Repowering 2520 DV question

[VMAN]

Looking to repower my 1998 2520 DV. Found a great deal on a new Suzuki 250 four stroke. Anyone on the board have one on the back of thier 2520 DV? Not sure if I should go with the 300. Just curious to see the performance difference from the 250 Oxx66 yammi. Any input would help, weight, consumption, speed etc... thanks! Vito

 

[DaleH]

Parker (Brad) here has one on the back of his deep-V 25 sport cabin model. I just repowered my mod-V 25' SC with a Suzi DF250. From what I've seen of the performanance figures for a SINGLE Suzi 300hp on the stern - I wouldn't do it. It appears that 300 is geared for there to be 2 or more OBs on the stern laziliy running along @ 3500 RPMs or so. You can't do that with a single motor and will need to be @ much higher RPMs, as fuel comparisons don't show much, if any, improvements at cruise speeds for the single 250 vs. 300.

Provided you have a good dealer near you, for my $$, a Suzi is the much better choice than a Yam OB ...

 

[VMAN]

Thanks for the reply...leaning toward the 250.

 

[warthog5]

Hmmmmmm!

Gear Ratio's

DF-250 = 2.29 - 1

DF-300 = 2.08 - 1

One of the things I've read about the NEW / Latest DF-300A is advertising a 14% better fuel ecomany in the mid range over the older motors.

Look @ Page 3

http://www.suzukimarine.com/~/media/Mar ... 20SMC.ashx

 

[VMAN]

Thanks Warthog...still haven't purchased a new motor yet. Most likely in the spring.

 

[Megabyte]

Look @ Page 3

http://www.suzukimarine.com/~/media/Mar ... 20SMC.ashx

"Selective rotation"? That's different.
Looks like a lot of improvements in the latest motors. 8)