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Originally Posted by kamikaze View Post
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Disagree with your HP comparissons - 235 (big bores) where always under rated. BS posted listing a while ago that showed a 80's vintage 235 with 256 HP based on a Land and Sea dyno results (which I believe where all prop shaft based). Although you are completely correct, the the new motor will use a lot less fuel!

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I do know that the 85 235 became the 86 175XP when they went to propshaft HP ratings. The 235 is a good running engine, but it's light weight helped it alot as well.
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