help Im ready to buy a new outdrive?

betayv

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hello there Im ready to buy a new outdrive make by sterndrive eng se116, the boat is a 1994 alpha one gen II, the boat didnt have a outdrive when I bought it, the engine in the boat is a 5.0, in the future I will like to upgrade to a 5.7, so what ratio should I order thanks again.
 

Don S

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Re: help Im ready to buy a new outdrive?

1.50:1
 

betayv

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Re: help Im ready to buy a new outdrive?

thanks don but the options that they giving me to choose is 1:47, 1:62 thanks.
 

JustJason

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Re: help Im ready to buy a new outdrive?

1:62 will give you a bit more power out of the hole.
 

havasuboatman

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Re: help Im ready to buy a new outdrive?

...but the 1:47 will work better with the new 5.7. decisions, decisions.
 

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Re: help Im ready to buy a new outdrive?


Ayuh,.... 1:47 is Danm close to 1:50 ain't it,..??

It'll take an Awlfully Tall prop to run a 350 ahead of a 1:62/ 1:65 gears....
Custom SSteel.... Big Bucks....
Unless the is a Tugboat of course...
 
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