I have never run a Hoss, but I would like to. There are too many posts and people who love them to dismiss them. If I had unlimited prop purchasing money I would give them a try. My experience has been unlike anyone else, and I believe every Allison owner makes decisions about props and set up based upon the information and people near them that influence their decisions. I started with a OMC SRX, it ran fine, took me to 94 mph. It slipped more than I thought was normal coming out of the hole and to be honest I haven't really had a prop that was "too hard drive" Probably because, I have always run three blades for top end and just expected to drive but the effort in. I did run my brothers, 25 trophy and it was like using a mud tire on a Ferrari, I never even stepped on the throttle to find out anything, just knew it wasn't the prop I wanted. I like Mazco RE3 but it is 3mph slower then the two 28Et that I have owned. The 28 chopper ran 1 mph slower than the RE3, but to be fair the chopper is a more robust prop and if worked should be able to run with the RE3. Rich Junker with Leading Edge Propeller, reportedly cuts a chopper to ET style and has resulted in speeds above 110 on and Xb2003 which is unbelievable to me if I didn't have gps pictures, and I do. All this to say the XB2002 is a slightly different animal than the xb2003. I know John Richied well and he has a very fast xb2002. His advice is good. There is another guy, Nate Park in Texas that is turning very good numbers in an xb2002, I would listen to his advice if he ever chimes in, he is more active on facebook. The last thing I will mention is that I believe you can buy several props with identical manufacturer, model and pitch and each will run some what different, and occasionally you will find one that runs much better. Again, spend more time on the water, you will get to know every little detail of your boat, 1/16 of an inch in engine height makes a differnce, .005 of the lip makes a difference, 5 lbs of weight in the port locker makes a difference. Water temp and air temp makes a difference.