Needs more speed

sandiego4real · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 518

Ok my winch pulls up to 160 pounds just fine but when we pull my 200 pound friend it will deep water start him but it needs more top speed, He dosnt plane all the way. I have 10/60 gear ratio and a 6inch inner diameter spool also have a 6.5. with a tav. What can I do to get more speed?

LFArmada · Backside 180 Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 631 City: tucson

sounds to me like you need more torque to pull the big guy out.

try a bigger driven sprocket.

coricluster · Backside 180 Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 1826 City: berlin

i used 12/60. and it deep started and pulled my heavy freind just fine

LFArmada · Backside 180 Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 631 City: tucson

i have a 6 hp with 12/60 and it deep water starts me nice but not my bigger friends.

SleuCrew · Posted: Jun 16, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject:

Are you running a torque converter? If so a 15/55 will do the trick.

sandiego4real · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 518

It has plenty of torque just no top speed for him.
and yea I am running a torque converter.

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

sandiego4real, if you or someone you know is good with small engines you could take the gov off the engine. more rpms would help.

sandiego4real · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 518

yea but than you can over rev it cant you?
do you think just a diffrent gear ratio would do the trick?
or a mod kit?

Calskater23 · Backside 180 Joined: 26 Jun 2007 Posts: 1795 City: FRESNO

sandiego4real · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 518

lol.We just got that for our boat Laughing

hoping to go 100mph with it

sandiego4real · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 518

Do you think a 10/54 ratio would fix this?

LFArmada · Backside 180 Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 631 City: tucson

that would give you more top speed fo sho.
But u might be sacrificing some of your torque.

Hyperlite_06Byerly · Posted: Jun 17, 2008 10:57 pm Post subject:

Calskater23, im no mechanic, but that MIGHT end up in some type of piston failure. (Explosion or Melting?)

sandiego4real · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 518

Ya it has plenty already, I will give that a try. Thats what I was gona do in the first place but wanted to see what you guys think before I spent the $$$ on a new sprocket. Im also gona remove the restrictor plate too Very Happy

LFArmada · Backside 180 Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 631 City: tucson

let us know how it works

sandiego4real · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 518

alright

coricluster · Backside 180 Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 1826 City: berlin

i ran mine open governer the whole time i had it, and i belive that Brett Leadly is still doing it. there should be a governer arm under ur gas tank, run a throttle right off of that. it will seem limp when the engine is not running, but when u start it up, the governer will engage and u can see which way to pull it. have fun

sandiego4real · Backside 180 Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 518

Alright I will do that to