2001 model vs barefoot hull

I can only speak from my experience of owning both a SN with a 351 and a BN with a 454, but there is alot more difference than just weight when speaking of just the engine. The 454 will smoke the 351! But having said that, we have a 1990 Barefoot now with a 454 and the wake for wakeboarding with no weight and only a few people is really quite impressive. We've yet to weigh it down, so I don't know how big it could really get. Running at 35 - 37 the wake for slalom skiing looks like it would be pretty decent. I don't slalom myself, but it's good for crossing while barefooting. A very good question on the hulls, from what I understand they are very similar, if not the same, but that would be a question for experts other than myself. :)Hopefully they will chime in here. I'd love to know the answer myself. I know there are several on here that have the 2001 and they seem to be great for pretty much everything.

If you get a chance to ride in a BN with a 454, I'm sure you'll like it. What you won't like it the fuel mileage. It really sucks! Unless you plan on pulling 6 barefooters at a time, the 351 should do well.

Actually there's quite a difference bt the 2001 and the BFN. The BFN is a vee hull, slightly wider too I believe. The stock 454 BFN's I've seen were far from impressive IMHO. I've raced 2 bfn 2 diff times with 2 2nd gen SN and both times the lil guys won. The slalom wake will be better on the 2001, like mentioned before, BFN wake isn't bad but that's at footin speeds, back it to 32-36 and it's gonna grow.

I finally rode my slalom ski behind my BFN. Not an easy wake cross when laying it down. It's one of the worst wakes I've crossed while slalom skiing. Barefooting; it's great, especially if the water conditions aren't perfect. Contrary to what Tim said, there is another thing the 454 BFN does well; pull away from the dock. The sound is boss.   

tullfooter wrote: Contrary to what Tim said, there is another thing the 454 BFN does well; pull away from the dock. The sound is boss.

I disagree... In terms of holeshot, if propped appropriately, a SN with 351w will come out of the hole almost dead even with a BFN with a 454... The bigger prop required to keep the big blocks revs in check up top slows it down out of the hole to the point where they perform similarly. Of course the big block gives you almost a 5mph advantage up top. If propped the same, the big block is quicker (but won't still have the full 5mph advantage up top).

As far as sound goes, stock vs. stock, with 3" outlets, mufflers and compression in the mid 8's, there is not a big difference in tone between the 2. The small ford may actually sound better! Adding compression, metal in the exhaust, elimination of mufflers, increasing hose/outlet size changes the game though.

THANK YOU . Will keep my eyes open for a 2001 model then .