New Tige' Owner in MN!

[formandfunction]

You could look at the bright side of this,you will now have a new engine and should feel comfortable knowing that.

[jleger98]

Will a long block fit in there? How about that shaft alignment?? Anyone???

[chpthril]

Will a long block fit in there? How about that shaft alignment?? Anyone???

I dont understand what you're asking? A "long block" is an engine block with heads, a short block is just the assembled block (crank, pistons, rods, cam) w/o heads. Nothing to do with physical dimensions or displacement, is that what you mean?

[TeamAllen]

Maybe he's thinking of a Big Block?

[jleger98]

yep, thats what I was thinking.....big block.....

[AdaminMN]

I found out for $100 more I can upgrade to the 300HP engine. I think I have the 265HP now. (Mercruiser Magnum Tournament Comp, non EFI) 35HP more can never hurt.

[MoneyPity]

Congrats on the purchase but sorry to hear about the cracked block. It is great that you have the capability to fix the problem. Many owners don't.

I would spend the extra $100 to get over the hp mark. In the long run having the increased power should save on fuel expense and make the boat perform out of the hole shot in less time. 265 hp might be good when boat has only a couple of people but when you are carrying a full tank of fuel and lots of friends you will feel underpowered. You can tell the difference between even the current 315hp-320hp motors vs the 340hp Marines Power which is the norm and not exception with current model years prior to 2009 when Tige went to PCM. When we bought ours we tested 320hp and 340hp motors and could feel the difference in hole shots as well as acceleration. We tested with 5 adults on board with an avg weight of 190 per passenger. Both boats where 20V's one a 2006 demo boat and my current 2007 20V. Both boats were propped with ACME 537's

I hope you get her back together soon so you can enjoy the short season in your area.

[jleger98]

He just wants the 300HP so he has more HP than me

For $100 bux I'd do the same. Is the new one EFI?? Or are you gonna slap the existing carb on it?

[AdaminMN]

The 300HP comes with a 7yr/500hr warranty and is $2245 delivered.
The 265HP comes with a 2yr/unlimited hour warranty and is $2243 delivered.

It's really only a $2 difference.

Pretty simple math.

[jleger98]

yeah, you never were all that good at math

[AdaminMN]

The new engine will arrive on Tuesday! I can't wait to hear what 300HP sounds like.

If I can hear it over the stereo.

[jleger98]

The new engine will arrive on Tuesday! I can't wait to hear what 300HP sounds like.

If I can hear it over the stereo.

[AdaminMN]

We just finished bolting in and test running the new 300HP beast! It took about 12-13 hours. Oil pan was put on and off about three times (don't ask) and had the timing backwards. Other than that it was pretty straight forward. Pics to come.

It sounds awesome, just need to get her to the lake and break it in!

Thanks a ton Joel (Jleger98)!

[jleger98]

We just finished bolting in and test running the new 300HP beast! It took about 12-13 hours. Oil pan was put on and off about three times (don't ask) and had the timing backwards. Other than that it was pretty straight forward. Pics to come.

It sounds awesome, just need to get her to the lake and break it in!

Thanks a ton Joel (Jleger98)!

It was a blast! How often do you get to tear apart an old engine, and put togehter a new one and hear it run, all in the same day? All I'll say about the oil pan is to make sure you're looking at the right column in the book for torque specs.

The thing does sound really mean too.

[larryueckert]

good news glad you'll be back on the water in no time