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Lightning
10-11-2004, 12:39 PM
Speaking of Crate Motors: Anyone ever bought...a Merlin Crate motor?
Dave C
10-11-2004, 01:47 PM
no but I bought a Merlin block.... I was happy! :)
GofastRacer
10-11-2004, 07:02 PM
Not me I always start from scratch!..
Hallett19
10-14-2004, 09:58 AM
you puttin' some heat in Ronald ? :supp:
Lightning
10-14-2004, 10:07 AM
you puttin' some heat in Ronald ? :supp:
Thinking about it - we'll see. It doesn't really make sense for me to, since there is nothing wrong with the motor that is in it right now - but then again, owning a boat in general does not make sense either. :D
Got some pricing yesterday on the motor - carb to pan. Here is a link to the catalog World Castings (http://www.worldcastings.com/docs/wcatalog04.pdf) Prices below are for the aluminum.
$8434 - 560hp, 590#
$9404 - 600hp, 640#
$9695 - 660hp, 695#
$14,545 - 780hp, 825#
Taylorman
10-14-2004, 12:17 PM
Check this one out.
http://www.smedingperformance.com/engine_pages/540_chevy_marine_engine.htm
Norseman
10-14-2004, 05:17 PM
Check this one out.
http://www.smedingperformance.com/engine_pages/540_chevy_marine_engine.htm
It looks like a pretty nice package. OK guys what's wrong with this and what should be changed?
$8900.00 seems like a pretty good price for this to me.
cam-shaft
10-15-2004, 05:56 AM
Nothing against merlin complete motors. However, If you have ever stuck your micrometer to one of those motors you may decide to just buy the block and machine it yourself. Yes,I do buy world product blocks.
Lightning
10-15-2004, 12:42 PM
.....you may decide to just buy the block and machine it yourself. Yes,I do buy world product blocks.
What do you do for a living - your first post and all. How about a little background. ;)
Rexone
10-15-2004, 04:36 PM
Some additional info on World Crate Motors...
Thread from 03 (http://www.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10091&highlight=world+crate)
Lightning
10-16-2004, 10:16 AM
Some additional info on World Crate Motors...
Thread from 03 (http://www.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10091&highlight=world+crate)
Thanks for the info - with that info, what have you heard about the 572 chevy crate when used in a marine application. There seems to be a lot of different opinions on that motor.