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"Lawrence James" wrote in message
ink.net...
There is stuff for outboards. There is some things you should think

about
too. Outboards are not engineered with a great deal of extra strength

in
the interest of limiting the weight. With any engine increasing the

output
is usally a trade off in longevity. Inboards are more forgiving in

this
respect that outboards just because there is more metal involved. The

other
thing is that it takea whole lot more hp to go faster. For example if

your
boat will do 50mph with a 150hp outboard on it, going 65 could take as

much
as another 50hp. It's not cheap to get an extra 50hp out of an 150hp

motor.
You'd be better off selling your 150 and buying a 200. I have a 300hp

small
block and my boat does high 60's. When it had a 205hp small block it

did
low 50's.

"JGK" wrote in message
. ..
After watching Monster Garage on Discover (the one where they turn

a
pontoon boat into a shark dive boat) I got curious about an item

they
added
to the outboard. It was a nitrous system.
I have done a couple of web searches for outboard performance

accessories
but have only found
a wide selection of props. Is there any sites that deal with

outboard
performance upgrades?
Do them even make any aftermarket outboard performance gear?



There is considerable outboard performance gear available. See Bass and
Walleye Boats and the ads in there, among other places. Note that
modifying an outboard, except for racing motors, built after 1998 is
unlawful. might pollute the air.


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