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What motor is this?Quote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
A matter of finding someone with an original. Thanks for the attempt; was hoping someone had access to the actual sourceQuote:
Originally Posted by FUJIMO
Perhaps Willabee...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark75H
Looks like the 3.4 Cosworth Mercury from the 80’sQuote:
Originally Posted by marks86
Badass. Was that the first 300 mercury ever made?Quote:
Originally Posted by Onetime
Cosworth Casting Limited wasn't utilized for a number of years of initial 3.4 production. Mercury cast all of them. The engine on the tunnel in the photo was a minimum of 340 horsepower...
...Yes, the first "production" consumer 300 was advertised and available in fall of 1979, by Mercury. There were a few pre-production "consumer" motors rigged & run by a handful of select Mercury Dealer Owners, for test & feedback purposes, for a year or more before that.Quote:
Originally Posted by marks86
So the first 300 came out in 79? When was the end of there run and what was the next production 300, I know the 300PM came out in late 90s.
This engine had a lot of problems with its piston mass and its inability to shed thermal waste heat (Exhaust stroke). It's the main reason why OMC decided to go with 8 smaller slugs going up and down versus 6 when it came to displacement any larger than 3 litre. Merc's 3.4L V6 and OMC V8 ultimately met the same demise. Boat owners would rather spend their money on big outdrives than monster outboards (1980's and 1990's).Quote:
Originally Posted by marks86
Here we are in 2018 and V8 behemoths are commonplace (Yamaha and Merc 4 strokes).