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can I get more out of a Johnson 30hp
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<blockquote data-quote="Boat2fast" data-source="post: 349917" data-attributes="member: 13358"><p>In 1986 outboard rating methods were changed. Engines had to be rated at the prop...not the powerhead. As a result, 35hp engines became 30hp. You can find references to 35hp engines after that, but these were military issue. The 35hp was only nominal. Like the commercial engines(45hp,55hp) the extra 5hp was just in the name.</p><p></p><p>Checking parts lists is the way to tell for sure. That, and taking them all apart and looking at the parts. The 30s built 1986 and after were equipped the same as the 35s 1985 and before. The 2003 30hp is at the top of the pile. It is the equivalent of the earlier 35hp engines already.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Boat2fast, post: 349917, member: 13358"] In 1986 outboard rating methods were changed. Engines had to be rated at the prop...not the powerhead. As a result, 35hp engines became 30hp. You can find references to 35hp engines after that, but these were military issue. The 35hp was only nominal. Like the commercial engines(45hp,55hp) the extra 5hp was just in the name. Checking parts lists is the way to tell for sure. That, and taking them all apart and looking at the parts. The 30s built 1986 and after were equipped the same as the 35s 1985 and before. The 2003 30hp is at the top of the pile. It is the equivalent of the earlier 35hp engines already. [/QUOTE]
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