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Location: Green Bay, WI | Nice article... I was a bit surprised to see that the Verado did so poorly in the fuel economy department. I know that it's thirsty, given the supercharger. But I find that by the using the SmartCraft FF gauge, I can get a very respectable fuel flow out of my 150--I think every bit as good as the Yamaha F150 I used to own. But at (or close to) WOT, the thing is absolutely parched and guzzles fuel like an F-15 at full afterburner. But I can almost count on one hand the number of times I have been able to run at WOT on Green Bay, and it seems that the the 4000-4500 RPM range seems to be where I find myself running about 25mph most of the time. So fuel flow out there really hasn't been much of an issue, and on the troll I am able to see FF's of 0.6gph.
But I was also surprised to see just how well they thought that Suzuki did. I've always heard great things about those engines, but don't recall seeing the numbers like this. If I ever buy another boat (or repower this one), the Suzuki will indeed get a very serious look.
Thanks for posting the link!
TB
Edited by tcbetka 5/11/2009 6:57 AM
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