TOPIC: 1500vid

Ran the 1500 with a 26 cleaver today. I opened it up, but not all the way and it hit 69mph easy. I bet it would have hit 72mph if it would have trim it up more and held on


Just too cold to hang it all out.....


Next year, I will move into the 70mph club.

Sorry for the crappy video:

Great job Conrad, you're a brave man. (I saw the ice on the water! ) Bet you're REALLY looking forward to spring now.

Conrad
Now that was cool (cold)!!
Thanks for sharing.
Nothing like a Tower.
Can't wait to get mine running.
Neil

Way to go!!!! That is great. You still wiping tears from you eyes?

Cool Good Job !! Cant wait to get my Challenger running again ..Is that a Lake or a river ? Up here we would have houses every 100 foot on the shore .Looks like the 70 club isnt far away . Are you thinking about the 80 Club ?? L.O.L.. You be carefull now ..

Yep Im running on a lake. The river is just to hard to figure out speeds on, unless you do a two way average and that is never perfect either. Next year I will run it on the river a lot, and that makes it interesting when you can pick up 5 mph with the current.

With my current set up I think I will top out at 75, when I do a few more mods to raise the motor 1-2 inches higher.

I am looking for a cheap 1.78 set of gears to keep my RPMS's down and be able to use my best two cleavers a 25 and 26


With the 1.78 gears and the 26 pitch and some motor height work I bet this rig could get close to 80mph, no joke.(my wife weighs 72 lbs less than me I need to get her a helmet)


that set up would run the motor at 6300 RPM, which should be close to the peak HP for a J block Im guessing.

Who knows, Ive just touched the surface with this motor. I have the timing way back and the motor still lower than it needs to be.

Run the timing up some run the motor up and hang on

Conrad

Conrad
Sounds like you can't wait for summer, well, like the rest of us.
I say, 1500 Merc, let the big dog eat!!!!!!!!!
I'm with bobo, be careful.
Neil

Hold on to your hat! Or you will loose it! Oops, did I see it fly off?