Originally Posted by insptech

Well, first I guess I'd like to know are you melting pistons or just scuffing the sides up real bad? And if scuffing do the V8's have decel enrichment modifications done to them? If you want to get the best info on the V8's go to www.screamandfly.comthere are some very good guys on there including Gordon Montague who is the undisputed V8 guru. Another option might be 2 300x Merc motors on your same brackets-much more reliable and fuel efficient than the v8's. If the boat was built properly for outboards i.e. more stringers and knees built up to the transom, then a complete gutting of the boat and new stringers is likely necessary and you could put the engines anywhere you want-even staggered. But the work involved may be cost prohibitive. First thing to do is measure stringer placement in the back and see if the engines will fit, if it was originally laid for big blocks, you may just have to hang mounts and punch the transom to get going.