Is a Viper 8.1L motor 420 HP overkill in a 22ft. boat
Is a Viper 8.1L motor 420 HP overkill in a 22ft. boat. I'm looking at a 2002 MB Sports 220V with this motor. Any feedback about this motor and boat would combo would be greatly appreciated. How is the reliability of this motor? Maintenance costs? Fuel expense? etc. Thank you.
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I had the python motor in a Nautique SAN 210 for a season and it was awesome. Sounded like a stock car (if you like that sort of thing). Only had it for one season so can't really help with anything else.
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There is no such thing as overkill when it comes to a motor.
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More power doesn't mean you will burn more fuel necessarily. The boat should plane out more efficiently.
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What is this. To much power you speak of. I have never heard of such a thing.
The engine shouldn't have to work as hard so it might be better on gas. |
WTF is a Viper 8.1L? It's obviously not a Dodge V10 as they didn't do one in that displacement and I don't think anyone maranized that motor. My guess is it is a reference to a BBC but a quick Google search didn't come up with anything.
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2nd the BBC comments. And they are wonderful motors. |
I've only heard anyone complain of too much power in a boat when they swim to shore after taking their Outboard for a spin.
It's easy to make it as fuel efficient as a smaller engine. You just don't go full throttle. |
Isn't the 8.1 a 454? That would be a Chevy block not a dodge
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If there was a v10 viper motor only making 450 go something would be wrong
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Whoa. A quick google search of BBC will yield much different results than Big Block Chevy which is what I'm guessing everyone is referencing.
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Bbc, aka rat motor.
Sbc, small block, aka mouse motor. |
Ilmor who supply the MasterCraft engines do the MV10 range based on the Viper V10 but these start at 650hp from memory, so someones either been very busy doing a conversion or you have the Chev 496 marine big block that is usually rated at 370hp or 460hp depending on which one was used. BTW Merc also used to supply and currently now do a 502ci big block engine (Pre and Post the GM 496 era). Do you know who supplied the engine as that will give us a better idea what it is?
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A boat of that era probably has the PCM Python with was a 502 BBC....
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They also are reliable as hell, you just don't find many of them due to the upgrade cost. They are a bit louder, but if you don't like it, throw on a fresh air system. And to answer the OP's question... HELL NO it isn't overkill! If you thinks it's overkill, you have problems :banghead: |
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