Any thoughts on Mercs new Verado OB?
 

Any thoughts on Mercury's new Supercharged 4-stroke Verado outboards?

http://www.powerboatmag.com/breakingnews/story81.php

Roby

I t is heavy as hell. But if it has as big of torque as they say it does it might still have good top end speed. I want to see the 250 vs. 250 comparison on the same boat. (250xs vs. 250 verado) That should tell the tale. It is very interesting that they are supposedly getting the reliability with 12 pounds of boost. Time will tell I guess. DK

They say it's 630 lbs. "Lightest in it's class". I assume they are refering to 4 strokes. How much does the old 225 weigh?

I don't know what the 225 weighs, but the 2.5 280 hp weighs in the 360# range, and the 300x weighs in at about the mid 400 range.

OoOfad!

Want to know why it's so heavy???

(Took these from S&F, from this morning in Miami)

:cool:

:p

Thanks Greg! ;)

Now you see why it weighs so much?:D

It's up on mercs web site. Under products click on outboards.

I caught a sneak preview some where on the net and you could not even tell the motor was running. They were testing it on the back of a center console. I think the preview was on the Diamond Marine website. Very impressive piece from Mercury Marine.

My neighbor has Hondas on the back of his boat, when he is out fishing he never turns them off. You don't know they're running and they barely sip the gas.

There is a video on the Merc site. They are driving a bass boat down some channel in Florida (?). The driver is talking normally and you can NOT hear the engine. Of course, you also can't hear any water splash, but it's impressivly quiet.

Here is the link that I spoke of and I stand corrected as it came from the Mecury site. Notice it is being tested as an SOB.

www.mercuryprojectx.com/

Wow, that looks bad-azz.
If it's as reliable as they say it is, we could have a winner. :cool:

Looks cool, but I have to predict failure on this one.

Its in the correct weight range for a four stroke.. Powerband remains to be seen on it tho.. Sucker is big tho :eek:

Scott B

Is that a Whipple?

When they get it bumped to say 400 HP I'll be interested.

It is a Lysholm Screw supercharger, like a Whipple.

Heavy SOB.

Word out LAST YEAR was that the new Merc Racing version of the charged stroker would debut at 325hp, and that it was planned to be developed into a 450hp version that would still meet "green" standards.

I don't think they can release a 450hp outboard. There is some standard that limits them to 300hp. I believe that's where the 300x falls in. The standard allows a certain % of hp range. The 300x is just at the higher end of the range.

No, the 450 was to be the race version where they do not release official hp numbers. Not a "consumer" motor.

Just like the race Optimax is pushing 350hp.

What standard? It must be an internal industry standard (i.e. NMMA).

Can't say. I'm thinking it's a ANSI standard but I'm not sure. I remember reading about it when they introduced the X series. MC is proably right about the standard only applying to production engines.

First report from a demo ride! :cool:
Sounds like Merc has a winner.

http://forums.screamandfly.com/forum...threadid=52550

MY GOD ITS UGLY !!

WoW.

Nice report mike

Well
 

Mean if your scared by a jumbo shrimp ..
I guess they had to cover that anchor somehow ..But ill be runnin two strokes till I cant find any more parts :D :D

Like it not, this is the future. Before long, this engine will be your only choice. :(

Look out the sky is falling !

Someone will end up making some BIG #'s with these monsters... mark my words, just give them a little time.;)