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Brucato
PCU Conclusion and Impressions
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for this summer is a redesigned case for the PCU, which allows easier
access to internal components. |
It is
a fact that most high performance boaters will modify their
engines in the never-ending quest to achieve greater
performance. Maybe it's the challenge of attaining a new
stop speed or quarter mile ET. Maybe you want to be the
fastest on your lake. Or maybe it's just plain fun.
No matter the reason, we all want the best bang for the buck.
At a
cost of $1000US for the Brucato Pro Control Unit (not including
accessories), it can be one of the most cost-effective
modifications available for the Mercury 2.4 and 2.5 EFI V6
platform. Offering complete and effective control over all
fuel delivery parameters, the Brucato Pro Control Unit is
modification that will deliver gains in power and fuel economy
to the user, without any penalty of reliability. With all
of the fuel management power it has, fine tuning the PCU is
within easy reach of any boater. Further, fine-tuned fuel
delivery not only results in more power output, but better fuel
economy as well. We confirmed a notable fuel savings with
our PCU when compared to our Mercury ECU. It is also worth
mentioning that the fastest boats on Scream And Fly's forums
attained their speeds with the help of a Brucato PCU.
Adding
the the usefulness of the PCU's design, a newly-designed case
has been introduced for this summer. The new case sports a
design that allows for easier access to the PCU's internal
adjustment knobs, as well as embossed knob assignments on the
inside of the cover plate. The new design allows for a
cleaner installation when mounting the unit inside the boat,
which is recommended for long term reliability. For those
of you that would like to mount the PCU inside the engine, an
optional mounting bracket is available.
During
both stages of testing, we consistently recorded gains of over 4
mph across the board. Different propellers, lower unit
ratios, weather conditions, and weight configurations all
returned the same impressive results. Additionally, we saw
a dramatic increase in acceleration performance as well.
Whether your interests are lake running, drag racing, skiing, or
cruising, the Brucato PCU is a tool that will allow you to fine
tune your engine for maximum performance and economy.
Future updates will include new software that will allow the
user to store and retrieve fuel curves from a personal computer,
further extending the usefulness of this fantastic performance
upgrade. After many months testing, the results of our
testing speak for themselves.
For
the next part of this series, we'll be adding a
Brucato Stackable Velocity System (SVS) to our PCU-equipped
Mercury, so stay tuned for Part Three of the series!
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