280 offshore vs 225 Promax

[W2F a V-King]

Does anyone here know how a 225 PM would perform on a properly set up, lightened Viking? Have read nothing but good reviews on the PM motors and will be shopping for a motor when my Viking is completed.
I have (it came with) a 2.5 175 and know that won't satisfy my desires .. May put that on my bass boat..

James

[16ft superboat]

Many buddy had a Vking with full interior. He ran 97-98 with a 2.4 225. I can see it running over 100 set up right.

Does anyone here know how a 225 PM would perform on a properly set up, lightened Viking? Have read nothing but good reviews on the PM motors and will be shopping for a motor when my Viking is completed.
I have (it came with) a 2.5 175 and know that won't satisfy my desires .. May put that on my bass boat..

James

[Dave Strong]

Many buddy had a Vking with full interior. He ran 97-98 with a 2.4 225. I can see it running over 100 set up right.

A 2.4 225 is really just a 7 petal 200, never touch a 225 PM in stock trim. Can see your buds boat breaking a 100 but not with 200 at the prop.

Dave

[dondante]

Well guys, I made the mistake of driving with the 280. Good grief.... what a motor and what a sound. I think I'll be keeping it. I handle all of my maintenance and rebuild. So the rering is no big deal to me. Couple hundred bucks in parts.

There's just no way I'm going back to the 225 PM at the moment.

Just the acceleration alone is insane.

I mean it's got less parts and electronics to deal with.

It's absolutely incredible to drive.

[Dave Strong]

Couple hundred bucks on a 280 rebuild, give me the name of your parts supplier.

Dave

[dondante]

Rering not "rebuild"

[Dave Strong]

Rering not "rebuild"

Rering for a couple hundred ????

Dave

[outasite]

Rings for the 280 are right around $600 for the rings only! BUT IMO worth the price.Let me rephrase that.Not worth the price, but worth the cost,just for the excitement factor.

[dondante]

US1 rings for a 280 are $150.

[patchesII]

US1 rings for a 280 are $150.

They won't be near the ring that the Mercury ring is. You can get the Merc ring for less than 600 if you find a friendly dealer. They are the best ones for the motor

[dondante]

I know many people that use them. Same result and same wear.

My family owned a dealership for 20 +years. OEM doesn't always mean better. See racers etc.

[patchesII]

I know many people that use them. Same result and same wear.

My family owned a dealership for 20 +years. OEM doesn't always mean better. See racers etc.

Do you know any racers running the US1 ring? Me either

[dondante]

Ummm the guy who owns US1 is John Marles. An F1 racer. Do you know who he is?

Do you have anything of substance to add or do you just like moving the goalpost and arguing about **** you know nothing about?

[Dave Strong]

Ummm the guy who owns US1 is John Marles. An F1 racer. Do you know who he is?

Do you have anything of substance to add or do you just like moving the goalpost and arguing about **** you know nothing about?

Take the rings out of the bill, seals , gaskets , o-rings cost a couple hundred bucks. A set of gold rings can't be bought for 150 for all 6 cyls. Can not even get them replated for that.

Dave

[dondante]

I'm not using gold rings.

I'm going through the front of the motor. As long as the bearings still look good I'll hold off replacing them until next refresh. I'll also check the bore. All of this is available to me already

I'll check the condition of the reeds when I pull the intake off.