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Originally Posted by bradford
For me performance is a lot more than top speed.
Going from a carbed 225 looper to an injected 150 ETEC I'm getting 7 mph less top speed with 75 less hp, 2" less prop, about 42 lbs less weight, but 3 times the fuel economy. I never top speed her anyway usually running 4100-4400 rpms pushing low to mid 30's. Bring her up to 5000-5100 going back to the ramp for a short burst.
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None of us really run WOT, or close to WOT often, ..........to me it's about total performance, including being able to have a fast cruising speed while not pushing the motor, and getting good fuel economy.
My last boat, a Mako CC, went from a 150 hp looper to 200 DFI. Wow, everything was better, popped up on plane, held slower planning speed, better fuel economy AND 9mph faster top end.
Interesting that you only dropped 7 mph from a 225 to 150 hp motor. Sounds like that worked out very well.
Speaking of motors...........any day now, I should get my boat back with 200 HO. Any day now.........any day now..........