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12-15-2018 | 10:28 AM

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Cary 29

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The new V8 not video sorry

12-16-2018 | 01:01 PM

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Just hope Merc comes out with a higher hp version of the new V8 at the Miami show like everyone is saying. Supercharged or whatever... I don't want the heavy straight six. The new VIDEO is awesome all the way around.

the new full cast I6 will be much lighter than the current design. Plus, it will be sleevless as well, further reducing the weight. I would also expect a similar above water exhaust as is on the ROS.

12-16-2018 | 01:18 PM

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the new full cast I6 will be much lighter than the current design. Plus, it will be sleevless as well, further reducing the weight. I would also expect a similar above water exhaust as is on the ROS.

So you think they will tweak the 6 rather than up the power of the new v8 platform?

12-16-2018 | 09:52 PM

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Be nice to get a 15” mid option on the v8s

12-17-2018 | 12:26 PM

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the new full cast I6 will be much lighter than the current design. Plus, it will be sleevless as well, further reducing the weight. I would also expect a similar above water exhaust as is on the ROS.

Is a sleeveless block able to be bored ?

12-18-2018 | 11:17 AM

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Is a sleeveless block able to be bored ?

No, the liners are sprayed in, similar to the process that Merc is using on the V8’s.

12-18-2018 | 11:23 AM

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So you think they will tweak the 6 rather than up the power of the new v8 platform?

Yes this seems to be the plan. This has been a bullet proof platform for Merc, and the 350 & 400 are the only I6 models offering the new water cooled SC and redesigned induction system, so I would expect to see this on the redesigned larger displacement block.