Its got mercruiser stickers all over it, is in a 28' v drive boat has a big yellow sticker on the passenger side valve cover that says right rotation and the btc timing marks start on the drivers side of the motor. timing mark tab itself is on drivers side of motor. refrenced as if it was in a car

Alright so it seems like i can get away with 4' to the dog house 4.5' without setback. tyvm Daniel. I wana make a doghouse so i look like grampa rollin up with a fish platform out back,since i have a deep hull, till i hit the go petal or you hear the bb thumpin. i wana add the alu logs and intake as i go along will start with what i have. will deff start with alu bell mount, and front mount. Is that all you guy's runnin are the 4 ? or do you use the stock motor mounts also ? Kind of leary of boltin a 454 to glassed in 2x4's. almost wana make an aluminum frame and glass it in instead. But i will prolly go the 2x4 rout.

Alright somebody needs to talk me out of this because a bb chev is just way to big to stuff in this boat...... Or is it? Well it's a 73 searay 16 180 srv. deep v. it has a 115 merc tower outboard on it. I just so happen to have a 454 pull out from a v drive boat..... Don't get me wrong i would rather go ej 22 tt because i could make the same hp. with half the weight, but at about tripple the cost because i already have the 454. i could sell the outboard for funds for the pump. i'v seen alot of 350's in 16's i'v seen alot of 454's in 18's they all had a long nose. My boat has a short closed bow with a tank already under it. the hull weighs 1150 without motor dry. A 454 with pump is gunna come in at around 1000. the outboard hangin off it now weighs 330...... i could strip the windshield etc. cut the floor out glass in stringers to the bulkhead without taking the to off then flip the hull to fit the pump. hmm