Spoon the bottom????
what can you expect to get going from a flat keel "in a daytona" to a spooned bottom? is it worth doing it? i dont have a ton of HP but i getting tired of trying to load the pump to a point where its not starving the pump. any of the pros on the boards your advice would be appreciated.
Last edited by sleekvino; 08-29-2010 at 10:01 AM.
PORNO RACING INC WHERE ITS "HARD" TO WIN
I definately am not an expert on the Daytona, but just going to a radiused keel from the flat keel is worth more than a nickel at 90. Going to the drop keel is going to have more to do with your hull and engine combination. I'm going to go out on a limb and say at 800 HP it will be worth at least 10 MPH above 100.
Most definately is worth the money. There is a '78 Eliminator locally that has a 555" BBC of decent build and a Bennett bottom that runs over 110 in lake trim.
And it will be safer coming down from speed.
Last edited by Gearhead; 08-29-2010 at 02:42 PM.
I have keeled 2 daytonas and both picked up 5 to 10 mph with 600/750hp,also keeled v bottoms and gullwings and all responed to the keels. Would spend time and money for a keel.
im only running 500hp at 83mph and getting 20-25 lbs of pressure at the top end .
PORNO RACING INC WHERE ITS "HARD" TO WIN
the 1st boat i keeled was my eliminator sprint with a delta pad bottom,had 550hp 454. I still picked up 10 mph even though it lost 1000 rpm. The boat ended up running 93 mph at 5000ft with 640hp. recommend a keel on almost any boat you want to run hard.
careful, you're already giving vino a woody...you keep going and you just don't know what may happen nextOriginally Posted by speedealer
PORNO RACING INC WHERE ITS "HARD" TO WIN
I remember that boat, dam it ran hard. And that was back in the day late 80's wasn't it
should have kept that one and been happy, now i cant stop going faster.
We all should have. you remember this one, it started off a delta and you help me with the keel. Between you and Jimmy it turned out pretty good, thank you guys
One more from the same day
wish we still had that much water, cove is about half that size. soon as i get smart enough to load pics i'll load some from last race. Jimmy's ride is haulin azz,looks reel good compared to when we got it.
whats the thought of doing like a nasa duct instead of the spoon, sure that nasa spent millions on research and allegedly this is the most efficient design to feed an "intake". thoughts or experiences?
doe this work in water
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