Quick aside: if anyone is looking, I have a 25 pitch Mirage Plus for sale. Feel free to PM me if interested.
Quick aside: if anyone is looking, I have a 25 pitch Mirage Plus for sale. Feel free to PM me if interested.
"I don't have time to get into it, but he went through a lot." -Pulp Fiction
My 25p Mirage and a 25p Turbo 1 both gave me a max of 71mph on GPS. I have not seen more than the 71 but I've not run the boat real light and without mufflers so maybe 75 is within reach.
The 4 blade Rev 4 was only 1mph slower on top and 3-4 mph faster up to about 3800rpm so I'm thinking that is going to be my next prop. Labbing the 25p Mirage for top speed will come after.
Thank you, Patrick
1994 18' Classic 350Mag Alpha
Previously owned Donzis -
1996 22' Classic, 502Mag Bravo
1987 20' Minx, 350Mag Alpha
1975 18' Classic, 350Chevy Volvo 280
My money was on the Rev4
1972 16 OB - C16B-63 - "Surface Tension" Resto Project
1974 16 OB - DMR16106017-B - "The Mule"
I hated the Rev 4 when I tried a 24p. Held the boat in a way that made it slam into the tiniest wave.
Top Gun 1992 22 Classic 540hp rebuilt HP500 King Cobra
Thank you, Patrick
1994 18' Classic 350Mag Alpha
Previously owned Donzis -
1996 22' Classic, 502Mag Bravo
1987 20' Minx, 350Mag Alpha
1975 18' Classic, 350Chevy Volvo 280
Got a call last night from a fellow 22c owner. Thought the data may help him. I've been running the 25p rev 4 for most of the past 2 seasons and it is a great prop for my boat. I find the handling to be better than a 3 blade and the mid range accell and speed are also better. Top speed with just me and low gas 73 and change at 5000 trimmed to the moon.
Thank you, Patrick
1994 18' Classic 350Mag Alpha
Previously owned Donzis -
1996 22' Classic, 502Mag Bravo
1987 20' Minx, 350Mag Alpha
1975 18' Classic, 350Chevy Volvo 280
I wonder how a Bravo 1 would compare to the Rev 4. A lot of us are running Bravo 1s. Mine's a 30p labbed by BBlades.
Lake St. Clair, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Oakland
I like the Bravo I better than the Rev 4 but I ran them with different motors
Didn't like the 24p Rev 4 with 330hp, didn't ride well.
Bravo I labbed 28 was better with 540hp but still gave the boat too much over all lift. This bravo had A LOT of the barrel cut off of it.
So far I'm running a 25p Mirage + around 75-77mph in salt and a labbed 27 Mirage + around 77-78 mph in the lake.
I have yet to try a Turbo TXP. Who has done that?
Top Gun 1992 22 Classic 540hp rebuilt HP500 King Cobra
I also ran a stock 26 Bravo but there was way too much stern lift.
Top Gun 1992 22 Classic 540hp rebuilt HP500 King Cobra
I have not tried a B1 on my 22C but I ran a BBlades labbed for extra bow lift 28P B1 successfully on my 24 Superboat and a 24 Pantera.
The stock B1 did not work well for me on my 24 Super but the Rev 4 did. I would have run a Rev 4 if a 27P was available.
My guess is that prop work differently on a Bravo drive vs a Cobra drive. Also differently if you run a shorty/high prop shaft.
The fellow that called me for advice had the exact same setup as I do; 1996 22C, 502Mag, Bravo drive. He did not like the handling with a Mirage plus and was running a Turbo 1.
Thank you, Patrick
1994 18' Classic 350Mag Alpha
Previously owned Donzis -
1996 22' Classic, 502Mag Bravo
1987 20' Minx, 350Mag Alpha
1975 18' Classic, 350Chevy Volvo 280
Thank you, Patrick
1994 18' Classic 350Mag Alpha
Previously owned Donzis -
1996 22' Classic, 502Mag Bravo
1987 20' Minx, 350Mag Alpha
1975 18' Classic, 350Chevy Volvo 280
what is the difference between the Bravo props and Mirage props? i use a labbed 24p Mirage on mine, stock 6.2 mpi engine and Bravo 1 drive. I have gotten all of 69mph with just me and half tank of fuel, tabs all the way up and on the top of the trim. i dont like to bump the drive up past the top of the trim but i have on occasion, could a different pitch or prop get me more speed? or is that about it for my hp. I dont get much of a rooster tail either
FISH HARD
EVERY prop, sold by the same ( low $$$ ) manufacturer, is different.
Aftermarket CNC is the answer for a real comparison. What works for some on the same boat doesn't work on the next. Find one you like or employ the cnc, labbing, etc etc ... What you want most probably will NOT come out of a box.
Thank you, Patrick
1994 18' Classic 350Mag Alpha
Previously owned Donzis -
1996 22' Classic, 502Mag Bravo
1987 20' Minx, 350Mag Alpha
1975 18' Classic, 350Chevy Volvo 280
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