Thanx Kenny, The quote was for new carburated 350's. I don't know if they were "Crusaders" or not. Is the "Cursader" an upgraded 350?
On Dec 6, 11:28 pm, Keith Washburn <[email protected]> wrote: > That's not a bad price if your talking about the crusader efi 350s I > repowered my 32ss with the Crusader 8.1 efi I had 454s the efis are way > more efficient and trouble free. My old engines gave me 13 to 15 knots sob at > about 28 gph the new engines give me about 20 to 22 knots at the same fuel > burn . > > Sent from my iPad > > On Dec 5, 2010, at 10:01 AM, Suzy-Q <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I have a 28' Sports Sedan with twin 318's. Engines were most likely > > overhauled in mid-90's. The boat sat for many years, ran rough for a > > while and it was not until late this summer that I got the engines > > working well and could cruise at 2800-3000 rpm. (19 - 22 mph speedver > > land at that rpm). After a few hours of cruising the starboard engine > > started smoking when I returned from a fishing trip. The compression > > was 120psi+ for all cylinders except #4 which was low at 60 psi. I > > pulled the heads and found that the head gasket had failed. No water > > in the oil just oil in cylinder #4. > > > I was planning on replacing the exhaust manifolds/elbows and risers on > > both engines this winter which is not going to be cheap. Now I'm > > faced with the decision to repair/replace the stbd engine as well. My > > mechanic recommends repowering with new 350's and reusing the > > transmissions (approx $22k). To install a rebuilt 318 would cost $8k - > > $9k, including exhaust parts. > > > Anyone with experience in this area? Will the 350's be more > > economical, provide more speed or be easier to maintain over the life > > of the boat. I'm trying to talk myself into spending the money to > > repower the boat and enjoy expensive but some hassle free fishing. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "UnifliteWorld" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en.
