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Horsepower

Question for the outboard owners. How many ponies do you have strapped to the back or your mate?

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horsepower

I have an 89 starliner with a true 3.6 GT off-shore motor, rumored at 325hp stock. I have had Taylor Marine/ MAD EFI bore, port & polish the pistons & block & install their custom intakes & reeds. Plus install a set of custom land & sea billet heads. should be well over 400ponies
 
i went and got me an "eggbeater" just so i could post to this poll...
but i feel like i have training wheels with 70hp lol :0)
 
should have over 330 out of my 04 300x once it is back from being simonized in a couple of weeks and installed back on to my 05 21 pulsare
 
Mine says 175 mag efi, had a little help from Randy Pearson at G.P I. in Avon, Mn. Somewhere around 200? :sssh: Who cares what the boat is rated for, as long as the stickers say the right thing, right?:bigthumb:
 
My motor started as a 1988 2.4 200 hp, but not sure what exact hp I have now I have steel reeds, with lil to no restriction to fully open . I got the reed's and carbs that match off a 2.4 that was a competition bass boat motor ( the owner was a paid pro that went with Johnson after he lost a cylinder during a tournament ) I have modified the carbs for better air flow and have a electric fuel pump for up graded fuel flow. I will add a light weight fly wheel when I can afford it. I added a bob's nose-cone kit it has a exhaust manifold ( sounds great like a Indy car ) I added hot ngk plugs to add a better hot fire. I tried a 24 pitch chopper and it had enough torque to spin the hub, I'm trying a 26 pitch Clever this summer.., I'm going to purchase a 27-28 pitch to try next. ( building new power head this winter ) ~winks~
 
Reed said:
My motor started as a 1988 2.4 200 hp, but not sure what exact hp I have now I have steel reeds, with lil to no restriction to fully open . I got the reed's and carbs that match off a 2.4 that was a competition bass boat motor ( the owner was a paid pro that went with Johnson after he lost a cylinder during a tournament ) I have modified the carbs for better air flow and have a electric fuel pump for up graded fuel flow. I will add a light weight fly wheel when I can afford it. I added a bob's nose-cone kit it has a exhaust manifold ( sounds great like a Indy car ) I added hot ngk plugs to add a better hot fire. I tried a 24 pitch chopper and it had enough torque to spin the hub, I'm trying a 26 pitch Clever this summer.., I'm going to purchase a 27-28 pitch to try next. ( building new power head this winter ) ~winks~
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I forgot to add that with little to no restriction on the Reeds my 2.4 will build power till she can't pull any more gas ~smirks~
 
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Right now, twin mariner 175's for 350hp. Hole shot should be neck breaking on my enforcer......but I won't know untill I get her completed. Plan on puting bob's velocity stacks and boysen reeds on both. Once she's done I hope it's a screamer.


Hick
 
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