thanks_don

We're going to procharge our 6.2's in our 292 Formula and would like to hear about the performance gains or any feedback at all from anyone who has upgraded with this kit.

4mulafastech

I don't have any first hand experience, but read it is very important to add a good oil cooler since the stock oil pan only holds 4.5 quarts. Are you planning on installing an intercooler? What are the details of the swap and who is doing the work? Sounds like a fun project! As you can imagine, I am very interested in the results!

osur866

I know Whipple makes a nice kit for the 6.2's, I plan on doing a Whpple sometime down the road maybe next winters project along with a few other things. Steve

thanks_don

Although Whipple is one of the best Steve, I am going to go with a Pro Charger setup. You don’t have to run an oiling system off your oil pan, Pro Chargers have a seperate oil reservoir and the oil should be changed every 100 hours. Also, I’m only going to run 3 to 4 lbs of boost so I won’t have to change the stock injectors. Yes I’ll be using intercoolers 4mulafastech. It should be a very clean set up as well as allowing the motors to run cooler with considerable fuel efficiency. My plan is to us 30p props and upgrade with a Latham marine hydraulic steering system.

thanks_don

thanks Jeff will do

JayFan

Sounds like a good project...I'm also interested in your progress and results..good luck!

osur866

What pitch props are you running now? Steve

t500hps

a local guy bought a T6.2 292 with Prochargers last year (my 382 also came with Prochargers). He was running 32P props in the low 80's......but kept filling the crank case with gas (I also had that problem with them on my 500's). Soon after he got his boat he called and asked me why I removed them. Soon after he removed his as well.
If you put them on it would be a good idea to open up the bottom end and make sure the parts can handle the added pressure without blowby.

thanks_don

t500hp - I was wondering how much boost your 500's were running at. I talked to several people in the marine business and they seem to think with low boost say around 3 to 4 lbs, would be safe low pressure for the 6.2s. however, 6.2s that you spoke about have me concerned. Thanks, your advice is very much appreciated.

t500hps

Mine were at 8 psi with the bigger intercoolers.....his 6.2's had the smaller units (3-5psi?). Like posted above, they can work but tuning them takes someone with PROCHARGER experience. These things just seem finicky...and the fuel burn was terrible (maybe partly cause they run real rich).

I don't see the guy that had them on 6.2's very often in the winter but I'll try to find out more. We both bought the boats used so it's hard to say how things were done before we aquired them. I do know by the time he had run the boat a couple months he was changing the oil every 2-4 times out in the boat cause it had several quarts of gas in the oil.