It's actually not horrible fuel burn for an engine that size. A 150 EVINRUDE of the same era cruising at 4200 can burn right at 13-14 GPH. My cross breed 225 burns 11 GPH at 3800 according to my fuel flow meter, but it always says I've used more fuel than I actaully have. Around 4000 I'm pretty sure I'm burning about 12.5 GPH though with it. The 93+ engines have finger ports in them which boosts the power output, so OMC made the exhaust smaller in them to help clean-up the emissions. The smaller exhaust makes it work harder at cruise, but the finger ports allows them to make the HP that the older engines made. Gotta love the EPA don't ya.
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2011 SUNDANCE B20CCR SKIFF, 2011 YAMAHA 90HP 4 STROKE, 2011 KARAVAN SINGLE AXLE ALUMINUM TRAILER, LOWRANCE ELITE-7 HDI, MINN KOTA RIPTIDE TROLLING MOTOR
2000CC HYDRA-SPORT 225+HP EVINRUDE SOLD 
AND THE PINK JEEP!!!! R.I.P.
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