Update: Dieter, based on your info and a good long conversation with a retired Mercruiser Engineer, I felt comfortable enough that it was worth a shot. I wanted to update this so anyone looking in the future would have some good info.
The Economics: I could buy a new-old stock DPS-B 2.32...
Understood, though there seems to be a bit of variability.
Just as an exercise, if I switch from a 2.14 ratio, which was achieving 4900rpm~ WOT to the 2.32 ratio with the same props, what might the RPM increase too?
Howdy, I have a corroded outdrive and that I am looking to replace. It's a 2009 DPS-A 2.14 Ratio with F5 props.
The boat is a 2009 Monterey 260 SCR Cruiser, roughly 6800lbs dry with a VP 5.7GXI-K engine. WOT is roughly 4900-4950rpm. Spec'ed range is 4800-5200rpm
I have been able to find some...