has anyone put mercruiser in a car?

[hydroViper235]

got a 260 set n around and was gona put it in my truck. i see first off the flywheel is different. do they make conversion kits or parts?

[vnemous]

My friend had a BB mercruiser in his 72 Chevelle. Sounded like a boat.:D

[hydroViper235]

My friend had a BB mercruiser in his 72 Chevelle. Sounded like a boat.:D
got his number?

[MCRacing]

HAHA Years back my buddy bought a vette with a blown motor and a bowrider burned to a crisp with only a good motor he actually put it in the vette when he popped the hood I almost pissed my pants laughing. I don't know what conversions had to be done but when you saw the mercruser valve covers it was a hoot.

[JWS]

Should probably pull atleast 4 skiers

[roadkill636]

I put a 305 Mercrusier in a Jeep C-5 the one major diffrence is the cam,, a car has hardley no load on the motor once up to speed, on a boat the motor is under a good load ALL the time so the cam lift and duration and seperation is much diffrent than a car cam.

[gmacrae]

I wanna know if anyone's ever put a hypo 2-stroke powerhead in a car (imagine a 2.4 or 2.5 merc in an old RWD starlet!!!)... anything's possible, but it'd be tricky

[hydroViper235]

I put a 305 Mercrusier in a Jeep C-5 the one major diffrence is the cam,, a car has hardley no load on the motor once up to speed, on a boat the motor is under a good load ALL the time so the cam lift and duration and seperation is much diffrent than a car cam.
did cause any issues ?

[Mark75H]

I wanna know if anyone's ever put a hypo 2-stroke powerhead in a car (imagine a 2.4 or 2.5 merc in an old RWD starlet!!!)... anything's possible, but it'd be tricky

Never seen one in a street car, but there have been a few sandrails and stuff.

Outboards have been used in some car racing classes since the early 1930's.
Midgets used to run a special OMC race motor before the Offenhauser motor took over. Sports car race classes had a lot of attempts of using outboard motors in the classes less than 90ci (1500cc) before imports with small motors were popular.

I have a 66ci Merc motor that was converted to use in a sports car and pics of a 63ci McCulloch that was used in a sports car ... probably the same class back in the '60's.

[flabum1017]

I had a neighbor who put a 235 OMC in an Indian motorcyle..... bunch of torque

[Bies]

I did but the outdrive looked funny out of the trunk, had to change to air pitch.
Cessna style

[jody504]

I ran one in my truck 350 chevy for years all we done was pull the exhaust put header on and put the flywheel off the old motor.use you thermostat cover off your old motor the mercruser has to many hoses

[roadkill636]

did cause any issues ?


No isues what so ever,, it was a strictly off road use only and tuff truck challange Jeep, and mud bogger.

I did always like to show off the Mercury Marine - MERCRUISER tag on the block :thumbsup:

[CharlieB53]

You may want to change distributors to get a bit more advance, it can increase milage.


Warning:

Do NOT go street racing around Fon Du Lac, there are a LOT of BLACK motors under those hoods.

[donmac]

2.4 powerhead with nitrous in a sled,built by Marv Jorgenson [offshore racer]. only place I know of a powerhead used other than a boat.

[baja200merk]

heres a guy who put a 502 mercruiser engine in a FJ-62. Pretty bad ass but i would have went with a 4BT same amount of torque with 30mpg :D

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m27/PortFJ62/IMG_4603-1.jpg
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m27/PortFJ62/DSC_0013.jpg

[Mark75H]

2.4 powerhead with nitrous in a sled,built by Marv Jorgenson [offshore racer]. only place I know of a powerhead used other than a boat.


One of several: http://forums.screamandfly.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1908937&postcount=131

[racervboat]

Late 60s omc v-4 powerheads in home built helicopter kits, they were not very safe with that piece of crap ignition systems.

[Mark75H]

DeLackner Helicopters used 2, 4 & 6 cylinder Mercs back in the 50's

[DAVEO]

Ive seen an hp500 put into a camero. that thing was sick....It was Boatmasters contact him he would know what you would need.

http://www.performanceboats.com/html/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1872&d=1201562851

[largecar91]

I put a 420(454) Merc in a 1984 K30 1 ton 4 wheel drive Chevy Dually years ago. Pulled like a horse!

[donmac]

some guy once said,what would happen if we took a gm motor and put in a boat! now you guys are talking about putting it back where it came from.

[CharlieB53]

some guy once said,what would happen if we took a gm motor and put in a boat! now you guys are talking about putting it back where it came from.

LOL

I had the opportunity and got to rebuild the LU on an original 62 Mercruiser, ID on it didn't have a 'I' yet cause the 'II' didn't exist when it was made.

250 c.u I-6 Dual carbs

Sorely temped to slide a 292 under that head.

Talked a friend into buying the boat, He's still rebuilding the floor, seats, etc.

Someday it will be completed again. Then he can start nagging me to get MY '62 going.