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Old 05-04-2009, 12:10 AM   #1
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whats the biggest engine you can put on a phantom 16ft i was thinking 150 has any1 ever put a 225 on
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Old 05-04-2009, 12:15 AM   #2
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I think davey jones has got one!
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Old 05-04-2009, 12:46 AM   #3
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whats the biggest engine you can put on a phantom 16ft i was thinking 150 has any1 ever put a 225 on
one thing is for sure,it wouldnt arf go!Ithink dave wellstead was the last one to try,nobody has seen him since,read up on KINELLFIRE,he holds all the records in a 16 phantom with a tuned 85 yam on it,shove your 225 on a 20 or 21 or you will sink the f.....r.
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Old 05-04-2009, 12:55 AM   #4
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I think davey jones has got one!
Just to clarify that's Davie jones, he with the locker I was referring too
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Old 05-04-2009, 03:01 AM   #5
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90hp would be a good choice
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Old 05-04-2009, 09:45 AM   #6
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200hp would be a better choice
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Old 05-04-2009, 09:49 AM   #7
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There's a couple of P16's up here that run Xr2's.
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Old 05-04-2009, 10:05 AM   #8
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I've skied behind a Ring 16 with a 225 merc on it, the pull out was pretty impressive.
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