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Originally Posted by pelican
I've never used "reman" long blocks - few other shop owners I knew did.i've heard lots of horror stories from jasper ....
those old drives,and compatability - what exactly do you have now ?
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Do tell, of horror stories. I've only found a couple of sources for a 292 and as far as I know, there aren't any new ones.
Several folks sell First Mate Marine blocks and then there is Jasper. Merc doesn't have any or I'd talk to them.
My current drive is a MC 1-ez shift. 1.65:1 w/Mercruiser 150 (230ci) spinning it.
boat is big and grumpy. Need more umph in an inline package.
Open to suggestions or variants. Like to go to Alpha One Gen 3. I believe the entire transom assembly would need to swap out. I don't think the old drive would handle the extra torque of a 165 (250 ci), or the 292 block, or if its even directly compatible. pretty sure there are incompatible bolts and water/exhaust ways.
All ears... thanks