winner 2280 engine size

winner22

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Hello, i have a winner 2280/ 1990 that came wiyh a volvo aq125 that i cooked , i have a aq130/ b20 that i can use but am i gonna be underpowered, i never got much out of old eng to tell , It just seem s a lot of boat for 130 horsepower, Its a 280 sp leg, i can get a pair of decent 305 s all volvo that way i have lotsa xtra parts for v8 . I dont know the weight of the boat ( no sticker) but it just seems like 130 hp is gonne be workin awfull hard , please any input is greatly appreciated, also is there a waty to guess boats weigt without just bringigng it over the scale? Jeff
 

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Re: winner 2280 engine size

Hello, i have a winner 2280/ 1990 that came wiyh a volvo aq125 that i cooked , i have a aq130/ b20 that i can use but am i gonna be underpowered, i never got much out of old eng to tell , It just seem s a lot of boat for 130 horsepower, Its a 280 sp leg, i can get a pair of decent 305 s all volvo that way i have lotsa xtra parts for v8 . I dont know the weight of the boat ( no sticker) but it just seems like 130 hp is gonne be workin awfull hard , please any input is greatly appreciated, also is there a waty to guess boats weigt without just bringigng it over the scale? Jeff

Ayuh,... You can drop in the 305, but yer drive ain't up to it,...
At a minimum you'll need to regear it...
 
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