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

I havent acually weighed anything. Factory spec for my hull is 16'3" 83" beam 1150 lbs like i said its a deep v so my sideboards are like 28" deep. I have a bone stock merc 454 has all the cast iron v drive exhaust manafolds on it and eavrything what i'v seen is between 330 and 385 hp and 850, compared to 650 - 700 for the truck motor. Again this is just from net surfing, havent acually weighed anything.. I have the short bow like i said, gunna bust the tape measure out to see if i can get a bench in front of the doghouse. How much real estate does the bb eat up from the transom with a setback or non ?

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.

Is this a Mc454 (Mercriuser) or a v-drive motor?
standard rotation is clockwise, looking at the balancer/front of the motor
looking at the 'flywheel' (assuming no bellhousing) counter clockwise
single engine boat would be standard rotation

Daniel