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captainsae
07-27-2007, 12:31 AM
Why did Mercury stop production of these units? It seems like everyone I know that is looking for more speed wants one but can't find them or can't afford them. It seems like a kind of risky investment since parts are increasingly hard to find.

gcarter
07-27-2007, 05:31 AM
Why did Mercury stop production of these units?
Can't answer for Merc's decision making process, but I would suspect profitability. If ya can't sell enough to make the special parts worthwhile, it don't make sense.
Also it was based on a drive where there was no additional development being done. I suspose the same question can be asked the Blackhawk drive.......very limited applications, difficult to set up properly for any increased performance, low volume sales.

jstokes8407
07-30-2007, 06:45 PM
verry expensive 2 rebuild but I'm glad I have 1:beer: