350 mercruiser fuel economy

[Dr. Hook]

Originally Posted by spareparts

keep the 350, if you repower stay with a 350. the 4.3 even rated at the same power wont run with the 350. GarageNC has a V with a Volvo Penta, I dont know what kind of mileage he got, but he'd be a good one to compare with

I see what you mean, the V8 with more torque would probably have better real world performance.
And I just love the cool factor of a 350, I'd hate to give up that V8 rumble.
I imagine repowering with a 350 mag mpi would be pretty fun too.
I just wonder what the fuel economy difference would be, either motor has enough power since I don't really care about speed.