Swapping mains

[adipose69]

I presently have a 3.0 liter under powered OMC [emoji107]ðŸ»

But I recently came a across a Votrtec V8 out of my buddy's Z71 he's junking. I couldn't pass it up for $100.

Anyone ever swap out one size motor for a bigger engine?

What's involved ?

I have a 22' trophy with a OMC 3.0 liter and a ****ty cobra out drive .

What would you guys do?

Edited March 19, 2016 by adipose69

[L&M]

Keep the boat the way it is, sell the V-8 for $500 & buy some more tackle. You'll be money way ahead.  

 

All kidding aside. There is much more to it than just switching engines around as in automotive. You will need a host of relatively expensive parts to convert the engine itself to marine cooling etc.. as well as exhaust parts to adapt to the cobra transom plate, shift linkage, cables, & the misc. list will go on & on. The gear ratio is different than what you have now for your 3.0L engine too.

Edited March 19, 2016 by L&M

[adipose69]

Yeah after a bunch of research I don't think it's worth destroying a perfectly good boat.