engine differnce

[oldriver]

Hello ,in 1998-1999 the PS 190 had the corvette engine option,in 2000 the same boat had the Indmar 330 horse ,what is the diff between the two blocks and engines.Any help would be appreciated.
sure I will hear from someone soon and thanks in advance

[Engine Nut]

Hello ,in 1998-1999 the PS 190 had the corvette engine option,in 2000 the same boat had the Indmar 330 horse ,what is the diff between the two blocks and engines.Any help would be appreciated.
sure I will hear from someone soon and thanks in advance

The Corvette engine that was used in those boats was the LT1 engine. The LT1 was in production from 1993 model year and pretty much ended after the 1999 model year. It had a cast iron block and aluminum cylinder heads along with a distributorless ignition system. It was a great engine but went out of production at General Motors. The LT1 was replaced with the LTR which had a cast iron block and cast iron cylinder heads. It was pretty much a standard 5.7L (350 cubic inch) engine but it did have the same distributorless ignition that the LT1 had. The LTR was built through from 1999 MY through 2002 MY when it was replaced by the MCX.

Engine Nut

[oldriver]

gee thanks,sounds like either engine would be a great choice however with the LT1 overheating would be bad with the aluminum heads.Guess they both had the same horsepower also?????

[ride]

gee thanks,sounds like either engine would be a great choice however with the LT1 overheating would be bad with the aluminum heads.Guess they both had the same horsepower also?????

Enginenut, please check me on this but I beleive the aluminum head on the LT-1 gives you as much as a 100lb. weight advantage over the LTR. And not that I'm THAT particular about my ski wake, but in theory it would keep the boat from sitting as deep in the water, thus producing less of a wake at slalom speeds.
You're right about the overheat thrreat in the LT-1 tho. Always keep one eye on the temp gauge...

[captain planet]

gee thanks,sounds like either engine would be a great choice however with the LT1 overheating would be bad with the aluminum heads.Guess they both had the same horsepower also?????

I don't believe so. If I recall correctly the LTR had 330 hp. The LT-1 in my 30th Anniversary has 350 hp.

[JimN]

ride- I don't know if they did it, or not, but moving the motor forward a few inches would accomplish the same thing as lightening the motor.

[east tx skier]

I don't believe so. If I recall correctly the LTR had 330 hp. The LT-1 in my 30th Anniversary has 350 hp.

/edit. It's 340 hp for the LT-1 in 98 according to the WSM Boat Buyer's Guide (for what that's worth).

[captain planet]

/edit. It's 340 hp for the LT-1 in 98 according to the WSM Boat Buyer's Guide (for what that's worth).

I think your right, but for the Anniversary they tinkered with the engine to get 350hp out of it. A friend of a friend had a 98 Duvall which was 340hp and we were always jawing back and forth about my boat having more horsies than his. One day he even lied about having some engine work done to get 15 more hp out of it just to say he had more power.

[ride]

ride- I don't know if they did it, or not, but moving the motor forward a few inches would accomplish the same thing as lightening the motor.

Jim-
Por que, mi amigo? A guess would be that by moving the weight toward the bow, the boat's planing surface area would be unchanged from that of the LT-1 due to prop shaft angle? Am I anywhere close? Do explain...

[east tx skier]

I think your right, but for the Anniversary they tinkered with the engine to get 350hp out of it. A friend of a friend had a 98 Duvall which was 340hp and we were always jawing back and forth about my boat having more horsies than his. One day he even lied about having some engine work done to get 15 more hp out of it just to say he had more power.

Well, here's another source.

Looks like the manual for 98 says 328 hp (which may explain my 318 hp guess better). Of course, it also says the TBI MX engine is only 298 hp. I'm nearly positive that it's 308 hp (which is also what the WSM review says). Either way, I'm going to go with my gut and speculate that they didn't give you 10 extra horsies on the anniversary ed pro star. But whatever puts a smile on your face.

Actually, in the reviews for 1993, they had separate reviews for the 190 ltd. and the S&S 190 in addition to the stock 190. Different engine/tranny combos, etc. The S&S got a more favorable wake review than the 190 Ltd. and the Stock. Must have been the stars.

[Engine Nut]

Well, here's another source.

Looks like the manual for 98 says 328 hp (which may explain my 318 hp guess better). Of course, it also says the TBI MX engine is only 298 hp. I'm nearly positive that it's 308 hp (which is also what the WSM review says). Either way, I'm going to go with my gut and speculate that they didn't give you 10 extra horsies on the anniversary ed pro star. But whatever puts a smile on your face.

Actually, in the reviews for 1993, they had separate reviews for the 190 ltd. and the S&S 190 in addition to the stock 190. Different engine/tranny combos, etc. The S&S got a more favorable wake review than the 190 Ltd. and the Stock. Must have been the stars.

My chart shows the standard LT1 at 340 HP and the anniversary edition at 350. The anniversary edition had a different cam and lifters which gave it a little more boost.

Engine Nut

[Farmer Ted]

My chart shows the standard LT1 at 340 HP and the anniversary edition at 350. The anniversary edition had a different cam and lifters which gave it a little more boost.

Engine Nut

EN,

Thanks for the info, I have been led to believe only the blue engines were the 350 hp and the black engines were 340 hp

any truth to that?

thanks for your input

[east tx skier]

My chart shows the standard LT1 at 340 HP and the anniversary edition at 350. The anniversary edition had a different cam and lifters which gave it a little more boost.

Engine Nut

Well shut my mouth. How 'bout that.

[Engine Nut]

EN,

Thanks for the info, I have been led to believe only the blue engines were the 350 hp and the black engines were 340 hp

any truth to that?

thanks for your input

You are correct. The higher output anniversary edition engines were blue.

Engine Nut

[Farmer Ted]

You are correct. The higher output anniversary edition engines were blue.

Engine Nut

Thank you sir!

Could you recommend a paint/color to touch up some areas on a blue one?