My repower is finally done, and she will run! My mechanic broke in the engine and ran it up to 76. He said it had more in it, but the lake was a little rough, so he backed off. My son and I took it out today and were easily able to run 74 with a full tournament load, 3/4 fuel and empty live wells. RPMs were right at 6000. With some more seat time, I’m sure we can run it in the upper 70s. Hole shot was a respectable 3.5-4 seconds. Idling, low speed and midrange are great.
The Merc guys go on about the startup and sound of the the new 4s. The 250SS sounds every bit as deep and throaty as the Merc to me. There is no shake when it fires up, and it idles really quiet. Defiantly quieter than the SHO.
We are currently running a 27p Scorpion. I want to try a four blade as well and will report back when I do. I am very pleased with my decision to go with the Suzuki.