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TTriton
07-07-2004, 10:41 AM
ok.. I got my boat in the water and ran it yesterday. i know I am running the engine rich for breakin. Maybe way to rich. Really a stock 2.4 motor with all chrome with just the casting marks cleaned up. but I am running a wh-20 carbs with 80 and 82 jets. Well my quesiton is will being to rich cause the motor to be louder then normal. I do have a offshore exhaust so I know that is will be loud but it is much louder then any other motors than I have been around. I figure that becuse the motor is so rich that I am hearing the flame comming out of the ports.. Any ideas?? I still have ringing in my ears from boating yesterday.

Markus
07-08-2004, 12:28 PM
A rich engine sounds more like a big lazy Detroit V8, whereas a lean engine has a harder sound more like a motocross bike.