2000 Top Gun T/S...what will she run?

[ktm2212]

New to me...2000 38 Top Gun T/S Cover Girl Cabin with no motors or drives.
Dropping in a pair of 500hp's bumped up to about 600hp. I have bravo drives (Would've loved to have the #6's but couldn't swing it). I am mounting with extension boxes eventhough I was told they wouldn't do a thing for performance, but hey...think they look cool...and they were just laying there.
Can anyone tell me what I should expect as far as top speed? I heard the 01 & 02's with stock 500's run in the low 80's and was hoping for just a little bit better. Don't seem to see many 00's out there for some reason. Was that a low production year or something??

Thx

[THEJOKER]

I would say 85 mph. I don't think there were alot of 2000 TS's made. I had a 2002 w/ Merc 575's and it ran 90 mph w/ 5 blade Herrings. Boat weight was 13,208 lbs.

[J-Bonz]

Pics????

[Chris]

Bravos probably won't last long unless they're XR's or you baby it.

The extension boxes are going to slow it down unless you move the X dimension upward. Every foot of box extension backwards will need about an inch of movement upwards. On a 2000, you could probably do even more- with advances in props.If you run boxes and don't move the X, it'll have the same effect of lowering your drive.

[Quinlan]

My 02 w almost 650 per side and boxes best to date 93. Come on SPRING

[drpete3]

My 02 w almost 650 per side and boxes best to date 93. Come on SPRING

And did you raise your X?

[ktm2212]

We re-worked the transom and took the boxes into consideration when setting the X dimension. If it runs mid-80's I'd be happy....for now!

[JupiterSunsation]

New to me...2000 38 Top Gun T/S Cover Girl Cabin with no motors or drives.
Dropping in a pair of 500hp's bumped up to about 600hp. I have bravo drives (Would've loved to have the #6's but couldn't swing it). I am mounting with extension boxes eventhough I was told they wouldn't do a thing for performance, but hey...think they look cool...and they were just laying there.
Can anyone tell me what I should expect as far as top speed? I heard the 01 & 02's with stock 500's run in the low 80's and was hoping for just a little bit better. Don't seem to see many 00's out there for some reason. Was that a low production year or something??

Thx

Congrats on your new ride........2000 was first year of production on the t/s so that is why you don't see many.

[Tank]

We re-worked the transom and took the boxes into consideration when setting the X dimension. If it runs mid-80's I'd be happy....for now!

Congrats! What's the story on her? Where's it from? Where's it going?

I'm kind'a diggin the "old school paint" on a twin step. Good looking ride.

Any more pics?

[GENERAL LEE]

We re-worked the transom and took the boxes into consideration when setting the X dimension. If it runs mid-80's I'd be happy....for now!

That boat actually had 6's on it, and procharged engines when Martin Marine had for sale years ago. I never heard how it ran, or what it ran though.



My 02 T/S ran 92mph with 625 Zul's, & both standard length XR's, as well as shorties, both with the ITS system:

[WMF]

That boat actually had 6's on it, and procharged engines when Martin Marine had for sale years ago. I never heard how it ran, or what it ran though.



My 02 T/S ran 92mph with 625 Zul's, & both standard length XR's, as well as shorties, both with the ITS system:

Hey Brandon post some pics of your old Top Gun, it looks great!!

[ktm2212]

Picked up at Nat'l Liquidators in Ft. Lauderdale....in Cincy now...will end up on Lake Cumberland. Boat has low hull hours but needs serious TLC.... The engines and drives are fresh. Any history on the boat would be appreciated. Orig out of NJ so it was obviously a salt water boat. Don't have many pics for now cause we're knee deep in it.

Man "General Lee"...I hope my engine comp looks half as nice as yours when done. Sweet!!

[top ven]

Our 02 Top Gun with 500 EFI S runs 82 mph, with 350 hrs on them

[BillR]

My '02 w/ 575SCi's has run 93.9 and will run 91 - 92 all day any day.
I am sure I could get 94 - 95 out of it if I played with props.

[WMF]

We re-worked the transom and took the boxes into consideration when setting the X dimension. If it runs mid-80's I'd be happy....for now!

Great looking Top Gun, good luck with her!!

[95south]

I think I know that boat. if it is the one I think it had cobra power and #6s. At the time it was well taken care of with an open check book.

[ktm2212]

Boat was def set up for #6's when i bought the hull. Really is in pretty good shape just needs a real good cleaning and some glass work on the bottom. It was not on a trailer so prob got banged up moving around at Nat'l liquidators. Heard the previous owner was in a bad boat crash. I wish him well.

Anyone who has know abouts of the ignition keys....would be very helpfull...lol

[95south]

I will send you a pm

[GENERAL LEE]

Hey Brandon post some pics of your old Top Gun, it looks great!!

Man "General Lee"...I hope my engine comp looks half as nice as yours when done. Sweet!!

Thanks guys!

It was a cool boat, and I'd planned to keep it with the Skater, but the current owner had to have it

Here are some pics, as long as you don't mind the slight thread hijack:

[cigracing1]

My cousins new 2010 38TG Lip-Ship with 600's. We will now speeds once it's ready to be tested.