Pullin the boat apart...

[masher44]

A couple tightened up 454s should get you 70?

 

[waterboy222]

Yup, 70 is stock on the boat. I just dont want to go any slower than that!!

 

[masher44]

brad built jayhawks 454 last year and it runs great. You know I would give to brad and let him rebuild and punch up.

 

[jeff1000man]

A good set of cams and a head and carb swap and those things will be like different engines. Exhaust also. Exhaust is the most important part.

 

[waterboy222]

I doubt brads gonna want to mess around with anything thats not high end, I dont really see him as much of a "budget builder"..

 

[masher44]

He is doing a mustang motor last week. Call him

 

[YankeY]

i cant find anything close to a 496mag HO for that price, where should i be looking?

Drop Dave a message @ screaminge@comcast.net

 

[waterboy222]

I might just give brad a call and pick his brain on this matter!

 

[Offshoredrillin]

If you dont plan on keeping it much longer, rebuild what ya got, amke it stronger and reliable and just run. e dock has your go fast fix. just enjoy it and keep the budget in line.

 

[waterboy222]

No doubt! Thats why Im trying to keep that stock 70mph and reliability!

 

[masher44]

And skinnier broads in the back seat

 

[planetwarmer]

Ooooooooooooooh snaaaaaaaaaaaaap!!!

 

[eichhoma]

I had the same dillemma last fall and was wondering the best course of action to go. After lots of great advice from others, I went ahead and got a fresh set of long blocks and am putting them together with the intake, blowers, accessories, etc. that I had on my existing BBC. That way I had my old set of long blocks to try and recover some money out of. The idea of rebuilding what I had was costing the same money, but this route, I got somethign a little bigger, got a few more inches, and had a set of long blocks to recover somethign out of.

which reminds me, I have a set of Gen V 454 4 bolt long blocks that are being pulled out of my cig next weekend. 525sc's, they are great motors if you wanted to start with a another set of long blocks. email me if interested, they are posted in the for sale -> engines section, 2nd or 3rd link down. I will make you a heck of a deal on them. Mark

 

[Sea-Dated]

Call Brad. He does almost as much work on 454's and 502's as he does high end stuff. He is not above anything. Give him and call and I bet you will be surprised....

 

[Trim'd Up]

I have a complete 330 that runs great, with low hours on it I will sell pretty cheap if you only need to replace one. I think I also have 2 sets of stock merc exhaust if you decide to go stock.

 

[Real Baja]

There is a pair of 454, 420 hp for sale in Union Grove Wi. for 8500.00, phone number 847 833 4760. You can see the add on OSO.

 

[JupiterSunsation]

800 hours on existing power and some winterizing issues......toss those anchors and start over. Here are a pair of freshened 500's for 17K http://www.offshoreonly.com/classif...0hp_039_s_completely_freshened-o25902-en.html

Look for a pair of used 496's and you could save a few bucks......

 

[FastTimes]

I know of a 454 Mag MPI here in the Tulsa forsale around 4k, owned by a merc mechanic. You would need to find another but they would be a good drop in, turn key option.

 

[P Offshore]

I have a pair of 420s for $6k with everything.....





But you know that .....

 

[torrent]

There is a pair of 496 carb engines for 15k obo on ebay and in the swap shop