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If I can ever get time to redo my V, I'm probably going to go with a 200 or 225 JOHNSON/EVINRUDE from 86-87 prefferably, or one from 88-92. The 93+ are really good engines, but the they are also a bit more thirsty for fuel from what I've heard and seen. The 86-87 engines had more aggressive porting and made there HP with 2.7L's, whereas the 88+ went up to 3.0L's of displacement. If my V wasn't already rigged for an OMC style engine, I would probably go with a 2.0L MERCURY at 150 HP. And my 3rd choice would be a 2.7L 225 SUZUKI. I really like the 3rd option, but they're still fairly pricey used, and parts are getting hard to come by. Mercury parts are readily available, but JOHNSON/EVINRUDE parts are pretty much everywhere with a wide range of parts interchangeability.