View Single Post
  #8   Report Post  
posted to rec.boats
Calif Bill Calif Bill is offline
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Jul 2006
Posts: 4,727
Default Yamaha's monster engine...


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 01:19:54 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Yamaha is claiming .9 mpg cruise (4500 rpm) on it's V-8 350 WOT.

Hmmmm....52 GPH?


Something there does not compute unless we are talking twins. That
engine solo should burn about 35 gph at WOT, something like 20 to 25
at 4500 rpm. 52 gph would be entirely plausible for twins at fast
cruise.


4500 may be WOT on that big of an engine.