LittleCharger wrote:
I think a small carb'd 49 with 150-160lbs of compression on a voodoo would be too fast for the 750 class, I would think that setup would run 60mph all day long and would dominate the class. On the lake, our delta with the OMC 45 cu was a 53 mph boat, on the race course it could run any where from 58 to just shy of 60's sometimes and the only reason it could hit the higher number on the race course was because of the rough water conditions separated the boat from the water, no matter what we did you could not come close to those number if the conditions were calm as the motor just didn't have the power to really break the boat loose like a t850 boat. The set up you are talking about would have the power and the speed regardless of the water conditions. Given that Ryley is also an experienced driver I think he would dominate the class. I could see the motor on a bigger heavier boat (checkmate, sidewinder) and then it would be competitive but not on a 13 ft boat. Just my thoughts.
I agree with your speed estimates, my voodoo with a factory stock 56ci and big foot, heavy rigging still runs over 60 mph anytime!