Ilmor to power MasterCraft
 

Just returned from a waterski meeting in Atlanta. Heard good things about new Ilmor powered mastercraft. It shaved a bunch of time off of their 0 to 36 mph. time. My Nautique goes 0 to 34 in 144 ft. not hot top speed but still quick and I need every bit of it in my small ski lake. They are marinizing GM engines.....Interesting.....

They have a few things in the pipeline yet to be released from small to big. If ILMOR commits to doing something they will only do it 100%. No shortcuts!

Did someone say Mastercraft? :drink:

Cool! I wouldnt want to be on the end of the rope when they punch that one out of the hole though...

bad enough as it is behind a 310hp prostar.

Ill post some pics in a few

Dont forget Penske is behind the whole deal (Mastercraft & Ilmor) and he is a real stickler for details. He is one of very few guys I respect in business and life.

Cool Line shot. Currently were are doing the 5.7L, 6.0L, and 6.2L engines.

Very cool shot indeed. Looks like you guys have been busy. Any plans to move the viper builds to charlotte or is that staying in Plymouth?

Ilmor High-Performance will remain in Plymouth. Nothing in the near future says we will be in NC. I'd love to work out of that big ol facility! Shes a beauty...........

I was thinking to get away from this snow and cold but ya big facilities are a bonus too!

Nice!!

Every year tournament boats have to be approved for use in sanctioned water ski tournaments. There is a rigorous objective battery of tests the boats must pass to qualify for them to be used. I am a tournament driver and my only knock on the MasterCraft is that it has been sluggish to speed. One of the drivers involved in the recent test(results not released) raved about the difference in acceleration between the Indmar and Illmor power. They might be poised to make a difference in the ski boat market. Heaven knows the wakeboard boats need a ton of HP to make them move.

We knew it put down good times at the the tests. But its nice to hear others feedback from them. LOTS of testing........

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