superchip in boat?

pilot_ryder · Posted: Apr 01, 2007 7:12 pm Post subject: superchip in boat?

Is it possible to put a superchip inside a boat engine because would there be any way that the marine parts would not cooperate etc.

SouthWaker · Posted: Apr 01, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject:

Matthew Edler · Newbie Joined: 09 Sep 2005 Posts: 39 City: St. Peters

I would think that it depends on the computer in the boat. Also, on a marine engine the cam, exhaust, heads, valves etc. are not the same as for example a standard GM 350. I'd suggest a lot of reserch before taking a automotive chip and putting it in a marine application.

tball · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 3953

I suspect that zero or nearly zero of the parameters used in a DOT vehicle will be the same as a marine application. Emissions, cooling, rpm...all different. I don't think there's any fruit here.

Changing your prop is more likely to help.

DRAGON88 · Posted: Apr 02, 2007 8:06 am Post subject:

In a naturally aspirated engine you usually just end up shifting the power band higher in the RPM, without much of a gain. It probably would not work out well in the marine application where we need torque down low.

As tball said, you're much better off re propping for whatever you want. Without an O2 sensor the engine cannot fine tune its stoichiometric ratio.

tball · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 24 Feb 2004 Posts: 3953

Yeah, stoichometric son!

pilot_ryder · Posted: Apr 02, 2007 3:20 pm Post subject:

SouthWaker, wow what?
thanks guys i wasnt really thinking of it, were putting one into our truck and it just came up, thought it would be possible

Brian B. · Posted: Apr 02, 2007 4:45 pm Post subject:

DRAGON88, say stoichometrich five times fast.

finman · Outlaw Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 106 City: Tulsa

You might call these guys.
They may be able to reflash your computer.
http://www.azspeed-marine.com/

Finman