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Does anyone know what the Mercury 496HO redline is? If anyone knows it would be a big help, because I've heard three different answers...5000RPM....5100RPM, and I've heard that the rev limiter comes on at 5150RPM?

Thanks

Pwrbt33

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Max rpm should be 5000. The rev limiter kicks in at 5150 rpm.

John

Dave M

Yup, I run mine to 5000.

Cattitude

book says range is 4600-5000, but I'm pretty sure 5150 is the tev limiter, seems I've read Teague commenting that the sweet spot is to prop them for 4900, pretty good torque curve for a mild engine- about to try and pull some 34" 5 blades this week, 32's are over 5k now

Vyper340

I think the rev limiter is actually 5250 but I may have that confused with another engine. It's at least 5150 cause seen that before with different props.

Pwrbt33

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Usually Mercury makes the rev limiters 150 rpm above max rpm.

John

mwdill

rev limit at 5150, prop it right at 5000