Mercury 2 Stroke V6 History & Development
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2022
- Welcome back to my channel! Despite the popularity of the Mercury 2 stroke V6, there is not a common place to find a lot of information about them, so I spent hours researching the history and development behind it, scoured forums, books, and compiled what I think is a pretty decent primer on why this engine is worth knowing about. If you learn anything from this, please leave a like/comment if you want to see more of these videos. Happy 4th of July, and Happy MercMonday! Cheers!!
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Kids these days will never now the feeling you get from the sound of an ol v6 2 stroke merc screaming down the lake, an it’s a sad feelin to know that.
Some will! Just gotta give people rides :D
Nah man, just herd one that’s supposed to be built, now I wanna v6 2 stroke to put into a creation !
💯 exactly right bro!
Heck, I mourn the fact that most of you didn’t get to enjoy the growls of the Mark 75 and Mark 78 Tower of Power engines. To me as a child, one of those, especially when backing our little 16 foot Crosby runabout into the river behaved like a living creature, turning to the left and to the right looking this way and that way as it growled backwards into the river. Then she would smoothly and unhesitatingly start forward as dad shifted her seamlessly thru her non-existent (AKA “silent”) neutral. Pure poetry.
@@maxsparks5183 I’ve seen many sittin around but I’ve only heard a few lol
86 Hydrostream V-king 175 black max mid 80's any day all day long, great engine.
Yes my friend’s dad had a 200 on his hydrostrream. It was so compact.
This video was awesome man. Huge 2 stoke fan here. I grew up with OMC in my blood. It's sad that BRP discontinued it's Evinrude line and Merc no longer produces a 2 stroke. I feel the general public got dubed into believing 4 strokes were the answer in the outboard industry.
Yeah, I don't know if Evinrude's claims were true or not, but the fact that snowmobile companies have been able to clean up their 2 strokes and continue selling them makes me think it would be possible. I think part of the issue is that high performance boating has just grown far out of reach of "average" people. A normalish person could have afforded a 200hp Merc and 20' high performance boat, but today, nothing in that category is even really produced. All the high performance stuff is focused for gigantic offshore cats for ultra rich people. I don't know if the market led things this way, or boat companies just had more ROI on larger boats so they focued there, but if the emphasis is placed on small/light/go fast (like snowmobiles) then 2 strokes tech is still pretty relevant.
@@ADDvanced I was patiently waiting for an outboard with power valves. Brp
finally made one in 2019. But as you know too little too late.
I think it'd be possible, but it just wouldn't sell enough to justify developing it.
@@ADDvanced The sled industry has already passed 2024 C.A.R.B emissions standards. EFI and 100 % biodegradable synthetic oil. Also, they have proven less emissions than 4 stroke sleds on a HP/cc basis. Meaning a 180 HP 2 stroke is cleaner than a larger 180 HP 4 stroke. Especially the 2 stroke turbos.
@@GT-mn3bx Yeah I'm aware.... I just don't think the people with money to purchase brand new boats (skews pretty old if you look at the data) want something fast/fun/exciting, and they don't want to mess with checking oil levels. If boating became more affordable again, aka, something that younger people, who often want something faster/more exciting, then... maybe we'd see a resurrection? Sure would be interesting to mount a modern 2 stroke snowmobile engine on a midsection of an outboard....
Oh the memories the sound of that 2.5 bring back. They were an amazing engine. Thanks mate
Heck yeah, one of the coolest sounds ever. Cheers!
Cool subject for a video. But to be fair, I was already in love with the sound and performance of my '92 Black Max 135. It pushes my 19 foot aluminum fishing boat across Lake Huron "very nice". And to those who cry foul about emissions I say "I love the smell of 2 stroke oil in the morning. Smells like.... Merica!" haha Thanks!
to be fairrrrrrrrrrrr
Yeah for sure, absolutely nothing like the performance and sound, and power to weight of the 2-stroke outboard motors!
I can still remember hearing the sounds of the V6 Merc and OMC outboard motors screaming down the lake when I was like 5 or 6 years old!
And my first 2 Hydrostream boat's I got rides in, a Viper and a Vegas v-hull!!
Those 2.5L Mercury Racing motors were/are the sickest motors ever made. The sound of a single 2.5 is enough the get the hair on your neck stand up... But a pair of them at 7500rpm must be experienced to comprehend the way the sound of those 2stroke Mercury Racing motors to get your adrenaline flowing. Absolutely awesome.
Great content. I am a huge fan of the Black Max 2 strokes. It was one of the best times to be alive. The sound. The smell. The adrenalin. Nothing comes close. Keep up the good work.
It took me back! I had a 2.5 200 Hp Merc and a 225 Optimax. That Opti was like a sewing machine in quietness and smoothness yet got my Checkmate up to 80mph, just an amazing motor
I know they were great performers but the cowl design is just so boring. Looks like a melted ice cube.
All of the videos of yours I’ve watched have been great, but this one is awesome, and I’m pumped to watch the merc Monday series!!
Glad you're stoked! Cheers dude!
Awesome video and info ! Keep them coming and long live the Merc v6 ‘s !
Thanks buddy! Excited to get mine together and learn a lot more about them.
WOW!! that was great! Looking forward to whats coming.
Thanks, glad you were into it! Cheers!
A treat to watch Rob, well done!
Thanks buddy! BRING BACK THE PACHANGA!
Man I’ve been looking for information on this engine series for YEARS! Thank you very much for the video my man.
Weird how there's basically no information on them... yet they're really popular and common.
As always man you knocked it out the park. Hands down your one of my favorite creators. The statement you made on the "pollution" was so on point. Thanks to both of you. Can't wait to get my own mercury.
Yeah, for sure 👍 and the ultimate is really any of the 2stroke V6 outboard motors, from the early first Gen 2.0 liter motors, and the 2.4 and 2.5 liter outboard motors as well!!
Thank you Bryan! I appreciate the kind words, they mean a lot! Yeah, unfortunately corporate america wants to push everything onto the consumer which is ridiculous. I'm not the one removing inspections from railroads and causing chemical spills into rivers, or crashing oil tankers.
So very cool of you to produce this. I have a ‘78 2.4 200 never been apart- it is on my original condition Raysoncraft ski racing hull that ran the Catalina race for many years. I found a new factory service manual for it, rebuilt the carbs and have a few things left to do before we try firing it up. This video has lit a fire under me to get it going! Thanks!
Please shoot a short video of it, I’d love to see it
Ive been following your SST build from the beginning. And yesterday I picked up a completely redone and perfect 1980 SST with a 1999 Merc 250 efi. I've adjusted some things and got it running 78mph. It's an amazing a wild ride.
what a great vid!! we need more like this, thank you so much!!
I own a 1993 2.5 200 HP Mercury it’s been but a top! Reliable, dependable and strong! Great content I’ll be sure to follow your build!
This is such a great video. Just rode in a boat that has two of these insane motors, built to have 280 hp per motor, and we effortlessly hit 90mph on the water while these motors were just singing.
Great video, once again. Keep ‘em coming:)!
Thanks dude! ✌️
Love this video, keeping the history and essence of these engines alive. Subscribed and Looking forward to more content!
Thanks! Can't wait to get it rippin!
Awesome video very well put together and extremely informational I sincerely enjoyed this video thanks so much for putting it together.
Nice job!! This video is awesome especially because I still run a 1996 Merc 225 carburated and truly love it!! Extremely dependable.. Love to see your enthusiasm!! Will be watching your other videos..tks
Great video on the history of this motor. I can remember growing up my Uncle having a Mercury v6 hanging off the back of their Boston Whaler on Lake Erie. He we the owner of a marina in Buffalo, so they always had the top of the line equipment on their boats. Thanks for putting this together.
You're welcome, happy to share. Excited to get mine together on the back of this blue missile I'm building. Slightly afraid of blowing over.
Great ! will stay tuned for more!
Very very good video!!! You did a lot of research on the history of Mercury and OMC .I had to watch this twice. I was very involved with out boards in the mid sevenitys but never knew much about them
Appreciate it. I probably have 12 hours of research and 6-8 hours of editing into this. Glad you were into it! It's been frustrating, now owning one of these, and not finding a good primer/FAQ with all the information in one spot, everyone just expects you to sift through forums and try to piece things together yourself.
You can tell that this person,took Full Advantage of The Seventies with that Spellin foxpaw !
Rock On ! And Excellent job on this video.
Thanx for this!! I've been a big lover of Mercs since I really can remember and the first I had close contact with was brand new 1968 hp!! Those 2.4's truly are my most-desired version... And the SOUND!!!! they make - WOW!!
1968 35 Hp twin...
Very welcome! And yeah, the sound is just.... it's up there with 5 cylinder Audis for me, personally.
True!! Hope you'll have tons of enjoyment with yours...
We have a KG7h, and my dad and grandpa used to race mercs. Back then they made some awesome engines, I mean the tower of power!! Cmon!! I’m a OMC guy myself, and wonder what the rotary engines OMC was running would have been, had they not pivoted to the V6 engines about the same time Mercury did. Great video !!
I'm just a wknd bass guy but have a '98 triton with a mercury efi 150 2 stroke on it. Def not high performance but man does it bring back so many memories from being a kid. Bunch of guys in Allisons last week pulling back to the landing prepping for race day. Nothing like the sound/smell of the big merc 2 strokes.
2 strokes rule and 4 strokes drool ! Thanks for the vidja keep em coming guy.
I've got a 240 EFI SportJet M2 (jet-drive) 2.5L Merc in my SeaDoo Challenger with dual, thru-hull exhausts... sounds so good! Excited for MercMondays!
Why jet drive? Way less efficient, uses more gas, slower, etc. Strange build! lol
Great video. Can't wait for the next.
This is a great video and a must see for Mercury 2 stroke fans; very well researched and presented you have put a lot of effort into this. I was pleased to see a clip of my Bridgport test run (@ 5min 40sec) fitted on the back of a Phantom 18 former race boat that I restored. I don't currently race it but just use it for fun off the south coast of the UK. I've subscribed and look forward to further stuff on boats and engines.
Oh man I missed this comment! Thanks for all the kind words, I appreciate it! Your engine and boat look amazing! I can credit you in the description for your video, I just downloaded so much stuff it was impossible to figure out what came from where. Cheers!
@@ADDvanced Cheers! Thanks for the compliment. Great channel(s) I watch most of your videos, anything boats and classic cars - not so much the snowmobiles! (don't see many in England). I'm looking forward to summer & seeing more of your projects, especially the Porsche, Beemer and the Jag. All the best, Chris.
Thanks so much for this entry mate !! It's on my bucket list too and I will have my sick twin outboard V6 cat 🐱
Such a great video, super cool to see the older advertising. My dad bought 1 of 5 of the first ever built 2.5efi ss 15in mids in 1993. People at boat ramps were like WTF is that..lolol..Man I miss that sound..Love your vids dude..
To me there is nothing better than hearing a nice merc screaming along towards you.
Merc 2.4L 2stroke sound is the best. Nice vid man
They sound absolutely insane to me. I love it.
Thanks for adding the evenrude. love the two stroke sound great content.
Hell yeah. Keep ‘em coming. I’ve got a couple of V6 two stroke Mercs. Once I’ve got one rebuilt I’ll be back to full trim flat out again. 👍
Full send to warp speed. Cheers dude!
Love my 150 opti! First time on a boat with a tower of power scared the heck out of 11 yr old me back in the late 70's. Thanks for doing this.
Another legendary engine.... I have less experience and knowledge with those ones tho, would be cool to learn about them and do a video on them, maybe a future episode of #mercmonday?
@@ADDvanced I currently have a 1978 mercury 1150 inline 6 tower of power. It’s a work horse and I get a lot of compliments on it out on the water, plus she sounds amazing. I would love a video on them for your new series!
This was epic and I will watch all of this series of videos It has been awhile I used to watch your channel and really I can't tell you why I stopped but thank God you to put it in my they videos of interest and I am subscribed for a long time to eat our channel and my brother Had many Mercury outboards like 2.4 and he had one that was maxed out with all the best parts and we were the fastest boat around .I sure we'd miss those days.
I think the problem with my channel is I hop around a lot. I know a bunch of subscribers want to see boat content ALL THE TIME but it's winter here 4 months of the year, and so if I do like... one of my civic videos, a big chunk of the subscribers don't want to watch civic stuff, so they don't watch it, which affects my metrics on how often youtube will suggest my videos to other people. I don't care tho I just build what I'm into, and I need to build cars, sleds, boats, and now apparently a bus and off grid land. Stay weird!
Awesome video! Hope to see more
There's a whole series! check it out!
Great video a lot of good information
Awesome video and thorough research was put into it. Keep them coming, subscribed!
Welcome aboard, dude! Channel hops around a lot, you've been warned :P
Great video! Thank you!
Loved the video, glad I found this channel. New sub! Cheers!
Awesome vid. My favorites are the older EFI's the 3.0 liter and the 2.5 liter. They sound so awesome and have a ton of power. They are basically bullet proof.
Been a massive Merc fan myself, ever since I experienced a screaming Merc 200hp as a young teen in 1995-ish. I am absolutely gonna subscribe for this 👍
Cool man! Check out the boat builds... and 911 build... and van build... and sleds... my channel hops around a lot, which hurts the algorithm but idgaf. I just like building what I'm into.
Can’t get enough of that sound. Plenty of these engines still throwing rooster tails in Sydney, Aus.
Crikey!
I’m in Oz and love these Merc 2 strokes, had about five over years ,now as an old guy, still enjoy my Merc 15 two stroke on a three metre tinny does over 40kph
Wonderful historical perspective with the personal color.
Thanks Bertrand! Pretty excited about this :)
Great video
Super professional video , great subject expansion . Thanks
Thanks. Not an expert but willing to share what I learn as I go!
@@ADDvanced best way .
Very well done.
Awesome video !
Man I loved this video, my type of vibes 😎 you got A new subscriber 🤙🏼
Back at you man. Killer build on that pink float, love the garmin/dash integration! Awesome work!
GOOD POINTS made regarding the environmental topic at the end. Thanks for bringing some sanity to the topic...
You are absolutely correct with regards to the environment and boating, great video and good luck with your project
Fantastic job, love the retro colours (red,orange,yellow) I'm not much of a boater yet. I have a small one with a 03 mercury 2.5 at my cottage and back at home I have an 85 merc xd25. Once I heard my 2 stroke run this Saturday after changing the carbs, seals, prop, plugs ect.. all by myself (thanks youtube) I'm hooked, the sound really took me back to my suzuki rm80 days. I know it's old and only a 25 but I'm hooked.
I love everything old. Old bikes, old guns, old people, they just seem to last.
Yeah, that's my favorite color scheme as well. Just classic. Any boat with a good power/weight is pretty fun.
Awesome documentary
Thanks for sharing
You changed my mind about 2 strokes
I have a 50 hp merc
88
I love it
Runs smoother quicker quieter then any of my evenrudes
Great video!!
Thanks Will! Cheers!
Excellent info.
Awesome video! I’m a 6 cylinder 2 smoke mercury fan too!
I grew up on a lake and my dad had the fastest boat on it. People would build special light weight boats to race us with. It was so fun. Me and dad decided to build our own fast boat. And we did from scratch and so many people wanted to buy them we started Hurricane Performance Boats in the 80's. We made some slick boats that were the fastest around. Dad died and I was left with everything but the economy was tanking and I had to work for other people for a while. I never had any advertising, just word of mouth. But I still have a tunnel Hull that I designed and built with a 2.5 liter Drag Mercury and I love that motor and will never sell it. Best motor ever. Mine is a 1997 Mercury 2.5 liter. This was on Wooten Lake in Belfair Wa. Fun times we had...
Sounds like an epic childhood, you should feel privileged to experience that growing up! Post a video of hte boat, would love to see it!
Awesome! I love the Mercury 200 BM. Amazing engine.
Awesome video man!
Just found your channel a couple days ago and subscribed as I really enjoy the content I have seen so far... I see you are from Wisconsin as one of the first videos I watched was the outboard drags from Fremont of which I used to run the river around there as I'm originally from Sheboygan... I moved to the Branson Missouri area in 2001 to get away from the Wisconsin Winters and I love the large lakes in this area...
Since the mid '90s I have had several high performance boats all with the V6 Mercury. Two Concords, two HydroStreams, two STVs and a Rapid Craft Riot..
WOW!!!! Can't stop watching this over and over again. Can't seem to find much about these. Just picked up a 1986 starcraft with one of these V6 on it, not sure what I got. Seller says its a 1996 175hp, but whoever owned it before put 200hp stickers on it. SN 0G030041.It hauls ass, gps says 80ish.... Looking forward to the next episode!!!!
Love the videos. Been around race boats my whole life. I have an STV River Rocket with a modified 260 on two stages of nitrous I drag race and an Allison XB02 with 15 inch Mariner pro max 225 with drag setup regulator, ECU etc.
I loved your video!! Mahalo
Awesome! Thank you!
Excellent video man.
Thanks!
I have a neighbor in maine who’s a diehard 2 stroke marine and off-road fan. I didn’t understand it when I was a kid but in the last 3 years I get it. The smell. Insane power to weight.
I actually went back to 2 strokes for snowmobiles. 4 stroke just isn't as fun, doesn't have the 'snap' telepathic response.
last year I got a boat with a 2004 150hp efi salt water motor. After sorting out a few things, one being the black finish covering electrical connections Im really starting to like this motor. It starts easy, and sounds great. So far so good.
Thanks, great video. Im running a 1991 V6 200hp EFI Merc on a 23 foot carolina and 2X125hp staight 4s on the rack for the next project. Love the 2 strokes.
Excellent video. I used to have a mercury Bridgeport 225 on an old Astro glass bass boat. I had a 150 decals on the cowling and all my buddies at the bass club used to hate the blast off at the tournament because even in that heavy Astro glass I would still smoke all of them. Of course, it burned about 18 gallons an hour at wide-open throttle and I only had an 18 gallon tank. Fortunately, I will get to wherever I need to go in just a few minutes so I never really ran out of fuel on a tournament. Anyway, I know this is lengthy, but I just appreciate someone else who loves these old motors and if I can ever find a sleek craft tunnel hole I will be getting my hands on it. Or I would settle for Allison also. But I’m a man of small means so whatever I get it’s gonna have to be a fixer-upper. I wish you the best of luck in this boat build and I will be watching with anticipation.
150 decals on a 225, classic 😂 Yeah, I can't afford an STV or Allison either, but hopefully this channel inspires a few more people to rebuild that really cool looking hull rotting in a yard down their street. Restoring a boat is a lot easier and more affordable than a musclecar, and way more fun.
Every time i heard the sound of that 2 stroke i ran to my gramdmas staircase and stared as they took off out of the channel man the 90s what memories
Thank you!🤘🏻
Cheers!
Awesome,love the vid and learnt something. I love my Evinrude but the Merc’s sure have the runs on the board
Awesome video thanks
Cheers!
Kool Video! Dig them Mercs!
Thanks man! Cheers!
great vid
Thank you from Zimbabwe - I love 2 strokes and just struggle to gel with the modern day 4 strokes.
Wow first comment from Zimbabwe! Cheers! Would love to visit some day!
@@ADDvanced you must come visit sometime - don't listen to the media. Zimbabwe is a friendly and hospitable country. We also have big water here and love our outboards.
Great video good info on boat motors .tell the end
Nice job. Very cool
very cool, very cool, very nice
Love that sound and smell!
stumbled across this video and I'm stoked!!! We share some common interests here. I love 2 strokes. The smell of that blue smoke reminds me of the good times.
Welcome aboard! Lots more vids to check out and be sure to watch the rest of the series 🤙
The black stack from Fon du Lac. Love the 2 stroke mercs, especially the tower of power straight 6's!
I should do a video on those sometime.
My buddy, Warren, recently rebuilt my 175 efi and it screams. I love the sound and the power. It’s mounted on a ranger r83 and will do 50mph with gear and 2 guys. So fun!!
Now imagine what it would do with a small hydrostream or something. This engine and a decent hydrostream is literally the cheapest way to go insane speeds on the water.
Awesome video
Cheers!
love your channel and your cohost is great too,please fill us in on the fix for the overheating!!!
Awesome vid dude subscribed. I just bought an 83 Hydrostream Vegas with a 2 stroke Mercury 225 V6 on it. Has a sport master gearcase on the bottom. I have no idea anything about these boats or outboards so I like your channel already lol
My best friend is the the man that literally designed the Merc 2.5 Drag. He designed all of the specs for the intake and exhaust ports. He won 4 national championships in 1 season in 1997 in outboard drag racing in his Allison. 2 strokes don’t pollute any more than than a 4 stroke if high quality synthetic oil is used! 2 strokes get a bad reputation, but… they produce way more power with way less displacement!
love the sound of a 2 Stroke
Indeed!
Great video... Just got my first boat and it has a 1995 150 Merc and I love all the smells and smoke every time I start the motor. Hope you keep making these videos so I can learn more about the motor. New sub!
There are a bunch more episodes bro, keep going! Cheers!
I have a 2.4 200hp mercury v6. Absolutely loved them!!!!
That's what I have!
This video was great..I have a 1976 1750 V6..only 40 hrs. on it after a complete overhaul when I bought the boat 2 years ago..its a beauty
Post a vid, I want to see it rip!
I loved the sound of a Mercury. Nothing is meaner on the water. I had a 1979 225 Black Max with 225 h.p. it sounded incredible. Doug Kidrick had about a dozen tiny hydroplanes and he ran only Mercury motors. He had all kinds of them. When he passed his wife asked me if I wanted any of them but I had no extra money for them at that time. I would have given my left nut for just one of them. He was a cool old man. R.I.P old man Doug. Your spirit still resides at Wooten Lake old friend.
Doug sounds awesome! Hopefully we will see a renaissance of hydroplane/runabout racing in the future...
Great video. Love to learn a little more history. I remember the term "loop charge," but it was either forgotten or never saw a drawing of what it actually meant. We owned a 25th anniversary 50 hp Mercury 4 cylinder at one time. They had a nice sound.
From what I understand there are benefits/drawbacks to both types, loop charged engines run REAL well at Wide open throttle, and not as well at idle/midrange. I could be wrong tho, I'm learning as I go here.
Broadly speaking loop charging is a much better strategy than crossflow. Mostly because it does a better job of flushing the exhaust out of the cylinder without mixing it with the fresh charge. Loop charged engines also have better combustion chamber geometry (no deflector on the piston) so they can run higher compression ratios.
@@nerd1000ify Yup, but the tradeoff is less great at idling/coming off idle. Allegedly. (sick ostrich)
My Dad bought a 18 ft Skiff Craft run about that had a 125 mercury outboard. That boat was constructed from wood, you could have 6 or 8 people in it and pull 2 skiers up with no problem. It would run about 49 mph with out power trim. I know it wasn't a v6 2.4 but as a 8 ,9 year old boy that was powerful. I love the 2 stroke engine's that sound they make is awesome. Keep up the good work I am a fan.
My first boat was a 12' aluminum boat with a 10hp tiller engine. Thing was a blast! Being on the water is awesome as long as you aren't on something boring like a pontoon.
Excellent content!
Glad you were into it!