Verado 400 Sci R
 

Hi,

Swedish high performance dealer Lundin released this on their Facebook page today:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1133...1391796270500/

Verado 400 Sci R, 7.000 rpm limiter and Sportsmaster optional. Orders from March.

Cheers Toffen

An Australian dealer also released the same info and picture as well.
Very interested (depending on pricing). Will be interesting to see if the 350 becomes a "fishing " motor with longer warranty?

It's funny the news came from Sweden and Austraila first :D

what was all the talk about the 350 hp 4cyl motors being tested over in dubai? i thought THAT was the big new release? think this will start winning over guys running old 300 pro max's?

don't the 350's run on 93 i'm assuming the 400's will be the same

Sign me up

two of those on your boat would be great! Total rerig needed though with those motors.

4 may sink her at the ramp David:)

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Photo Credit: Xcat Facebook

http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/...Merc400_01.jpg

Im sure mercury is waiting for the Miami show to release the news

this most recent pic is proly just a photoshop of the 350 SCi and is NOT 4 cyl

http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/...Merc400_01.jpg
http://i1238.photobucket.com/albums/...cprototype.jpg

Noli. That will make you very competitive in the Around Long Island race in August. Maybe Mercury would help you with setup and props.

How are the Sportsmasters going to hold up to this HP and Torque? Seems like the weak link.

Has anyone heard a firm weight for these 400's?

I'm sure mercury will come out with a 400hp outboard soon

Weight is what I am curious about. If it is the same as a verado, I dont know...

Just a guess here, but id imagine the 400 is just a wound up version of the current 350. So easy to do with the supercharger in the mix....... just add boost!
For this reason id expect the weight to stay more or less the same as the 350.
Id also imagine the sportsmaster would have to have either stronger internal gears or maybe even a complete new (larger diameter) gear case to support larger internals.
Again, just thinking out loud.

Hi!

Whipple offered an upgrade kit for 350 to boost it to 380 hp. Higher rpm limiter and more boost. So the logic is that Merc does the same but with some more tweaks. Some speculate on bigger bore and longer stroke too.

X cat has been testing out sportmaster lower untis on their detuned 350 vrod with 15 shortlegs in dubail. So I hope for same gearhouse as before (4.8 inch dia) with stronger internals. This will add speed as well 😄

Cheers Toffen

Two? You're kidding right?

Tripps on Daves cat!

Sorry Dave, What was I thinking, your boat is a 36. 3 or 4 would be great. I just really hope they are a TRUE 400 hp. Not some 380hp motors with a 400 label. Time will tell. Based on the weight I would think the motors you have now are equalivent to the 350hp if they are the high output Diamod Versions.

I may need to borrow time in your new boatcave Ron for a re rig :cool:, the extra weight and added hp might be a really good thing for the 36,
I'm assuming that mercury racing would be underestimating their hp rating like they have in the past with the 280's
Any speculation on pricing yet?

Would you do triples on your 36?

No I would stick with quads

I would guess somewhere between mid 30;'s to as much as low 40's. This is based on 350 verado pricing. Also the million dollar question is how much warranty for that kind of Jack?
Only if I get to sea trial and break in the engines LOL!!!!
Bring it.

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JacosMarine pricing on the Verado Racing 350 SCi is $22K.

The non-race fish motor Verado 300 is $18K




I'm guessing the Verado SCi R 400Hp will be around $27K (Jacos' price)

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I can't wait. Not because I'm buying one, that motor is way out of my budget and too much for my resin bucket... But somebody, somewhere is going to cut a good deal on a used 300XS or 300 Verado after their 400 re-rig.

All sources point to this march