long time boater new to forum I read about and pm'd a member (Brian) about his "poor acceleration" problem. it's exactly the same as i had and have ruled out all the usual suspects. the following is what I sent brian: Hi brian, did you ever figure out what was up with your hole shot? I have had the same issue with my 5.0gxi (2004) in a chaparral 210 ssi for years now starting at about 50 hours. I bought the boat new from a dealer in kansas and they gave me the drive ratio that people who boat there use. I boat and live at higher elevations (4500-6000 ft) and have to run a 17p prop in order to get a 5.5 second holeshot with a sub 40 mph top end (rev limited Just me ,full fuel). New, at 1800' elevation, i had a 3 second or so holeshot with a 19p vp factory aluminum prop. with the 19p vp prop in Denver, where i live a 8+ second holeshot is typical. Have not had the boat lower than 3800' msl elevation since i first noticed the problem so i can't exclude the possibility that my 1.6 gear ratio is the sole culprit (an expensive fix) and kick myself for not ordering the high altitude gears in the first place. I do think that something else is slowing the acceleration down as well, but have never figured any thing else out. any new ideas out there?Thanks in advance, ScottyMac
ps I should add that this engine purrs like a kitten and i hit the rev limiter with the 19 inch prop too in denver (eventually)
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