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Orlando76 
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 Topic: More engine model questions (199?)-Opinions?Posted: January-20-2015 at 9:04am |
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Looked through reference sections and found in 1998 they offered:
260hp 351 ~285hp "Pro Tec/Pro Boss" 351 with the doomed ignition system 310hp GT 40 EFI 351 320hp Apex 350 EFI PCM Been in long delayed contact with a 98 SN in GA Im trying to check out. I asked which engine is in it they replied not the GT 40. If it were the Apex I'd imagine the owner would be loud and proud over it. if it's the Pro Boss that's fine I'll just have to leave some wiggle room in the price for ignition failure. If it's the 260..... I think I may lose interest bc I'm sure my current boat is pushing a solid 260 in a faster hull.... feel llike I'd be making a step down on the fun scale. What'd they do to the 260hp to bump it down, say, vs the Pro Boss? What boats were they common in? |
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hotboat
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Posted: January-20-2015 at 9:58am |
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Python as well
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marlo14
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Posted: January-20-2015 at 10:38am |
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The 260hp was 351 Ford carb. motor. Don't discount it, it is a rock solid motor. The 285 was a throttle body fuel injected Chevy I thought. The 310 was the multiport GT40 351, and the 320 was the Chevy Apex multiport. I thought they had gotten rid of the Pro Tech/Pro boss setups by the mid 90's.
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TRBenj
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Posted: January-20-2015 at 10:44am |
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The 260 motor in the late 90's is essentially just the 240/255hp version that was the norm prior to '92. All HO 351's (aka "proboss", which includes the MPEFI GT40) have GT40 heads. A real basic head swap on a 260 motor would bring you to HO level performance, so I wouldn't rule out a clean TSC with the base motor, assuming you are ok with a carb. MPEFI may or may not be worth holding out for, that's a personal preference and it's not easily changed after purchase. Holeshot is likely to be better on a TSC due to the 1.23, but even the HO versions are unlikely to keep up at top end with a healthy 2gen, which can flirt with 50. 46-47 is about all you'll squeak out of a TSC unless you go Python. Skiability, roominess and comfort are the reasons to go from a 2gen to a TSC.
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Orlando76
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Posted: January-23-2015 at 1:58pm |
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So I finally received another reply on this '98 I'm interested in. They sent me not the best pics of the engine which I find ironic bc she's a photographer evidently. They still don't know which engine it is and I'm not certain either. It has appears to be 3.5" risers and the distributor is in the front so if it were a pro boss it's be converted. Would the base 260hp still have 3.5" risers?
When I get to a computer I'll post a pic as I see a couple concerns that I'm not certain what I'm looking at through a busted up iPhone. |
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phatsat67
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Posted: January-23-2015 at 2:03pm |
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Everything was 3.5 once they switched to that.
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Orlando76
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Posted: January-25-2015 at 7:56pm |
    Unfortunately the engine isn't as clean as I hoped. Looks like the base 260hp? Is that soot on the valve covers or heavy pitting? |
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Gary S
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Posted: January-25-2015 at 11:17pm |
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I'm starting to think leaves are oem? Every boat that's for sale seems to have 'em
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Orlando76
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Posted: January-26-2015 at 2:36am |
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Right?! Can't we cover up our boats folks? Wondering if it was ever covered or just uncovered for the picture?
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jbear
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Posted: January-27-2015 at 1:02am |
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xtra $ if the tube and rider are included...
can't imagine why people trying to sell a boat won't take 10 minutes with a shop vac to get out the leaves. sez so much about how they cared for their boat. BTW..our '98 was the very best boat we've owned. john |
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"Loud pipes save lives"
AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
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Orlando76
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Posted: January-27-2015 at 9:12pm |
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First choice '93 12k firm
Second choice but each extra pic disappoints me '98 12k$ make offer 3rd choice 98/99 SN no trailer 4th choice 92 Just came down from 12k. Almost certain it was Randy Arnolds's from CC, currnet owner had it for 6months, put it on a new trailer , says it to be a 92 but I recall otherwise. 1990 What would yall choose and offer? |
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TRBenj
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Posted: January-27-2015 at 9:36pm |
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I love NWZ's more than most people... But I wouldn't touch that last one for half the listing price. The blue one for $12k is about as nice as they come but that's above and beyond the top of the market. At 10k it might be worth considering. The tsc's for low teens deserve a good look. Especially that red gt40 boat.
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Hollywood
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Posted: January-27-2015 at 9:43pm |
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Team Red! I would buy the clean 98 and be ordering a RamLin. Or I'd you'd prefer less power as the looks of a NWZ snag the blue 93. You have good options.
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marlo14
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Posted: January-27-2015 at 9:47pm |
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That looks like the base 260hp motor. I wouldn't be afraid of it, they are solid motors.
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Orlando76
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Posted: January-27-2015 at 9:48pm |
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Does that 92 really look correct? I'm probably wrong but I swear upon memory it was 90. Something shady about that if I recall from last previous owner.
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Hollywood
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Posted: January-27-2015 at 9:51pm |
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Slotted platform and short windshield sides you're probably right. I think I reemerge it for sale towerless as a 90 as well.
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JoeinNY
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Posted: January-27-2015 at 10:46pm |
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It would be hard to beat that orlando boat without going down there for a ride first. The 93 is nice... but 10,500 in the winter would be plenty.
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