Repower: From Verado 345hp to Merc 3.4 225hp Four Stroke

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Originally Posted by DonV

Hummmm....I did not know these new Mercs were below 500# dry. That's nice. Obviously they have went to plasma cylinder walls to eliminate the weight of steel sleeves. I wonder if they might go up to a bigger block and 250 - 300 hp on these V-6's??

Don,

I am sure in Phase 2 or phase 3 next year they're probably going to release and 250 275-300 off that 3.4 litre block. I'm really leaning towards the 3.4 because with the 200-pound weight savings vs the 700 lb Verado the 3.4 Reaches max Torque at 3000 Rpms. I got to be thinking probably not giving up very much at all and your fuel economy should be fantastic around 4000 RPMs.