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#70052 06/01/12 09:52 PM
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Were any of the straight six heads used for Mercury Marine inboard/outboard motors supperior to car heads?

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Merc did make some 8-port heads for the chevy ll four banger marine version, but as far as I can remember the sixes always were stuck with the stock 9 port (6-exh/3-int) configuration.

They were some 292s with Q-Jet intakes, but those intakes were made to deal with the water-cooled(or heated) exhaust manifolds.

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 Originally Posted By: preacher-no choir
Merc did make some 8-port heads for the chevy ll four banger marine version, but as far as I can remember the sixes always were stuck with the stock 9 port (6-exh/3-int) configuration.

They were some 292s with Q-Jet intakes, but those intakes were made to deal with the water-cooled(or heated) exhaust manifolds.


I've wondered how they got 200hp from a 292 with just a 4bbl and cam.
If the head is stock(and the exhaust doesn't look like it is helping anything either) then I'm skeptical. You'd think it would take headers to get 200hp.


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Tetotally stock 292s had 165 hp, to me 35 more hp with a 750 cfm carb and a diff cam dont seem unusual.

'57 283 car motors with 2 bbl had 170 hp, and with small 4 bbl, duals,and higher compression ratio, the powerpaks went to 220 hp (50 hp gain) also with no headers.

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ok answered my own question sort of, mercruiser 165 I/O is a 250 I6 gm motor with 165 hp. from all the pictures I have seen it looks the same as the auto head. mercury used this motor from 1970 till 1981.

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I am running a complete Mercruiser 165 in my 51 Chev , using the original head -- No apparent difference . Also the OFFY / tube headers / ps pump fit right on . Works great ! We cut the head .080 , 1:84 intakes , stock exh , unshrouded the valves , multi-angle grind , profiled the head bolt bosses and minor port matching -- Hope this helps -- DON


51 Fleetline / 250 /T-5

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