Tempest Plus 23P vs. a FURY 23P

[FirstLight 185VS]

I have a Ranger 185VS with a 2010 Mercury ProXS 175hp and am currently running a Tempest Plus 23P prop on it. I am wondering if I might be able to pick up a little more speed with a FURY 23P. The tempest plus is about right as far as RPM's performance; but with tournament load and another guy in the boat, I max out at about 55mph.

I tried out a FURY 24P and sacrificed about 400 RPM's. It did however give me more lift and a couple more MPH's....

I know its a ranger "lead sled"; but I would like to get some more speed if at all possible.

Thanks for any input.

[djb750]

On my rig, the Tempest Plus is the faster prop. Holeshot is better with my Fury. I am running 24P on both.

Your speed, to me, sounds about right with a partner and tourney load. I would think you should be seeing low to mid 60's by yourself, light load, half tank, etc., but I think that would be with a 24P.

I have a 175 Opti. The Pro XS should rev higher than a standard Opti like mine. I would think you shouldn't have any issues turning either prop in a 24P. Do you know your prop to pad measurement?

[FirstLight 185VS]

No, I've never measured my PTP. I will do that this evening to see what it is.

And yes, I can get low 60's when by myself with the Tempest Plus 23P. I feel like there is a tiny bit more I could get out of the motor though, because trimmed all the way out, water pressure at 13p.s.i, I will get to 5,900 / 6,000 RPM's so ill bump the trim down as to not over-rev. the motor. I really try to stay around 5,800 RPM's as my max, even though the motor is rated up to 6,000 RPM.

I am wondering if the FURY 23 might allow me to get more lift and keep my water pressure up and knock a few RPM's off at the same time to keep me between 5800 and 6000. This would give me a couple more MPH's maybe.

I might add that the FURY 24P I tried allowed me to trim the motor up all the way and it was still sucking water at 20 psi. I couldn't believe it; but I was only getting 5,400 RPM's max.

I might be splitting hairs though. My current prop is pretty close.

[mdtritn21]

Do you have a jack plate on your boat? You have about 21% prop slip if your only getting 55 mph at 5800 rpm's so something is wrong either the prop to pad setting, no jack plate or the prop itself.

[Landar]

I've never heard of a Fury lifting better than a Tempest. My biggest gripe with Fury 3 is poor load carrying ability. I also can't believe you have more water pressure with the fury. Is the Tempest stock?

[Utbassman74]

Tempest has a 5/8 bigger barrel diameter than the fury. That should translate to about 150 rpms more with the same size prop

[turfy49431]

Everything you guys are saying relates to a 150hp motor. With a 175 pro xs you should be running a 25 Tempest at 3.25” ptp and be able to run 5900 rpms @ 63-65 with a stock prop. Something doesnt make sense

[r83srock]

Everything you guys are saying relates to a 150hp motor. With a 175 pro xs you should be running a 25 Tempest at 3.25” ptp and be able to run 5900 rpms @ 63-65 with a stock prop. Something doesnt make sense

I agree, i run a similar ranger with a 150 xr6. I turn a 23 tempest to 5600rpm at 59 by myself, 57 with two guys loaded. When I had my 175efi I turned a 25 tempest to 5900 at 65-67.