chrysler 280 on 36 tri cabin

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chrysler 280 on 36 tri cabin

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silly question, but i'm not a mechanical type at all, and am curious...

i'm thinking of buying a 36 tri. the ad says it has twin chrysler 280s, with 280 horsepower.

is that correct? if not, does anyone know what the hp of these engines are? i've looked for a hour on the net, and can't find poo.

thanks!
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What year ? the 280hp was a 383cid up till 1971 and 400cid 72 on up . good engines IMO . the horsepower was of course 280
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my family bought a 1972 f36 tri cabin brand new and she was equipped with chrysler 280's. dad had her from 1972 until 2008.
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I'll bet they they should be more correctly called Mercruiser 280's. Take a look at the name plate on your engines & see what it says for Model # & Serial #. Mercruiser takes various car manufacturer engines, 'marine-izes' them, and calls them by their horsepower rating. I've got a tri-cabin with Mercruiser 255's, which are basically marine-ized GM 5.7L, or 350ci truck engines rated @ 255 HP each.

I was always a fan of the Chrysler 318's & 383's, so, if your engines have been taken care of, you've got some sweet engines there.
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My Chrysler 250's are actually 360 cu.in. displacement. Straight interpolation would give you about 380 cu. in. displacement for a 280 hp engine.
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eh, i finallyl called the marina who has the boat (duh), and asked.

apparently someone goofed in the description. according to the guy i spoke to, they're chrysler 400's, with 280 hp.

haven't seen anyone mention this engine. hopefully they're as good as the others. :wink:
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As I said its a good engine the 383 became the 400 cid . It is a big block chrysler its like the 440 cid but the 440 is a raised deck big block .
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prowlersfish wrote:As I said its a good engine the 383 became the 400 cid . It is a big block chrysler its like the 440 cid but the 440 is a raised deck big block .
hehe. i'm not that smart. missed that.

that's what i get for trying to sneak a peek at the boards when i'm in the office. 8)
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Re: chrysler 280 on 36 tri cabin

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I have a 1976 Trojan F36 tri deck with twin Chrysler marine 280 and the Model number on the engines are #400BWL10/597. The engines were kept very well however I am into my 1st impeller change which is a Sherwood by the way. I am on Lake Simcoe. Good luck
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Re: chrysler 280 on 36 tri cabin

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I have the 400s and had them rebuilt I love them so much!
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