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phragle 03-13-2017 08:55 PM
Had a pair of them in my old nova 250. not the most powerfull things, but they had 1300 hours on them and still ran like a top.

If your going thru them. a little bit of a cam and a intake and 4bbl carb would probably wake it up quite a bit (wake it up being a relative term)

f_inscreenname 03-13-2017 10:48 PM
I went through so many 302's in my Larson (baddest Pinto on the Bay) so many years ago I was going to put little pictures of motors with red lines going through it on the side of the boat like fighter pilots do on their planes for kills. You can spin a 5.0 up pretty good if you want.

turbo2256b 03-13-2017 11:28 PM
i HAVE BUILT sbfS FOR SOME 45 YEARS for all sorts of venues just what are you interested in doing?

AllDodge 03-14-2017 07:43 AM
The 888 was the Mercruiser outdrive, Outdrive had a 888 decal on top cap. The motor had 188 horsepower
Have to agree the 188 is HP rating but the even the manual calls it a 888 or 225. The 898 is the GM

ezstriper 03-14-2017 07:59 AM
worked on them years ago, 188, std 302 2bbl holley, also had a 4bbl version, did several intake swaps back in the day on the 188's

Allrisks 03-14-2017 08:49 AM
Originally Posted by Farrellbd (Post 4537146)
I am currently rebuilding an old boat...it has a 188 HP Mercruiser Ford engine. Is there anyone who really knows this type of engine...I've been told that Holman Moody in Charlotte, NC knows it...but it's a long way from me up in Canada.

Where do you live in Canada? I had a 1972 Glastron that had the 888 engine in it (188 HP). May know of some one that could help you out.

F-2 Speedy 03-14-2017 09:02 AM
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just put this in it, a guy on another site found two of these H&M 429

f_inscreenname 03-14-2017 11:50 AM
Originally Posted by AllDodge (Post 4537316)
Have to agree the 188 is HP rating but the even the manual calls it a 888 or 225. The 898 is the GM
Unless you have a drunk Merc tech that don't know up from down when putting ID stickers on.
http://www.donzi.org/forum/attachmen...5&d=1486272474

offshore312 03-14-2017 12:54 PM
Originally Posted by phragle (Post 4537236)
Had a pair of them in my old nova 250. not the most powerfull things, but they had 1300 hours on them and still ran like a top.

If your going thru them. a little bit of a cam and a intake and 4bbl carb would probably wake it up quite a bit (wake it up being a relative term)
Sort of a comparison of "Rip Van Winkle" to "Sleepy" (seven dwarfs)...:lolhit:

mike tkach 03-14-2017 08:15 PM
Originally Posted by F-2 Speedy (Post 4537344)
just put this in it, a guy on another site found two of these H&M 429
i sure would like a pair of those.


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