Bravo 1 to Bravo 3 Conversion

[Jesse Walter]

How did the WOT rpm land - are you good with props you have ?

I actually didn't hit WOT yesterday. I was just enjoying finally being out and we mostly cruised at 3-3300 RPM going about 30-33 mph on the GPS. If weather permits we will go out next weekend and let you know. My 6.2L with this Bravo 3 was exactly 4800 rpm at WOT. Hitting 57 mph. Its going to be interesting if the 5.7L gets close to that performance. Getting to plane with 6 people on board yesterday seemed in line with the 6.2L.

 

[Scott06]

I actually didn't hit WOT yesterday. I was just enjoying finally being out and we mostly cruised at 3-3300 RPM going about 30-33 mph on the GPS. If weather permits we will go out next weekend and let you know. My 6.2L with this Bravo 3 was exactly 4800 rpm at WOT. Hitting 57 mph. Its going to be interesting if the 5.7L gets close to that performance. Getting to plane with 6 people on board yesterday seemed in line with the 6.2L.

if 6 ppl plane out time was good you are probably in the ballpark. Will be lucky $$$ if you can run the same props.

 

[Jesse Walter]

How did the WOT rpm land - are you good with props you have ?

Did a short WOT blast yesterday. According to the tach (Not confident its 100% correct) I was about 5k RPM at just over 50mph on the GPS with 6 people and a near full tank of gas. I was happy with that.

Also did some tubing. I run 2 tubes. The boat performed very well. I did notice that the 5.7L has slightly less torque than the 6.2L but that was expected. The hole shot is slightly better with the B3 than the B1.

As I mentioned in the earlier post, where the Bravo 3 really outshines the Bravo 1 is at the dock. The boat is so much more maneuverable at slow speeds with the Bravo 3 especially being able to direct the stern of the boat while in reverse.

All and all I'm completely satisfied with the swap. Was truly just a "bolt in" swap. I'd recommend this swap to anyone who is looking for better maneuverability and a slight increase in thrust out of the hole.