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What size is the boat in the picture? It looks like it is around 25' and likely more than the 5,000 max recommended rating?
I'm looking at a few boats that are likely going to be at the 5,000 or possibly a bit more.
I'm guessing that Ford has a 10 to 15% safety factor built in as long as you don't overdo it all the time.

Anyone with thoughts on this?
I have an '04 Lightning with a K&N and lowered a few inches.

Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Bill

 

Any of you guys running higher stalls? I have a FT 24-2600 street converter and am picking up a 20ft Crownline (3500lbs) this week. I don't worry at all about pulling up the ramp on the stock converter, but am trying to decide if it'll be ok w/ the higher stall. It'll definitely make it more interesting I'd assume but I should be ok as long as I'm easy on it, right? I haven't installed the converter yet so I could still go with stock if it's too risky.

 

Higher stall will heat up the fluid more. If our tranny cooling systems have enough margin engineered into them, then it should be okay. I'd do a search on this site and NLOC.

 

if you pull through a lot of hills/mtns, then you might consider a larger capacity tranny cooler. stay out of the boost for extended periods. if you go with increased boost consult with a reputable tuner and get a towing tune and follow their recommendations. you might want to get an EGT gauge, to monitor the temps. it's amazing how hot everything gets just on the stock tune while under load towing something. i tow 3800-4000 lbs often. i have an interchangeable pulley setup and i pull with only the 2 lbs pulley and tow tune. use a load leveling hitch setup for the trailer.

 

Thanks for the response! I'm more concerned with pulling the boat out of the water though then getting to and from the lake. If the power comes on too quickly it'll yield tire spin (especially if the ramp is wet) ... THAT is my concern.