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Old 12-01-2008 | 10:34 PM
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if the merc 850 and the 1075 are the same motor with the exception of boost and mapping, what about the concept of a gear driven 2 speed blower and dual mapped computer?? flip a switch and go from an 850 to a 1075..doesn' seem like it would be that difficult to do............
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Old 12-02-2008 | 07:19 AM
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different cam also
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Old 12-02-2008 | 07:24 AM
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Just pull the throttles back a little and you have 850 from the 1075's anytime you want.
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Old 12-02-2008 | 05:27 PM
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Smarta$$!
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Old 12-03-2008 | 06:33 AM
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Just pull the throttles back a little and you have 850 from the 1075's anytime you want.
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Old 12-03-2008 | 01:48 PM
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Not really trying to be a smartazz, but sometimes I can be !! but in reality doing that will not save you any money, any fuel or save on rebuid time, both 850's and 1075's are around 100 -125 hours. So your idea may infact work, but I don't know the upside.
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