Name your fastest prop.....

[ggillman]

Hey Guy's

I am taking suggestions for my SAW Villain, so lets hear them, Whats the fastest prop you have run, dont care if it turns well,

Going to try these:

Hopper 1440

Prather 220, texas cut, reduced dia.

Your ideas ?

Gene ;D

 

[Rob Duck]

Octura x-640 with the tips tweaked and backcut....

x-642 with same mods as above....

cmd 1440 also....

 

[TimD]

Hopper 1440 or backcut X440 with the pipe short.

X438 with the pipe even shorter ;D(Novarossi / lawless)

 

[Jerry Dunlap]

The fastest 3.5 tunnel SW times I've posted have been with a X640(balanced, but other wise stock). But, there's lots of variables that come into play. I like the 1440 for racing, just never have had much luck with it for top speed.

Jerry Dunlap

 

[ggillman]

Thanks Guy's

Jerry very true, the variables are different for every application, here is a few more specs:

Shes going to rig out at about 3.75 lbs. (yeah thats lite I know!!!) Custom motor mount from the "hairless one" with 1 1/2 inch standoff built in, double cut CF pipe, around a 1/4 inch off the stinger total, the pipe runs on the rich side till it hits, and then all Hell breaks loose!!!!!

Gene ;D

PS, To all that responded by Email, Thank You!!!!

 

[sjhauge]

The name of my fastest prop is Irene...........HEHEHE ;D ;D ;D

 

[ggillman]

Hey Steve,

Lets talk about Irene's curves, could she be about 1.57 x 2.198, Or maybe 1.57 x 2.512???

Gene

 

[sjhauge]

You know now, that it is not nice to talk about women's age & figure............ ;D ;D ;D But I can say that my other fast prop which I will call Andrea that is on the Villain has D cups.......... ;D ;D ;D

 

[ggillman]

;D ;D ;D

Your crackin me up here Dude!!!!!!

That is correct, not nice to ask such things, He,He

Dont know what came over me

Gene ;D

 

[Brian]

Hi Gene, Right now I like the X438 with the tounges removed but my boat is alot heavier than yours.You may have good speed with the same as above but add backcut and maybe just a fuzz off the overall dia.My fastest prop I ever ran was a S/S Prather 220 with reduced dia. down to 1.54" tweaked tips and both blades thined to 1/32" thick.My grandfather gave this prop to me a couple of years ago,said it took him three weeks with a file and sandpaper to get it ready!It weighed less than half of a stock 220.Last June just before sunset the "Just one more run" resulted in me hiting a turtle and crumpled the prop like a wad of foil. Im just glad I wrote down specs. before this happened,just cant find the time to work on another one. Brian

 

[ggillman]

Yep, It gets ya every time:

I was runnin at a new pond, havin a nice afternoon, deceided to have a last go at it and pack it up, After about two laps I punched it and was flying and HIT SOMETHING BIG!!!!! it was just under the surface, tore the whole right side sponson clear off!!!!

Thanks for the tips Brian,

Gene ;D

 

[billr]

My fastest prop on my Mod boat is a Hopper 1440. On my stock boast, it is a clipped and cut X640. Man I think if you run long enough...you and a snapping turtle are going to fight....and you usually lose. Last time something like that happened to me was a submerged log! Ripped the engine right off! Only that held it on was the throttle cable and pressure line.

Billy R.

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