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Unread 05-26-2009, 06:25 PM
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Default Do all two strokes.....

Just sound like they are ready to fly apart at any time? Mine is running good, pluggs are a nice color, good compression and fire on all cylinders, but it just sounds sketchy. I have a buddy with an 88 special Johnson and it sounds like death too. This is a 200hp Merc Black max by the way. WOT sounds great, and acceleration is great, just idle sounds somewhere between a steam engine and a top fuel dragster. Any other opinions?
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Unread 05-26-2009, 07:57 PM
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While they do all have a staccato often erratic sounding low rpm cadence the Merc two smokers are the worst offenders I have heard. They remind me of my 454 Chevelle when I put in the high lift cam. My 150 Black Max sounded the same and everyone I have heard also.
Sounds cool, when I grabbed the binnacle I used to pretend I was shifting a Hurst shifter
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Like Willie said, Welcome to Mercury.
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They are real loud when the cowling insulation and the intake cover have been removed.
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Like Willy said...those Mercs have a cam-shaft as big as your leg!!...at idle they all sound like they're waiting on the green light to come down!!...
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Unread 05-27-2009, 08:09 AM
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you would probably have to get a DI 2 stroke (with the opti as an exception) for it not to sound like a top fuel dragster. You should hear a merc race 2.5 outboard engine. That thing sounds wicked. Its hard to describe.
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