<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Stratos294HO »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hey Seahorse I have ordered a boat with a 2008 200 ETEC HO on it. Can you or someone else explain to me what the gear ratio 1.86:1 means ? Why a higher gear ratio on the smaller engines than the bigger ones?
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It's all about the power of the motor. The 150 H.O. and 200 H.O. do not have enough power to worry about having to turn a 29 or 30 pitch prop. The 225 H.O. and 250 H.O. run into issues with prop availability. I ran a 225 H.O. on my '06 Blazer and had to run a 30 pitch.
The lower gears in the bigger motors allows it to spin a smaller prop to the same speeds. You will probably turn the same prop as someone running a 250 H.O. on a 201 (or at least close to the same).
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