OK, who is going to try it out first on a seacraft hull? (mercury 400hp outboard)

[YeA 20sF]

those 627s were badass. But I loved the 400R Verado. Wish I had enough boat for any of those engines.

[Reelsknotty]

I'm considering a 400 for my 23'

[kmoose]

Considering the same displacement block is identical to the 225 any additional HP is coming from boost not displacement. All that extra $$$$ for more scream without any additional grunt. How tight can you squeeze a 2.6L block for HP?

[Terry England]

Originally Posted by kmoose

Considering the same displacement block is identical to the 225 any additional HP is coming from boost not displacement. All that extra $$$$ for more scream without any additional grunt. How tight can you squeeze a 2.6L block for HP?

You are right Kenny, It takes torque to twist things like tires and propellers. Cubic Inches is a most reliable way to develop torque. The dang General Lee wasn't no Toyota Tercel, otherwise Boss Hog would'a locked up Bo and Luke Duke more often. Of course then Daisy would of had to visit them in jail and she always was wear'in Bushwacker's shorts which looked amaiz'in on her! So there you go - size matters!

[FLexpat]

There is Tampa boy living near Ken's neck of the woods that knows a thing or two about motors and made a pretty good observation that probably applies - "There's no substitute for cubic inches" - 'Big Daddy' Don Garlits

[DonV]

Yeah, Garlits used to live in Seffner, just east of Tampa, he now lives just south of Ocala next to his museum. What's amazing is the same 500 cubic inch engine size used in 1965, first time I saw Garlits and a AA/TF dragster (that's for us old guys), is now producing around 10,000 hp. True it only has to do it for four seconds, but that's a bad ass four seconds! Seeya at the Gatornations next month.

Oh yeah, Terry take it easy on the Bushwacker shorts. I still have nightmares.

[Terry England]

Originally Posted by DonV

Oh yeah, Terry take it easy on the Bushwacker shorts. I still have nightmares.

Donny, Don't say nothin bad about the "Wacker". You remember when we was all to scared to take out fleet of SeaCrafts off their trailers at Long Point last year (except Dave who after towing down from Hog Heaven launched the 25 and navigated 112' to the "Gathering"). You remember we were standing around over at Ken's lookin at white caps in our solo cups and Denny drove up in the 20 Safari and waded ashore after running 90 miles by water to get to the Gathering and said "Let's get the party started". I thought to myself "This is the Bushwacker? - Awesome". Anyway, he can dress like anything between an ISIS Man-dress burka or Tee Back - I'm OK with it. The Boy knows how to Roll up on a party and make the rest of us look like "weenies".

[DonV]

No kidding!! I'm betting they have changed the gear ratio on the supercharger to spin faster and worked some computer magic. I bet that supercharger spinning at those rpms will make a BIG mess when it blows!!

[NoBones]

53 Hydra Sports

This one caught my eye.... $949,000.00

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by DonV

No kidding!! I'm betting they have changed the gear ratio on the supercharger to spin faster and worked some computer magic. I bet that supercharger spinning at those rpms will make a BIG mess when it blows!!

An exploding Merc? Whoddda Thunk?

7 took that puppy out to 800 hp years ago. The Ls makes 1200 reliably on the street.
The big 4 will be playing ketchup for years. The biggest hurdle for all not named BRP
is the pending 2017 CARB compliance.

Where are the 4 s cats going to be and how will the heat be addressed?

I hope BRP has some engineers at the WPB show so I can ask lots of questions.
The local dealer rep had a nice manicure.