Mercury Racing Unveils 540 Engine
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Mercury Racing's new 540 engine was unveiled at the opening of the Miami International Boat show this morning.
http://speedonthewater.com/new-boats...ils-540-engine
http://speedonthewater.com/new-boats...ils-540-engine
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The 525 look WAY better
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It looks like it's the 565 with a single throttle body setup. With 21 more cubic inches and only 15 more peak horsepower, it's obvious that they went for the torque gain (50 ft-lb). Any upgrades to the Bravo?
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As soon as people stop buying it and go with something else!! If enough people boycotted the bravo and demanded Arneson, I'm sure Merc would do something about it. I here enough complaining on OSO about bravos, but people seem to just keep putting them on.
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Would love to see LS-based offerings debuted.
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Another low tech, high profit margin, 1960s motor out of Merc to replace what they already had. No big news..Where is the LSx 575 hp model?
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