Love my Puma with 225 ProXS and 26 Fury….turning 5700 rpms at 74.9 mph. Performs great all around. Would my top end suffer by swapping to a 25 Fury to get the rpms up? Is 5700 rpms okay for the ProXS?
Congratulations! Any time you win AOY youve had a great year. Glad the Kickapoo deal worked out for you. Always fish there, just a pain in the rear to get there from the main lake. Good luck next time as well!
I would leave as is until you see what it does this summer. You might be down in the 5500 rpm range and lose a couple mph or more, but youll have to wait and see. Ive always thought that optimum rpms for Optimax Pro XS engines are between 5800-5900 rpms. Of course theyll be a little higher in the winter and a little lower in the summer. 74.9 is pretty good.
Phil, you and I know this thing will be a Dog come Summer. To much prop for two riders. Especially in our Southern Summers. GlynnLast edited by NELA COUGAR on February 12th, 2009, 9:04 am, edited 1 time in total.
NELA COUGAR wrote: Phil, you and I know this thing will be a Dog come Summer. To much prop for two riders. Especially in our Southern Summers. Glynn Turnerd a 26 Fury on a Cougar AE with standard 225 last September. Top end speed was 76.5 and it was not a dog!
You guys arent comparing apples to apples. Your also not carrying a load with two riders! Also Im not calling Clints Puma a Dog. Just a figure of speech for you A$$E$ that thought that!!!!!!! GlynnLast edited by NELA COUGAR on February 12th, 2009, 8:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Nela C. I hear what youre saying. I think it varies from rig to rig. My last boat registered highest on the GPS in July on Toledo @ same rpms…I could not tell any difference during the Winter time, but I have been in boats that “dog” in the heat. I guess the real question I should ask is…Would a 25 Fury be faster loaded than the 26 Fury on my rig? Heck, whether it is a team tourney or draw, I always have someone with me. I just hate to part with the prop I have if Ill lose top end. Only real way to know is to try one. Honestly, 72+ loaded on a Puma with a 225 seems pretty good to me, be hard to believe dropping a pitch would make it any faster…just might be better easier on the motor Id guess. Ive tinkered with props for years now, and I know what it means to be over pitched. I feel like the 26 Fury is right at the edge of being over- propped on my rig loaded….thats why I posed the question.
Clint, I guess the the best of both worlds would be to have a 25 and a 26. No matter what, your rig is running great right now. I was just thinking a 25 for when youre loaded in the Summer would keep you close to where you are now, without lugging the engine. Thats all I meant, period! Glynn
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