Upgrading Boat Engine Parts - Getting More Engine Power For Less

Upgrading your boat engine will involve replacing a series of boat engine parts but will still cost less than buying a new one. Speed will always be a performance-boat owner's addiction thus the perpetual need (or want) for a more powerful boat engine. Power unfortunately doesn't come cheap but fortunately, but it can come cheaper than buying a new engine altogether.

Be warned, however, that the domino effect applies in upgrading engines - modify one part and you're bound to change another, and another. Some stock engine parts will not be able to compensate for the change in power brought about by beefing-up a specific component.

To illustrate: you can boost your engine's horsepower by 50 percent, or even more, with a supercharger/EFI kit. But, the upgrade may destroy the stock stern-drive; which means you'll need to change that with one that can handle the additional power. Now your suped-up engine can go faster - if it had a bigger-pitch propeller. You'll most likely be changing your propeller with a four or five-blade one. Unfortunately, your current cable-assist hydraulic steering system won't be able to handle the extra speed your boat will then be running at. So, you'll have to change the cable-assist to a full hydraulic steering system.

The good news: despite having to change all those boat engine parts, it will still come out cheaper than getting a brand new engine, or a new boat for that matter, with stock specs matching that of the modified engine's. It may take a bit more work and time to get that extra boost but it's definitely more cost efficient and definitely more satisfying.

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