HOW DO I MAKE MY 200 MERC ALL IT CAN BE?

[infiniti383]

I HAVE AN 88' 2.4 200. WHAT ALL CAN I DO TO GET THE MOST ADDITIONAL HORSEPOWER OUT OF IT? ANY AND ALL SUGGESTIONS ARE APPRECIATED.

 

[Blizz]

That's a pretty vague ?. How much money you goy?? How reliable do you want it to be??. Bang for the buck tightening up the heads a bit will net the cheapest ponies. But you could hog it all out and make big HP but lose lots of your reliabilty.

 

[infiniti383]

NOT VAGUE AT ALL. I SIMPLY ASKED HOW I CAN GET THE MOST HP OUT OF WHAT I HAVE. I NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT MONEY! I DO NOW IT HAS TO BE CHEAPER TO MODIFY WHAT I HAVE VERSUS BUYING A NEW ONE.

 

[Blizz]

Well there's 2.4 making well in excess of 260Hp but to get yours there you would be cheaper to buy a drop on 2.5 260 or 280.

 

[infiniti383]

who what where?

 

[groucho]

You can start ( as Blizz say's) modifying your motor all sorts of ways. A small pile of money will make it go a little bit faster. ( heads, tuner, new reeds). A bigger pile alot faster ( porting, carb mods or make it a trick EFI plus more). But then spin it at about 8-9000 rpm too. Don't forget to buy racing fuel @ $9.00/gal. Better make sure you rebuild it every few weekends too. Cuz it's not going to last otherwise.

I'd work w/your set-up before even touching that engine. After that's 100% then maybe think....about motor mods.

Or buy a good used 2.4 or 2.5 drop-on racing powerhead. Much cheaper in the long run and more dependable too.

 

[captainmorgan]

call super dave aka merkman, einstein, damn fool, and let him turn it into a handgrenade. send him an email on s & f. hes dave s hes building me an improvised explosive device next, but i get 4 years out of them for dirt cheap

 

[infiniti383]

THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP GUYS. WHERE IS GOOD PLACE TO GET A RACE DROP ON. GIVE ME ALL THE DETAILS LIKE PLACES NAMES AND NUMBERS

 

[merc245]

The cheapest racing 2.5 carbed 245 hp + hyd jackplate + 10in offset bracket + foot throttle + steering wheel controls + 400 amp kenwood system + dual battery + dual cable steering + lower cle 2 hole 1.87 lower unit + ect. + ect. + ect. is right here on this board.

$4000 and I'll throw the hull and trailer in for free! merc245

 

[PapaMaC]

$4000 and I'll throw the hull and trailer in for free! merc245

lol.. good sales pitch merc!

 

[Reed]

good one

 

[2springers26]

POWER heads

i have a 1989 2.4 carbed drop on( started as a 200).. came on my starflight hurt..#6 needs to be bored as it has a sleave, i built this engine 5 years ago less than 200 hrs since. , all port , head & machine work done by RUCK.. new switch boxes., according to jim ruck about 230-240 hp. $800.00 no BS... shipping will be EXTRA... i also have a STk 2,4 200 non oiler drop on, needs cyl work, & a 200 2.4 long block that was rebuilt & failed( not by me) with only 3-4 hrs on it.,, OFFERS on those 2.. i have moved on to 2.5 225's now & have a spare so the 2.4's can go!!!!Kurt in WI

 

[Reed]

i have a 1989 2.4 carbed drop on( started as a 200).. came on my starflight hurt..#6 needs to be bored as it has a sleave, i built this engine 5 years ago less than 200 hrs since. , all port , head & machine work done by RUCK.. new switch boxes., according to jim ruck about 230-240 hp. $800.00 no BS... shipping will be EXTRA... i also have a STk 2,4 200 non oiler drop on, needs cyl work, & a 200 2.4 long block that was rebuilt & failed( not by me) with only 3-4 hrs on it.,, OFFERS on those 2.. i have moved on to 2.5 225's now & have a spare so the 2.4's can go!!!!Kurt in WI

I know a friend in Western Illinios that might be interested in all your 2.4 stuff his name is Mike(Pops) he is on Scream-n-Fly also he is ( Great People ) his phone # is1-815-467-5799 if you want tell him Greg Reed gave you his #. Good luck with the parts sale..