Originally Posted by noli (Post 4608866)

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are there any renderings of the i8?

Originally Posted by Skater30 (Post 4608888)

The current I-6/400R is definitely not done at 400hp, whether or not we see Mercury release a higher HP version a week from now remains to be seen though. As for an I-8 vs a V-8 coming next for the bigger platform, I won't argue with you. With the target market being the big center console Vs, a narrower I-8 would allow the manufacturers to fit more motors on the back, which in turn sells more motors for Mercury. Makes better business sense to go with a narrow I-8. I can't wait to be back in Miami next week!

Originally Posted by BBB725 (Post 4608976)

They are not releasing anything over 400hp in the I-6 platform

Originally Posted by Skater30 (Post 4609050)

I don't doubt what you are saying. The order was placed for my 400Rs today with Lisa Scola, and she said there is nothing with higher HP for 2018. She also said it will be 13 months before the motors will ship out of Fon Du Lac. It's amazing they are that backlogged on orders for the 400Rs. I've known the larger platform was coming for over a year now, as Mercury Racing bought a very large casting machine out of Michigan at that time. There's only one reason they would have done that.......

Originally Posted by lake p.a.l. (Post 4609094)

13 WEEKS, not months, simmer down midget.......

Originally Posted by Skater30 (Post 4609050)

I don't doubt what you are saying. The order was placed for my 400Rs today with Lisa Scola, and she said there is nothing with higher HP for 2018. She also said it will be 13 weeks before the motors will ship out of Fon Du Lac. It's amazing they are that backlogged on orders for the 400Rs. I've known the larger platform was coming for over a year now, as Mercury Racing bought a very large casting machine out of Michigan at that time. There's only one reason they would have done that.......

Originally Posted by lake p.a.l. (Post 4669523)

Now if they could just keep prop shafts from breaking on the 300R & 400R maybe they would release something bigger.....

Originally Posted by NWfreerider (Post 4669533)

I have read on another forum that a single 400R 22 Talon has had several shafts break under acceleration from idle and props were lost. Merc replaced all parts and supposedly changed how the prop shafts were being manufactured.