i have a few questions bout setting up my 05 with 225 efi. i currentlyhave a ten inch plate with a tempest plus 26 pitch! wat is the perfect setup for my boat?
i have a few questions bout setting up my 05 with 225 efi. i currentlyhave a ten inch plate with a tempest plus 26 pitch! wat is the perfect setup for my boat?
If I had your bank account i'd sell it and buy that new "625 Pro Elite" now thats you there man.
What 05 if it's a 202 the perfect setup would be a 15 " RAPID JACK.
Fear-This
2000 202 pro v / 04 250 Hpdi 27 T1 Work
15" Rapid jack 1 1/2 inch below Pad
Tourney Loaded Wot 80.6 gps
Light 83.9 gps
Without more info, its hard to say. Plus not all rigs are the same but we can get you close.
15 RAPID JACK.
Modified by Fear-This at 8:35 PM 3/6/2010
Fear-This
2000 202 pro v / 04 250 Hpdi 27 T1 Work
15" Rapid jack 1 1/2 inch below Pad
Tourney Loaded Wot 80.6 gps
Light 83.9 gps
A 28 TXP might be a little stout for a 225 EFI, maybe? I'm only running a 27 TXP on my 250 OX66. Agree on the 15" setback though.
Yep forgot you had a BLACK motor SORRY I wont be much help.
Fear-This
2000 202 pro v / 04 250 Hpdi 27 T1 Work
15" Rapid jack 1 1/2 inch below Pad
Tourney Loaded Wot 80.6 gps
Light 83.9 gps
15in. jackplate, 26 TXP and set the motor at 1.5in. below the pad and come up till you find the sweet spot or go below 12lbs. of water pressure. You should end up around 3/4in. below the pad if you have a stock lower unit.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Rebel1 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">15in. jackplate, 26 TXP and set the motor at 1.5in. below the pad and come up till you find the sweet spot or go below 12lbs. of water pressure. You should end up around 3/4in. below the pad if you have a stock lower unit.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Man, I've got a stock lower on mine and I can't get anywhere near 3/4" below w/o losing too much water pressure...or maybe I can't measure right. If I remember right I'm running around 1-1/2 below.
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Man, I've got a stock lower on mine and I can't get anywhere near 3/4" below w/o losing too much water pressure...or maybe I can't measure right. If I remember right I'm running around 1-1/2 below.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Do you have your top water intake holes plugged ? some guyd plug the top 3 or 4 holes.
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Do you have your top water intake holes plugged ? some guyd plug the top 3 or 4 holes.</TD></TR></TABLE>
No, haven't tried that yet. Thanks for the idea.
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No, haven't tried that yet. Thanks for the idea.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Just remembered why I haven't tried this...looked on the Merc forum about plugging the holes and was not recommended on the std lower, due to no low water pickup. I specifically asked Don Weed about this and he said he wouldn't do it on the std lower. I pretty much take his word as gospel so I didn't do it to mine.
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Just remembered why I haven't tried this...looked on the Merc forum about plugging the holes and was not recommended on the std lower, due to no low water pickup. I specifically asked Don Weed about this and he said he wouldn't do it on the std lower. I pretty much take his word as gospel so I didn't do it to mine.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I would post this question on the Merc boards and see what them guys say.I have see several plugged off over the years, but for sure make sure you get as much info as possible first.This i do know if you cant jack up the motor, you wont get more speed.
Tom, also at certain motor heights you get bad water, or turbulence where the water is not flowing as well around the lower unit. You can sometimes go a little higher and you can get good water pressure. As long as you stay around 12 lbs, you should be good to go.
See if you can try a 26 Fury with a bit more setback ; up to 15 inches for the optimum for bow lift , but it will work very well with the plate you have; 26 Furys like to be a bit deeper on the plate than most props so water pressure should be good.... Set your propshaft height so that it will lift the bow , mine liked 2 inches below pad, but yours might like it higher, like most recommend...I found the 26 Fury to be almost perfect on my 202 with my 250 XS with 1:75 TM gearcase; in that it holeshot very well and carried a load very well and ran smooth without a hint of blowout on breakover or in rough seas... My 250 was a 2004 that has a rev limit of only 5850 and I ran out of prop on topend at 79-80 gps... I think your 225 on your 202 with this prop would be close to perfect....
Modified by canadablazer at 12:51 PM 3/21/2010
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