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1972 V20 getting a Suzuki 150?!?!
Hi guys...I managed to smoke my 1992 225 Johnson salty by clogging the intakes with weeds in the pre dawn hours fishing. I felt horrible about it until I found my current 280 GW Marlin to fish with. Im putting the V20 back together and found a low hour, (less than 50) 150 Suzuki 20" shaft for a phenomenal deal. Should be plenty of power, but my question is whether to bracket the 20" motor or change out the lower unit to a 25". I got such a good deal on the motor the extra money for the lower unit isn't hurting my feelings, but I have heard good things about running a bracketed motor from a performance stand point. I welcome your opinions; feel free to ridicule me for the blown head gaskets as I deserve that too. 225 Johnny for sale too....
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06-15-2015, 09:20 PM
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Well, correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that the 72' had a 20" transom. My 78' does so I'm thinking that the motor should fit without any alterations. As to the corrosion issue, ... Since LakeV20 lives by a fresh water lake in the middle of the country there's not a lot of salt around. Assuming that motor is from that area it's probably a freshwater engine and is pristine inside. Never hurts to look, but my guess is that corrosion isn't going to be an issue with it.
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06-15-2015, 09:35 PM
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Measure your current transom and see what it is. Not all V-20's had 25" transom. Most of the early ones only had 20"s since that was all that was available back then, but by now many hulls have had the transoms redone. And if you have a 25" transom, you can always cut it down to a 20".
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06-15-2015, 10:01 PM
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The problem with 20" motors and brackets is that you will swamp the motor everytime when you come off plane. If your in lakes and not open water then slap the 20" motor on your transom(if its a 20" transom) and rock and roll!
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