Mbam

Also from Mercury Remanufacturiung, a carburated engine with 325 horespower and factory warranty. I'll post prices tommorrow. (I took the pictures home but left the prices at the office !!) It is a smoking good deal, if I could only remember the exact number

Mbam

Complete & ready to install for $5495

All the engines from Mercury Reman are exempt from the 2008 California emmisions standards !!

• Horsepower 325 crankshaft
• 750 FM Weber carburetor
• Full throttle RPM range 4600-5000
• Thunderbolt ignition with knock control
• Displacement 350 cid / 5.7L
• High flow flame arrestor
• Fuel required 87 octane
• 1 year factory warranty, 2 years additional available
• In stock, available for immediate delivery
• Service at any of more than 4000 Mercury Marine MerCruiser factory authorized dealers

island2

Is the alpha version the same price, higher, or lower?

Mbam

It's lower, Bravo is currenlty $5895, Alpha is $5595. Only 275 HP however.

island2

Like the price, but do you know why the alpha is only 275 HP?

Can you convert the Bravo 357 to alpha-compatible (I realize its 325 is slightly over the alpha's 300 hp warranty, but I suspect it would be less torque than the 454s that some ran with alphas way back when and would be fine as long as I wasn't too hard on the take offs.)

I saw an ebay seller also selling the 357 alpha as 275hp, but when I asked michigan motorz they said they had a 357 mercruiser in both bravo and alpha and both were 325 hp... I asked again and they again said both are 325...

Would love to learn more about the subtle differences.

P.S. thanks!

island2

Or comparing the alpha and bravo versions of the 357, what's the easiest way to take the alpha 357 up to 300 hp since I assume this would be plenty safe given the bravo version of the same engine producing 325?

island2

P.S. on my first and last real run of the season this year, after replacing transom assemblies, alpha drives, trim pumps, steering, etc. I dropped a valve on my port engine 2 minutes from hauling her for the season so now I'm planning where to go.