I believe someone on here has or had a 242/hp 500 combo. Just wonderiing how the performance is. I friend has a 242/502/Mag and gets an honest 62 with a labbed 24' Bravo.
He just picked up an HP500 short block , fresh rebuild , heads still need doing. He's still missing some acc. like carb , intake , rockers , push rods and valve covers. Thank goodness it's still December..lotsa time left up north here

That would be a great set up 500hp in a 242 will be a fun ride, but I do believe it can handle it and be safe.

Merry Christmas

Oh yeah , 242s were just made for 500 hp .
Plus the "blue" engine will look real nice in it with it's Lazer graphics

I've got some good used 500 parts ...Heads, rockers, pushrods, cam, lifters. Let me know if he's looking for a good deal.

Dave

Thanks , I'll pass the info along

I have a '89 242LS with a 502 thats putting out close to 500hp. I've had the boat up to 67 GPS with a 24 pitch Bravo.

Thanks , I was figuring 67/68 maybe 70 on a good day with 3 gallons of gas and one person

The previous owner said he saw 70 with it. When I go out, the boats full of friends and fuel, so I'm not sure what the top speed is. The mid range punch is what I enjoy. My neighbor has a '82 232LS that just had the 454 rebuilt. You can really feal the difference in power between the 2 boats.

Don't you know , boats are always faster in the showroom and on the trailer .
My buddy was told about 65 by the previous owner on the phone from 300 miles away. After driving 6 hours to sea trial it on Lake Ontario in October ,the truth came out. Four of us in the boat and it struggled to hit 55.
After a prop change from a 23 Mirage to a 24 labbed Bravo ,two people now got an honest 62 and picked up 6/7 mph at 4000 rpms and 5/6 mph at 3000 rpms .

Our 242 has a ZZ502 motor in it, best we have seen is 69.2 with a 23 mirage plus. Mid range punch is excellent.