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12-19-2022 | 01:49 PM

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cheech

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Originally Posted by SabrToothSqrl

https://www.boats.com/first-look-tor...ineering-v-12/

Testing at Lake X??
I know Mercury sold Lake X at one time and now have recently re-leased it.

How does a competing propulsion manufacturer end up testing on Lake X?
I can see boat manufacturers using Mercury power prop testing and whatnot testing at Lake X.
But not a competing propulsion manufacturer itself.

Maybe was after the sale??

12-22-2022 | 07:54 AM

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https://www.xvipower.com/

The new V16's from Sixteen power just completed an entire season in Class 1 offshore racing on 1 set of engine with only 2 oil changes. That is very impressive reliability for 1,100 HP!

https://powerboatracingworld.com/jbs...sixteen-power/

12-22-2022 | 09:18 AM

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From: Owen Sound Ont.

That's great to see, I thought things were pretty quiet out of the Sixteen Power camp.

12-26-2022 | 07:35 PM

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Twin O/B Sonic

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Very cool!

Smart on the bore spacing allowing standard Ls series head usage.

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12-27-2022 | 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Skater30

I had high hopes for those motors when they came out. I liked the idea of big power with a naturally aspirated setup. It was a shame it never went anywhere, kinda' like the V-sixteen engines we're seeing now. With Mercury's 860 being somewhat of a flop, it seems like there's still a place in the market for a 900-1,000hp naturally aspirated engine. I for one would love a set of big inch, 1,000hp NA motors in my 36!

Chevrolet just released a Camaro with a 1000hp 632” I think it’s an n/a motor
it’s not that hard to make 1.5hp per cubic inch these days

12-27-2022 | 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by iliveonanisland

Chevrolet just released a Camaro with a 1000hp 632” I think it’s an n/a motor
it’s not that hard to make 1.5hp per cubic inch these days

At 600+ cubes on pump gas, you need a fancy 9-15* head that takes expensive valve train and special intake manifolds. It also has nearly 0.800 lift.

I suppose it’s not that *hard* but it certainly isn’t cheap compared to more normal big Chevy stuff.