200 mercury exhaust

[PeppacenoElectric]

I recently bought a 17’ action marine with a 200 mercury on it am looking to do the exhaust and from what am told it’s a lot different from doing it on a mercury from my old super boat with a Johnson so if I could get some clear directions I would appreciate it

[mach351]

What do you mean by “do the exhaust”? Drill the can? Remove the liner? Open up the adapter? Hog out the chest?

[rgsauger]

You talking about drilling it to make it loud?

[Merc 2.5]

Ya I'm guessing making it loud , what people.dont understand is if u do that u loose slip to it prop and can kill hole shot, but can also make it better but only if u have good gole.shot b4 the mod

[PeppacenoElectric]

Yes make it louder lol feel like it sounds better to say exhaust but if can’t without causing damage I won’t

[PeppacenoElectric]

What ever is suggested that won’t cause damage

[rgsauger]

Yank the can and it will sound a lot meaner. Drill it and you might make it weak. If you GOT to have it loud, get an offshore mid.

[tlwjkw]

https://www.screamandfly.com/showthr...light=drilling

tha very first post shows tha only way/place ta drill a mid... anywhere else makes tha mid weak.. remove tha can inside and drill tha 10 holes and it will have plenty of "LOUD".............

[texasvector]

https://www.screamandfly.com/showthr...light=drilling

tha very first post shows tha only way/place ta drill a mid... anywhere else makes tha mid weak.. remove tha can inside and drill tha 10 holes and it will have plenty of "LOUD".............

i think they sound good done like that too!!

[mrichartz]

If you drill thru the bottom like in post pic you will be fine you won't weaken it that it would break..been done for decades.
If you want to get an actual snout add(not the crappy one) on you can send mid out and get it done he will also sell just the snout if you can do welding etc.
This is an evinrude mid but you get the idea..

Ok as soon as the site let's me post a pic..nit sure why no pics will upload..ok it's not me something wrong with site and loading pics

But here's link https://www.screamandfly.com/showthr...80#post3192480

[TEXAS20225]

i found out that as i got older i hated it when i rebuilt my last pmax tweeked motor for my Bullet i put the liner back in it much better now lol its a common aphrodisiac loud is faster

[tux974]

i found out that as i got older i hated it when i rebuilt my last pmax tweeked motor for my Bullet i put the liner back in it much better now lol its a common aphrodisiac loud is faster

Hey the louder the more HP and faster they run.....
Funny thing I'm removing my 15" motors on my RS and installing 20" silent night motors. After all these years running O/S stuff the wife's keeps yelling at me, you do not hear correctly and I yell back WHAT...
All kidding aside. I can no longer stand next to a 260/280 O/S running on the hose, pitch kills me...

[Merc 2.5]

I have found a good medium sound for me just pull can and dont drill nothin , still sounds good but not to bad

[TEXAS20225]

Tony you say sumthin

[PeppacenoElectric]

Ok thank you for responses ! So I don’t have to remove power head? Someone told me I would have to in order to get results I wanted