GPS'd My Nordic Bubble Deck..Need Help

[TJS]

Here is my combo. 1977 Nordic Bubble Deck. 454 .030 over. Brodix Heads BB-2's, Comp Cam Roller cam.Bblueprinted Berk pump JG, UWR, and a Dominator B Impeller. Basset OT headers (no baffles) and a banderlog valve. It has a shoe and rideplate as well with a loader grate. For this test I have the ride plate at 0 degrees. I have not yet adjusted it at all. Also have a manual place diverter with a 4 degree wedge. Aig gap intake and Pro-form 850 Carb. MSD 7AL with MSD Pro-Billet Dist. (35 degrees all in by 3000 RPM's, according to the MSD Chart). MAX RPM is 5900. It revs up nice and quick from idle to 5900. I can sometimes unload the pump if I really hammer it. Anyway, with full tanks of gas (21 gals) and 485 lbs of people (2 of us) and the diverter set about one notch up from the middle I was able to GPS 4 times in a row a Max. speed of 73 MPH. I must say it is humbling to GPS your boat. I want to get 80 MPH out of this thing. I know I had a lot of weight in this boat, but where do I start to play with the ride plate and such.
I think the bottom of the boat has been re-worked by the previous owner. I do not see a lot of hook in the boat either. Any help with settings would be appreciated.
T.J.
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[DelawareDave]

You may want to raise the ride plate up a bit. If it keeps too much of the boat wet, it will scrub some speed.
Purely speculation on my part, anyway.

[junkyardhunter]

FYI 2 fat guys & a full tank of gas will slow you down.

[OverKill]

Put the ride plate up 2 degrees, that should be fine. I set mine at 2 degrees and rides real nice. Only the back 3 feet of the boat is in the water at WOT.
OverKill

[TJS]

FYI 2 fat guys & a full tank of gas will slow you down.
Umm. We are not (I am only 230). It's the passenger.
T.J.

[HM]

at WOT.
Is that the same thing as having your boat set on kill?

[H20MOFO]

gps's humble all for what it's worth i'm spinnin a "b" to 5300 and can't kill 70 mph.

[OverKill]

Is that the same thing as having your boat set on kill?
Of course, the hole damn boat is OVERKILL

[camoman]

Here is my combo. 1977 Nordic Bubble Deck. 454 .030 over. Brodix Heads BB-2's, Comp Cam Roller cam.Bblueprinted Berk pump JG, UWR, and a Dominator B Impeller. Basset OT headers (no baffles) and a banderlog valve. It has a shoe and rideplate as well with a loader grate. For this test I have the ride plate at 0 degrees. I have not yet adjusted it at all. Also have a manual place diverter with a 4 degree wedge. Aig gap intake and Pro-form 850 Carb. MSD 7AL with MSD Pro-Billet Dist. (35 degrees all in by 3000 RPM's, according to the MSD Chart). MAX RPM is 5900. It revs up nice and quick from idle to 5900. I can sometimes unload the pump if I really hammer it. Anyway, with full tanks of gas (21 gals) and 485 lbs of people (2 of us) and the diverter set about one notch up from the middle I was able to GPS 4 times in a row a Max. speed of 73 MPH. I must say it is humbling to GPS your boat. I want to get 80 MPH out of this thing. I know I had a lot of weight in this boat, but where do I start to play with the ride plate and such.
I think the bottom of the boat has been re-worked by the previous owner. I do not see a lot of hook in the boat either. Any help with settings would be appreciated.
T.J.
www.tjsperformance.com Ok now you have a baseline to go off of lose the other person and half the fuel and work on your hardwhere:idea: I say start at 2 degrees and work up with 1/2 degree at a time to see what your boat likes. Some like 2 degrees some like 4 or 5degrees:idea: 80 shouldnt be that hard to get out of your rig with a little setup

[junkyardhunter]

Umm. We are not (I am only 230). It's the passenger.
T.J.
I hear ya.