This is a question I've had in the back of my mind for years and casually looking have not found a good answer.
How long (time) is too long running out at WOT? You see folks with outboards, I had a few as well over the years, and you could run them for miles and miles at WOT with seemingly no problem.
The caveat is where I do all my boating here in Minnesota I wouldn't be able to run for much more than a couple minutes before running up on land unless I would visit lakes like Leech Lake or Millelacs which have some size to them. Even then you'd be limited to a fairly calm day.
I've had 3 I.O's over the past 13 years, first a 3.0L, then a 4.3L and now a 5.7, and it still seems strange to run basically a car/truck engine at WOT for minutes. And the 5.7 4bbl I have now gets pretty thirsty at WOT so I don't go there very often.
Anyway, there's probably not an exact answer, but like I say I've always kinda wondered.
How long (time) is too long running out at WOT? You see folks with outboards, I had a few as well over the years, and you could run them for miles and miles at WOT with seemingly no problem.
The caveat is where I do all my boating here in Minnesota I wouldn't be able to run for much more than a couple minutes before running up on land unless I would visit lakes like Leech Lake or Millelacs which have some size to them. Even then you'd be limited to a fairly calm day.
I've had 3 I.O's over the past 13 years, first a 3.0L, then a 4.3L and now a 5.7, and it still seems strange to run basically a car/truck engine at WOT for minutes. And the 5.7 4bbl I have now gets pretty thirsty at WOT so I don't go there very often.
Anyway, there's probably not an exact answer, but like I say I've always kinda wondered.