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Location: Van Buren, Indiana | Ranger is not going to tell you to put a on a jackplate they would rather sell you a z521 with a 225-250. Now their may be a warranty issue if you put a jackplate on that hull, shouldn't be but for the sake of argument (it was with my Stinger) if your going to own a boat 8-10 years and you want top performance then who cares. I wanted performance and I got it. Its basic math and physics most motors are mounted in the top two holes from the factory or dealer which leaves the nosecone of the prop 5-7" below the pad of the boat. Meaning that with the boat running WOT you are turning all of the prop below the water decreasing your max rpm possibilities. By raising it 3-4 in you are reducing the pressure on the prop increasing your rpm and speed. Add a good stainless prop and your wringing about all you can get out of the powerplant on the transom  Hydro-Dynamics close the gap on manual to hydraulic compared to CMC and others. It's not for everybody but for us performance junkies a heck of a lot of fun! BTW I am looking at the current Lowe Stinger HP180 they lower the max hp to 115 if I get one it will hav a Hydro-Dynamics 6" Rapid Jack Magnum on it !  |
