Originally Posted by
Carosel43
Hi Bill
The difference between the two engines is mostly in the carburetor. The old version (mine is from 1995) has a super tigre carb and swapping it for our current design Laser carb gave me another 2-300rpm. Clearly results will vary between engines but I was very happy with the upgrade. If your engine is 7 years old there should not be any real difference between it and the current spec engine. If you pop up a photo I can probably narrow down its age, and the year of mfr should be stamped on the mounting lug
Thanks for your reply. I guess I should join the Laser club since I now own 3 Laser engines. Along with the Laser 80, I have the 70 and a 200V. The 70 and 80 have the black Irvine carbs while the 200V has the purple Irvine carbs. The 70 and the 200V have standard threads on the prop shaft and the threads on the 80 are metric. Enclosed are pictures to help determine the production dates.
Thanks again....
Bill
