Stainless Marine for 525efi
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Stainless Marine for 525efi
Anybody running the Stainless Marine exhaust system on 525efi rather than the CMI's? I'm thinking about replacing my headers before my luck runs out. The SM system is considerable cheaper than CMI's and they have a 5yr. warranty. I've known people running them with pretty big power with good results.
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There are some pics here. They might not look as good as CMI's but I don't think they look bad either.
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I thought I read somewhere that you have to redrill the heads because the 525's use a different bolt pattern for the exhaust. That doesn't sound like fun. Ideally, I'd like to bolt them on and roll.
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In all seriousness, the SM will probably outlast those engines and the number of years you own the boat. I'd also look at the Thunder and Lightning system by Diamond Performance. They are the old Keith Eikert's and you get a full length header with the reliability of a manifold system. http://www.diamondperformanceparts.com/home.php?cat=282
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we have installed several sets of sm manifolds on the 525 mercs no complaints on speed loss,sm sends you a complete custom jig to re tap your heads,give me a call Dave when your ready and you can bring your boat to the shop and we can do the tapping if not we can hook you up with a set of genx cmi also