We had 454Mag Mpi's in our 01- 29 Outlaw. Great motors. A friend took it when we got the T/S. It has over 1200 hours and still runs like a top. Never been opened. all freshwater. 25 hour oil changes.

From what I have gathered so far, is that the older "blue motors" should have the upper ends rebuilt after 250-300 hours because of weak valve springs. Better off rebuilding the uppers than loosing a couple springs and toasting a whole motor. Other than that, they should be ok (other than drinking some extra fuel, lol).

Once i'm done with mine, I'll be looking to upgrade to a 382. Probably after this season. Two brand new HP transom assemblies, less than 120 hours on Wazzup racing fully rebuilt 502's, stainless marine exhaust, brand new water pumps, starters, all new plugs, wires, cap,rotors, and fresh paint just done on the engines two weeks ago. New interior, Lumitec under water lighting, JL audio sound system.