msrp, is diffrent from what you can buy one for from merc'.if someone want's to flip a unit and make a few grand it can be done at these price's and the way the economy is i can see this going on real soon .

oem , price for the 700 nxt package is between that 50 and 55 k range depending on how many unit's you sell and how much they like you

i have seen the oem price sheet at a builder before .

just like a 525 xr package is 33 to 35 k oem .

my 2 cent's

90 hrs on the set that was on display. Smiles all around.

They are installing a set in a Donzi 38' soon to begin the PR season and demo tour.

Word was it will be available June 1st, 2009.

I was blown away by the knowledge and patience of the reps.

Donzi is almost ready.........Should be a pretty nice package

Hope so...felt bad beatin' on ya with the lil' batboat!

I believe the msrp on the 700/nxt package is 82K. Now, I know you can buy it less on the street and that is not close to what the dealers spend, but that is suggested retail.
Eddie

By the way, that is a good looking drive.

Yes. A single vertical shaft comes out of the upper gearcase, and splits to two shafts in the lower unit. The entire dry-sump oil pump and reservoir package is in the lower unit, and includes a low oil pressure alarm sensor.

Thank You

The dark-haired guy on the left in Post #40 is Paul Milligan, who designed the drive and the transmission. Pretty hard to stump him with a design question! They spent a lot of time on it, and did not ignore what has been done on NXT's and #6's.

You'll note that the trim and steering hoses can be attached from either side (see the capped-off fittings at the top of the transom assembly), and that the engine and transmission attached directly to the drive; no rear mounts to line up. They offer a laser alignment tool to installers to make sure the forward mounts are correct. The U-joint bellows is outside the boat, so your boat won't sink if you damage one.

Eddie, you are correct, they both retail at around 80k, and OEM is in the 53k-56k range, so it's basically a pick em. they both are great reliable packages, what is the warranty on the Ilmor package?

Hey guys,

Here's a link to the short piece I did at the L.A. Show on the Ilmor Indy drive when it was shown to the press:

http://www.powerboatmag.com/ilmor-ma...ern-drive.html

I think the coolest thing about this product, aside from its dry-sump transmission, is that Ilmor is going to offer it as a stand-alone product so it can be used with other builders' engines. Though it's been done with the NXT1 drive, Mercury Racing does not and likely will never sell the unit separately from the 700SC engine.

As to why Ilmor built the Indy drive to handle 900 hp ... in all likelihood, at least in the near future, that has nothing to do with them offering a 900-hp engine. In talking with Ilmor's Paul Ray, I've learned that meeting the current CARB and pending EPA standards on power that hefy is a major challenge. Not beyond capabilities, but expensive as all get-out.