competitor
I glassed bulkheads in, foamed and glassed the 80 fuel tank in and rigged it so I could not break it.
Thanks Mikey
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