Leak proof, 10 yrs warrantee headers.
01-27-2012 | 12:08 PM
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Maybe that is the case, truth is I will never be in the NEW boat market, so it could shift and I wouldn't know 
However, the biggest boat show in the US....the Miami boat show.....you're telling me everything will have a plain wrapper this year? lol
A 525EFI might look plain to us, but to the majority of boaters it has BLING! The 1350 looks like a 496ho.
Lot's of big money boaters out there that LOVE to open their hatches. Won't make much sense in the engines have plain plastic shrouds, and matt finish blocky exhaust
However, the biggest boat show in the US....the Miami boat show.....you're telling me everything will have a plain wrapper this year? lol
A 525EFI might look plain to us, but to the majority of boaters it has BLING! The 1350 looks like a 496ho.
Lot's of big money boaters out there that LOVE to open their hatches. Won't make much sense in the engines have plain plastic shrouds, and matt finish blocky exhaust
01-27-2012 | 01:29 PM
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I'm all for it, but I agree with the statements about "bling" It is so important in this industry......unless you chase the cruiser market?
Make it better and make it look cool, you will have a winner!
IMO if merc doesn't make the 1350 prettier, they will lose
more market share to the other big guns.
Make it better and make it look cool, you will have a winner!
IMO if merc doesn't make the 1350 prettier, they will lose
more market share to the other big guns.
01-31-2012 | 08:48 PM
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Seriously, love the concept of the 1350, and the warranty for that kind of power is unheard of. However, think about what they started when they painted the first 440hp blue. Then dolled up the 525SC, 600SC. The 575SCI with CMI's was blinging, then came the 800SCI and 1075SCI with CF....wow! I just expected a little more in the visual dept from Merc Racing!
02-03-2012 | 10:50 PM
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I have tested cmi big tube against stainless gen 3 5inch manifolds and they made 8hp more on a 1100 hp blower motor. No reason to deal with the inherent cmi problems, we all know how well they stand behind there products. You can deal with looks or leaks.
02-10-2012 | 05:33 PM
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The only issues ive seen are with the 525s because they were made to mercy's specs.
02-11-2012 | 04:36 AM
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Thanks Chris. Yes, my father designed and built them for 10yrs, and then sold it to Keith.
The first test set we built is over 20yrs old and has a god knows how many hours on it (the set is still in use today). The ones on our boat our 12yrs old. RmpRam had a set that he ran for over 10yrs I believe. A select few did manage to melt them, but it would have helped if they would have ran water through them or rigged their boat with something other than swimming pool hose
The first test set we built is over 20yrs old and has a god knows how many hours on it (the set is still in use today). The ones on our boat our 12yrs old. RmpRam had a set that he ran for over 10yrs I believe. A select few did manage to melt them, but it would have helped if they would have ran water through them or rigged their boat with something other than swimming pool hose
