phatmanmike
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HI. I recently aquired a 1989 BAJA 320 project im currently working on.
boat has twin 454 330hp, bravo1 drives, both motors rebuilt .040 over and have lots of HIGH HP goodies added to them , making them more like 375hp each. anywho.....
starboard side engine is totally trashed via water intrusion via rusty/ leaky exhaust manifolds. so i was gonna have it rebuilt to like new specs and dropped back in boat. here lies my question:
i can get a set of new demo MERCRUISER 2006 502H.O. MPI engines for just under $15K. if i go ahead and spring for BRAND NEW( costly) engines, will the value of my boat increase that similar amount? i can get my blown motor rebuilt and re-installed, running and ready to go for a fraction of that same 15K.
beat up, general condition BAJA 320's of this vintage sell for around 15k- 20k. a really nice, all done up almost new looking BAJA 320 of same vintage sells for around 90K with new motors and drives and everything else new. by the way, the bravo 1 drives on the boat now are almost brand new, having been recently rebuilt 6 hours ago.
i would LOVE to have bigger motors( more speed) and would also love to have NEW motors, fuel injection is WAY, WAY cooler than a holley 750 any day!
basically, if i can get enough of ya guys here to say that the 502 MPI's would increase the value of my boat come resale time, the wife( a.k.a. financial stewart) would be more likely to lay down the ol' visa platinum.
whatcha think? negatives? positives? think of all those flier miles i would rack up.... woooo whooo ! ! !
boat has twin 454 330hp, bravo1 drives, both motors rebuilt .040 over and have lots of HIGH HP goodies added to them , making them more like 375hp each. anywho.....
starboard side engine is totally trashed via water intrusion via rusty/ leaky exhaust manifolds. so i was gonna have it rebuilt to like new specs and dropped back in boat. here lies my question:
i can get a set of new demo MERCRUISER 2006 502H.O. MPI engines for just under $15K. if i go ahead and spring for BRAND NEW( costly) engines, will the value of my boat increase that similar amount? i can get my blown motor rebuilt and re-installed, running and ready to go for a fraction of that same 15K.
beat up, general condition BAJA 320's of this vintage sell for around 15k- 20k. a really nice, all done up almost new looking BAJA 320 of same vintage sells for around 90K with new motors and drives and everything else new. by the way, the bravo 1 drives on the boat now are almost brand new, having been recently rebuilt 6 hours ago.
i would LOVE to have bigger motors( more speed) and would also love to have NEW motors, fuel injection is WAY, WAY cooler than a holley 750 any day!
basically, if i can get enough of ya guys here to say that the 502 MPI's would increase the value of my boat come resale time, the wife( a.k.a. financial stewart) would be more likely to lay down the ol' visa platinum.
whatcha think? negatives? positives? think of all those flier miles i would rack up.... woooo whooo ! ! !