I dont know the HP on those, but my 454's on my 1991 29 does 70 right now, old owner said 73 but I havent been able to run it more than once to play with trim and so forth

I believe the 425HO has a forged crank and rods. I believe the 375 has a cast crank and rods. Beware.

Thanks I'll ask him about that. I'm getting all this done at Victory Marine down in Dickinson, TX and from what I have heard and read he's one of the best.

As far as I am informed, it was only the early 496HO's that got the forged crank. The later ones should have a cast piece.

Exactly. And this is where it gets funny. They did indeed do the Alpha/7,4L 330 package when the TRS went out, and then went to Bravo drives. THEN they started supplying it with the Alpha again in the mid 90's, as in the example from '96. The TRS was also available atleast untill '92 on the high performance motors. Weird eeh:grinser010:

Sorry for the hijack.

For 2k you are probably just getting a cam upgrade and an ECM upgrade, which may be the only difference between the two engines.

Do a little more homework but I would strongly consider it if he will warranty the work for this year. 50hp will make a BIG difference and make the boat much more enjoyable. Then just start saving for a motor down the road

As long as you don't ever ride in a 29' fever with a bigger engine you will be fine, but when you hop in one with a bigger engine you will wish you had spent the extra money.

Not sure about some of Bob_T's comments but when I asked Scott Shogren about the difference between the 29 Fever with the 525 Blue motor compared to the twin 6.2 black motor set up he said the twin set up got on a plane much faster, especially with a full tank and multiple people onboard. Eventually the 525 will run it down and is about 5 m.p.h. faster. As far as weight differences and sales potential Scott would be the best source of correct information.