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Old 01-23-2003 | 07:54 PM
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What do I need to know about a Mercruiser HP 450??? Had not heard of one till the other day.
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Old 01-23-2003 | 08:22 PM
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Default Hmmmm...

Thanx Formulafastech.

The guy at the Avanti manufacturer down the road says he has one that is a "2000 model year with 128 hrs." Someone is buying the boat and wanting to put his own motor in it. I was thinking about swaping my 502 Mag MPI with 329 hours on it for the HP450 instead of doing a refresh on the 502. What would you do???
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Default On another note.

What would be the best way to pump a 502 Mag MPI (all stock) up to about 450 hp from the 415 hp rating????

Headers??? reprogram ECM???

I don't want to get crazy or spend a bunch of bucks. Just want a little more performance while retaining reliability.
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Old 01-23-2003 | 09:05 PM
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Headers, ECM, cam.
That should do it. Careful on the cam.
 
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