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I know this is a dumb question, but since it's 50 degrees here, raining, an looks like November outside I figured I'd be the first "winter dumb azz question thread".
I was trying to avoid the NFL crybabies and surfing the interweb yesterday; I got sidetracked like 47 dozen times and ended up watching a YouTube video of a Skater (I think - don't really remember) with Merc 1100's which was idling at the dock.
The boat at idle was QUIET.
Do the turbos really muffle the sound that much ? Or was something wrong with the sound ?
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I was trying to avoid the NFL crybabies and surfing the interweb yesterday; I got sidetracked like 47 dozen times and ended up watching a YouTube video of a Skater (I think - don't really remember) with Merc 1100's which was idling at the dock.
The boat at idle was QUIET.
Do the turbos really muffle the sound that much ? Or was something wrong with the sound ?
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Was it a square transom, or was the exhaust under a bustle? The bustle really quiets things down, especially if it's mostly under water.
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A turbo has a side benefit of acting as a muffler. I have a few friends that run an open exhaust on a street car. It's not quiet like stock, but not that loud either.
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At the 44 second mark you hear the merc turbo motors in the 42X with big block stuff before and after it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icOjs8PsDJ8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icOjs8PsDJ8
Last edited by BONDO10; 10-02-2018 at 06:43 AM.