Jacques321
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Jul 23, 2001
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Some of you may have heard this already but acccording to Boattest.com Mercury are on the verge of releasing a brand new 250 HP 4 stroke !<br /><br />There's not much info:<br /><br />Project X Unveiled <br /> Mercury Marine develops "game-changing" technology <br /><br />Mercury Marine has introduced an all-new outboard engine, code named "Project X." While company representatives have remained silent about this revolutionary powerplant, BoatTEST recently saw this new 4-stroke, 250 horsepower engine in action at the Mercury dealer meeting. <br /><br />Mercury demonstrated Project X as a single-engine setup on a Triton bass boat and as a twin-engine installation on a Boston Whaler. Our initial tests show the engine is so quiet you can hardly hear it running at idle, and it is sure to shatter the commonly held notion that 4-strokes are slow out of the hole. It took just 1.5 seconds to plane off on the Triton and less than 4 seconds on the Whaler. <br /><br />The engine, appropriate for both fresh- and saltwater applications, appears to be almost shake-free, with no noticeable smoke upon start-up or acceleration. Torque was also impressive in the midrange, unlike many 4-strokes in the past. While Mercury would not confirm an official release date for the new engine, it is sure to cause big waves in the industry.