Merlin Crate Motors
 

Has anybody ever run one of the Merlin crate motors in their boat? I am considering a low cost alternative on repowering this winter. I was thinking of buying a pair of the 509ci 540hp motors and putting some marine carbs on and trying to use them. Was wondering if anyone has done the same or had any thoughts or experience with these motors. Thanks in advance.
Regards, Mark

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No experience with them but i found it amusing that teauge marine started selling them for their customers on a budget about a year ago and six months ago their ad changed to say "no warranty" on same motor for same price,i wonder if someone had problems with them,you might want to call teauge,Smitty

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Do a search and I think you'll find some info. In my memory I don't think they are too good. Check out www.1800runsnew.com

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call sean at aftermarket marine 1 800 fix boat.

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go to world products web page they use to say will not warranty for marine use,i think rex marine still has some marine merlins

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i think the ones that you guys are refering to have chinese cranks in them....

Don

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Teague is the only distributor of the marinized version.Good value for buck but I would tear it down.Crate motors miss a lot of attention to detail.I tend to think of them as a box of parts loosly assembled.

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I was kind of thinking of tearing them down and having all the clearances and what not checked. Even having to do that, it should still be a cost effective way to get 540hp.

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I ordered one unassembled from world products that was supposed to be ready to put together. After checking the balance and using a mic on the motor I realized it was not such a good buy after all. I machined everything to were it should be and motor ran well. However, I would not of just wanted to assemble it and run it because I could see why Teague would discontinue warranty on that motor.

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Those Chinese know how to build a grenade!

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ALL eagle,scat,elgin,wheeler cranks and rods are CHINESE!!

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I have 2 HP500 carb motors for sale with CMI headers. These motors will be completed in 2 weeks from now ( by G.S. Marine in Corona, Ca.) and they will have ZERO hours. ALL accessories included, except the bell housing(s), motor mount(s) and the power steering reservoir. My asking price is $22K for both motors. Let me know if interested. :D

Gerard

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Call Laz at Mesa Balancing. He builds a hell of a motor and sells it as a complete assembly at a fair price with warranty. He built 540 Merlins with Lunati crank and all top USA made parts and did a great job for me. Check out www.mesabalancing.com

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We can offer you custom built 540 long blocks w/ warranty and all top shelf parts including 4340 H beam rods and crank, JE Pistons, Hydraulic roller crane camshaft and hardware w/ aluminum or cast iron heads for around 12K ea. internally balanced and blueprinted including Flywheel and balancer. Feel free to call me with any questions. Also keep in mind that these engines are custom built to your boats specifications.

Steve
tmpracing.com

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Steve,do you use american cranks and rods or the chinese ones?

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I better get my plug in also. PowerboatNorthwest has in stock Cam-shaft 600efi's complete with serpentine belt systems and WARRANTY. Closed cooled with aluminum heads or cast-iron. We build to suit your needs. Call Today 253-627-4600!

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for anyone contemplating new motors or reparing older motors ....I bought a 311 in may of this year with remanufactured 454 mags .... one with 20 hrs and one with 5 hrs ....Since May I have put 11,500 in the motors and it is still in the shop with another 2-4K bill waiting ....If I did it over I would repower new.... right from the get go ....

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Rock Hard,

Lets hear more about these 600 efi motors you guys have. Specs, pricing, and such. Thanks in advance.
Regards, Mark

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Only american products, Lunati and Oliver. We also offer all of our engines in complete form EFI or Carb w/ 1 yr warranty through the shop of your choice. Our engines have been featured in Powerboat mag, Extreme Boats mag, Dupont Registry, and HotBoat mag(Jan 2005).

Steve