Kieth Eckert Manifolds make more power than CMI Headers
01-27-2007, 10:55 AM
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Re: Kieth Eckert Manifolds make more power than CMI Headers
If that is the case, then why would they use Edelbrock heads? We all know that they are not the best available.
525-550 horsepower is not rocket science. They are buying what makes the boat look faster/better and what they can get the best deal on. With the outrageous prices Mercury Racing charges for their product, it has to look like it is different or better than regular Mercury product. I don't think a guy that is willing to pay 300-500k for a boat w/ 525's and goes as far as to have airbrushed battery hold downs, wants a big old clunky set of KE's under the hatch. It doesn't matter how much horsepower, how good or how reliable they are. I do know that if I had a set of 525's in a 3 year old boat and needed to buy $10,000 worth of new headers because they were
leaking, I would be the most pissed off guy on the internet.
525-550 horsepower is not rocket science. They are buying what makes the boat look faster/better and what they can get the best deal on. With the outrageous prices Mercury Racing charges for their product, it has to look like it is different or better than regular Mercury product. I don't think a guy that is willing to pay 300-500k for a boat w/ 525's and goes as far as to have airbrushed battery hold downs, wants a big old clunky set of KE's under the hatch. It doesn't matter how much horsepower, how good or how reliable they are. I do know that if I had a set of 525's in a 3 year old boat and needed to buy $10,000 worth of new headers because they were
leaking, I would be the most pissed off guy on the internet.
I could not agree with you more.
01-27-2007, 05:38 PM
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Fortunately, guys with 525s now have some choices when it comes to replacing those headers.
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01-27-2007, 10:05 PM
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Re: Kieth Eckert Manifolds make more power than CMI Headers
When MR sells the CMI's on a 525 are they warrantied same as engine and if they spring a leak is the engine damage covered?
01-28-2007, 08:48 AM
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01-28-2007, 09:57 AM
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Re: Kieth Eckert Manifolds make more power than CMI Headers
I personally think manifolds are not very attractive at all. I will stick with high polish SS Headers from CMI.
01-28-2007, 11:56 AM
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If that's true, it would backup my thought's on how much MR is actually paying for the CMI's The only reason KE wouldn't want to go there is if MR low balled them so much they decided it wasn't worth it. I've seen it happen before: CMI may be making almost nothing on their sales to MR, but are counting on the fact that having everyone see their stuff on Blue motors will sell a lot more of the normaly priced headers to compensate.
01-28-2007, 01:08 PM
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If that's true, it would backup my thought's on how much MR is actually paying for the CMI's The only reason KE wouldn't want to go there is if MR low balled them so much they decided it wasn't worth it. I've seen it happen before: CMI may be making almost nothing on their sales to MR, but are counting on the fact that having everyone see their stuff on Blue motors will sell a lot more of the normaly priced headers to compensate.
And how about the replacements on all of those MR engines when they get out of their warranty and they leak? Why, hello Fred, got any pipes?
I don't think Stellings making a competitive replacement was within their business plan.
01-28-2007, 04:10 PM
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Brad,
Nice looking piece and rigging job. What was the process you used to get your alternator looking clean?
Nice looking piece and rigging job. What was the process you used to get your alternator looking clean?
01-28-2007, 09:34 PM
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Re: Kieth Eckert Manifolds make more power than CMI Headers
Manifolds certainly wouldn't enhance the look of my engine, or the performance!! To each his own though.
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01-29-2007, 06:52 AM
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