who will ACE out who (outdrive name)
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Re: who will ACE out who (outdrive name)
konrad looked cobbled together and unfinished, merc well, looked like a merc, like they put some thought and research into it....
and the blunt nose seems to work just fine on the demo boat...
and the blunt nose seems to work just fine on the demo boat...
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Re: who will ACE out who (outdrive name)
Originally Posted by Steet
I thought the looks of the new merc drive was very nice and looked like a mini number six drive. The only thing that I noticed is that it can not possibly be faster though. Did you notice the very blunt nose on the drive? No bullet nose which I would think would be consideralby slower.
if it is slower im sure Merc will offer you an "optional" nose
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Re: who will ACE out who (outdrive name)
Originally Posted by Scott B
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Re: who will ACE out who (outdrive name)
Originally Posted by Steet
I thought the looks of the new merc drive was very nice and looked like a mini number six drive. The only thing that I noticed is that it can not possibly be faster though. Did you notice the very blunt nose on the drive? No bullet nose which I would think would be consideralby slower.
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Originally Posted by Sean H
konrad looked cobbled together and unfinished, merc well, looked like a merc, like they put some thought and research into it....
Originally Posted by Sean H
and the blunt nose seems to work just fine on the demo boat...
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Originally Posted by METAL BROS RACING
iasked the Merc guys about nose cone options, they looked at me as if I were insane.
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Originally Posted by outdrive man
mercury spends allot of money on hydrodynamics. you dont want a sharp leading edge because of cavitation. i have heard allot of stories where guys have added nosecones and lose speed. look at the six, a proven drive, it has about the same profile.
People don't knife edge crankshafts anymore.....