New 4 strokes

[elcamino12sec]

I was at the Miami boat show to see the release of the new supercharged Mercury 4 strokes. My question to all the Mercury guys is: What do you think of these? Air to water intercooler, supercharged, 650lbs, It may get good fuel economy but damn thats alot of moving parts to break, and alot of weight to push through the water. What were they thinking? Or is there another picture Im not seeing. I would like to here some opinions of other people out there that know a bit about these motors. Thanks.

 

[JoeW]

Re: New 4 strokes

I'm waiting for them to put a Chevy 350 on top of a lower unit. I haven't seen the superchargers. I'm still trying to get over the size of the four strokes in general. Alas, they are required on most of the lakes in the upper Sierras where I live (Lake Tahoe etc.)<br /><br />What hp motor was all of this on to justify 650 lbs?<br /><br />What, exactly, is an air-to-water intercooler anyway?

 

[elcamino12sec]

Re: New 4 strokes

The 200,225,250,275,and 300 (also available) All the new Verado line, look on there site, there heavy. An air to water intercooler cooles the charge before entering the combustion chamber by moving the air through an area that is cooled by the water, somewhat like how an a/c system works.<br />I would assume that corrosion would eat up the motor in a few years, this is the reason why I posted this question and wondering if any one else thinks the same thing?

 

[JB]

Re: New 4 strokes

Moving to General Outboard