Formula 242 motor opinions
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Formula 242 motor opinions
Hello , I'm looking for a motor upgrade in my 88 242 ls (with bolster seats ) lol , anyway I want to upgrade the motor I want power and a nice cruising speed in this heavy boat . What are your opinions on motors I want around 500 horse , also reliability . I just think that the 454 mag should have more grit . I also have a 242 ss with 330 horse feel like putting a blower on it just to punish it for being good and having so much room but the seats suck , anyway looking for opinions on motors 496? 540 ? Thoughts appreciated or just talk about boating since its raining today ..... I should upload pics if it wasn't a pain in the ass
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It boils down to dollars. You will quickly spend $7K~$10K to achieve that end...then will you be happy...probably not.
Look for someone that has a "Take Out" motor available at a decent price and stick it in there. Don't even start pouring money into that old 454...
Look for someone that has a "Take Out" motor available at a decent price and stick it in there. Don't even start pouring money into that old 454...
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I can let you know about 500HP when I finish mine. I am stroking a 496 for my 242LS and I can tell you first hand when I'm done.
There are others who have 500+ in 242's and claim more speed but it takes a LOT of hp to get out of the 70's. If you are good with staying in the 70's you might be satisfied pumping the old girl up.
There are others who have 500+ in 242's and claim more speed but it takes a LOT of hp to get out of the 70's. If you are good with staying in the 70's you might be satisfied pumping the old girl up.
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Give Bob Madera a call he will set you up with a nice package to achieve your goals. You will want at least a mag motor with forged internals for the kind of power you are looking for. Then have Bob design a cam around a set of AFR 265 oval port heads and you will have a solid 525 to 550 hp. I had him design a 427 BBC for me and it made right around 530-540 hp. It was a very nice package, that will be more reliable and be more efficient than a supercharger set up. As for speed I was getting 68-69 MPH, to get into the 70's you need really big power.
Last edited by endeavour32; 07-15-2013 at 07:58 AM.