View Poll Results: WYou favorite Mercury Racing engine

525 EFI

57.41%

600 SCI

2.78%

700 SCI

2.78%

850 SCI

12.04%

1075 SCI

25.00%

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POLL: favorite Mercury motor

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03-04-2006 | 07:16 PM

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CcanDo

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Re: POLL: favorite Mercury motor

I realize this poll is for current Mercury motors.However,what is general opinion of the 900 SC ?

03-04-2006 | 07:29 PM

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Re: POLL: favorite Mercury motor

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Originally Posted by CcanDo

I realize this poll is for current Mercury motors.However,what is general opinion of the 900 SC ?

Id rather have NA's

03-04-2006 | 08:34 PM

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Re: POLL: favorite Mercury motor

The 525EFI appears to be a great motor. Good power, operates on low octane fuel, closed cooling and should run for a couple hundred hours no matter how far and often the sticks are hammered.

The blower motors make the big power but also put alot of stress on parts. It seems the EFI and screw style superchargers have brought marine supercharging to a new level. However, I think supercharging a motor is like juicing an athlete, sure they put up big numbers but most of the time the careers are shortened by injury.

03-05-2006 | 02:05 PM

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Semper Fi

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Re: POLL: favorite Mercury motor

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Originally Posted by sharkeymarine

Just kiddin' with ya!

I know

Maybe an outboard poll would be a good one also.

03-05-2006 | 02:06 PM

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Semper Fi

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Re: POLL: favorite Mercury motor

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Originally Posted by Edward R. Cozzi

Isn't "Mercury" outboards and I/o's and inboards "MerCruiser"?
I thought this was going to be an outboard poll by the title.

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Ed,
yes you are correct........I'll go in timeout for 1/2 hr

03-05-2006 | 06:20 PM

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berns29scarab

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Re: POLL: favorite Mercury motor

300x's...but the 850's are badass, and for everyday usability 525

03-06-2006 | 12:01 PM

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Re: POLL: favorite Mercury motor

You forgot to include the 350 MAG - one of the best engines out there.

03-06-2006 | 01:00 PM

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Brad Zastrow

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Re: POLL: favorite Mercury motor

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Originally Posted by Edward R. Cozzi

Isn't "Mercury" outboards and I/o's and inboards "MerCruiser"?
I thought this was going to be an outboard poll by the title.

Anyway, I picked the 525's for reliability, cost and the fresh-water cooling.

Any Opti-Max outboard would be my choice of O/B's.

The poll engines are the "Mercury Racing" brand of engines which can include the the hot rod outboards. Otherwise Mercury is outboards and Mercruiser is I/O for the family stuff.