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The current engine is raw water cooled. That with the fact it is about 45 years old and hard to get parts for makes me keen to do a swap. The replacement set up will have a heat exchanger added so...

Front runners look like the V6's, Buick 3.8, VQ30DE or VQ25DE. Most of the straight 6's seem to be from RWD vehicles that get thrashed by the wheel spinners. Buick would be best match speed wise but...

I don't think there would be any issue going up to around 6k. May need a prop change. Think gear changes would be difficult to obtain.

Yeah, I think the output is too much motor if you catch my drift. I think for a 280 or 290 leg it would be good, but that would have to start with a whole new transom I think.

They are geared for the B30 at 5k.

Probably a bit too much engine. Like the idea though.

A straight 6 is probably good for space, long and narrow so easy to get down the sides in a small tub. Unfortunately with the trend for FWD...

Yeah, the wee diesels are pretty good. Trouble is the road user charges kill the cost advantages. Doing the maths my Bighorn is $26/100km and the Forrester is only $18 not taking into account...

Would just about need a gearbox to get the right speed.

I have one of those here, minus the second T.

Diesel would be good reliability wise but they have a low power to weight ratio. The petrols are not too much of an issue sensor wise, they may go into limp mode, but they will still go. If you keep...

That's my thinking. Buy a car and you have everything to start with. There are a lot of these 90's engines that are capable of racking up well over 400,000km. The engines are running good with about...

True. A fairly large profile.

I should move the tail lights on the trailer a tad. They're about 2.6m across.

I do have two complete legs and bell housings. Might be a tad heavy with two sets...

She's an ugly duck but the hull is in excellent condition.

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See if I can find the photos on the PC. Was on Photobucket till that turned to custard.

A short, heavy, fat fibreglass 17'/5.3m Vistacraft from about '71-'73 with a Volvo Penta stern leg. Was used commercially out of the sounds. Original B30 170HP engine was overhauled about 5 hours...

VQ25DE suitable? Slightly lower power maybe a better match. probably the same weight and mostly the same parts as the VQ30DE. Good thing with the Nissans is the imports seem to rust out so are pretty...

VQ25DE suitable? Slightly lower power maybe a better match. probably the same weight and mostly the same parts as the VQ30DE. Good thing with the Nissans is the imports seem to rust out so are pretty...

The VQ had crossed my mind.

The old Buick?

Would want to get something I can get closish to the original '71 170HP, which will be more like 140-150 modern HP. Computer managed fuel injection has to be better than old school carbs to keep...

Yeah, that is the plan. 4 cylinder non turbo, would probably have about the same power output as the very old triple carb 6.

Looking at putting a more modern car engine into a boat. Think it would be better than phaffing around with the rare 45+ year old one that is in there. The 90's engines seem to be damned reliable...

OK, I'm bored, and thinking.

How difficult is it to get an auto engine running out of the original vehicle to run something else? Since the early 90's, or there abouts, most have a computer...