Mercury v8 marine engine in action

[@tylerstains]

Would love to see what the oiling system looks like

[@nightmareinaction629]

Thats what i was interested in

[@Everybodysucks919]

I mean its probably just a dry sump system

[@Vade1313]

Was thinking the same! How does the top cylinders stay oiled and the bottom ones not break something due to being submerged in oil behind the piston?

[@gb4408]

​@@Vade1313dry sump oiling system with a scavenge pump remote reservoir

[@FooDerr]

It could be 2-stroke but doesn’t sound like it

[@sadikhamza9618]

"so much torque, the chassis twisted coming off the line"

[@traecummings9853]

Not everybody gets that reference. However, I do. Love the scene. Dom Toretto.

[@jacobkuntflapp]

Damn dude. You got the memory.

[@Nobodys..business]

Lmfaaoo

[@mr.joshua6818]

They need a boat version of Fast and Furious

[@alwaysplayingtooloudjacob209]

No in this case so much torque the fiberglass cracked leaving the dock

[@romanticdonkey468]

Marine engines are amazing. High rpms for extended periods without blowing up.

[@NONAME....12349]

My honda civic every morning at 3 o'clock

[@mahuba2553]

to be honest those engines dont have to be running at their highest rpm to be effective, i think the propelly would spin too fast most of the time if it were to be true 1:1 ratio

[@haroldburrow4363]

​@@mahuba2553a reduction gear i used to reduce crankshaft rpm down to several hundred propellor rpm. Too high of propellor speed = cavitation which will destroy it in short order.

[@WaveMotionMachines]

Like NASCAR or any other purpose built racing engine.

[@robsonoliveira2423]

Os motores de alta rotação têm a configuração super quadrada ou seja, o curso é bem menor que o diâmetro do pistão. Dessa forma a velocidade dos pistões durante o giro dos motores é mais amena.

[@wouldntyouliketoknow1477]

The beauty of a V8 without the need for a gear box, beautiful…

[@dalemaloney5803]

Definitely has gears in a box. Without transmission

[@typicalleep1143]

It’s not a v8

[@TheSimon253]

@@typicalleep1143 I count 4 cylinders and there is probably 4 more on the other side..

[@kuppih4933]

​@@dalemaloney5803transmission is the combination of gears, joints and axles that transfer power to the propeller. A gearbox is part of that combination and makes it possible for the engine to be mounted that way

[@aether1230]

@@typicalleep1143my guy it’s literally a v8. There is another cylinder a little lower than the grouped 3. Also they literally said it’s a V8 on the short description

[@tylerkrug7719]

Its crazy how big and powerful they are making those outboard!

[@gavinkeller183]

Probably only 150k too

[@TheSaltyBalls]

Mercury Verado engines capable of 300-400 hp stock depending on variant You think that’s nifty they added one with 600 hp that the engine can’t swivel, only lower unit does. Super cool 😎 Loaded down they sound a lot more quiet. There’s a mode where it passes more exhaust gas underwater to go “stealth” vs “sport” lets some out from some kind of bypass Science rules

[@TheSaltyBalls]

@@gavinkeller18330k for the little ones I believe 70k for the good ones and the Chungus your close I think it’s nearly 100k

[@russelbrown6275]

Yea you got that right BIG. That is one reason that made 2 strokes the optimal choice.

[@zachmoyer1849]

@@russelbrown6275 pretty sure these are 4 stroke.

[@acemobile9806]

"I think you're gonna need a bigger boat"

[@throwback19841]

Man if they'd just brought a half decent boat that shark would have been catfood

[@daryldaryl913]

Ah hahaha.

[@failingdisciple938]

Ha ha!! Perfect

[@IAmRelXL]

Thats my line lol

[@knowingpappy659]

😮😊😂😂😂😮

[@unclestevensgarage4145]

If I was standing there, working on the engine, I have a big old smile on my face too

[@jcruz5050]

Damn that building's gonna run a 10 sec ¼mile with that

[@dth2brny121]

Damn. Now this is a proper V8 😁😁😁

[@lns5028]

The sound of music

[@dth2brny121]

@@lns5028I'll take this SOUND OF MUSIC any day of the week over that by the Von Trapps 💯🤣

[@NorthernChev]

And would be useless on the street as it's torque curve is built specifically for a steady throttle. Not designed for constant variation like a street engine. Two completely different designs.

[@dth2brny121]

@NorthernChev You still can't deny the fact it sounds as if it could go in a street rod though

[@worstgamer1162]

Shii sound so cleeeaaann!!

[@stewarthuval9693]

That thing sound amazing

[@spiceystonefemme]

My thought too. She sounds AMAZING

[@spankthemonkey3437]

Will it turn the rpms and provide torque or HP up high in the rpm range like a 2stroke and will the rod bearings last as long as a two stroke needle bearings on the rods

[@ihateeverything3972]

Yamaha V6 boat engine sounds better, best I've heard. The 500, two stroke one

[@jdawg93]

Imagine being by the water thinking you hear a muscle car in thr distance and itd a damn boat 😅

[@awonderfulfeeling8588]

Toward the end that guy on the left was looking around like "anyone else hearing this?" 😂

[@claiborneeastjr4129]

Damn. I'm old enuff to remember back "in the day" when a 35-HP Evinrude two-cylinder outboard was the ultimate powerhouse! BTW Merc also makes a V-12, but way beyond the means of us peasants.

[@jasonsparshott7208]

It’s 300,000 I believe! I have a buddy who is a Mercury tech and has been for for 30 years ! They sold a V12 last summer and he sent me a video of him setting it up and the price tag that went with it .. I could be off but not by much

[@claiborneeastjr4129]

That would be the holy grail of outboard powerplants. I can just see three of them on a 35' offshore boat! Thanks for your reply. @@jasonsparshott7208

[@spankthemonkey3437]

Ill buy a corvette or a used Ferrari for a third of that and stick to land if it can't get boat to run over 100mph

[@LanaaAmor]

​@@spankthemonkey3437 no boat is that fast. If it is, it isn't a boat.

[@nomajhondeere3324]

I get to try out a new boat next week with 4 600 v12s😁

[@ruben3305]

Thailand River boats: let us introduce ourselves.

[@user-qo3yy9nv1u]

Dude no shit. The 4HE1 swapped one i seen was insane!

[@alexscarborough6263]

No offense but the tailand river boats ive seen had. V9x 3.0 turbo diesel with huge 80mm turbos.

[@user-qo3yy9nv1u]

@@alexscarborough6263 thats sick. I don't know if you're familiar with the 4HE1 but its a OHC 4.8L mechanical injection.

[@jamesbell5226]

Yea I seen vids of dudes in Thailand using turbo diesels blowing smoke ten feet high blasting down the river

[@billybobleeswagger4466]

Man that thing runs SMOOTH! So smooth it reminds me of the first time i started my Husqvarna mower with the Honda motor. I was using a Craftsman with a Briggs on it and that damn thing sounded/felt so rough. I bought my Husqvarna and man I'm telling you, i pulled that rope and it was just on. I actually questioned whether it was running or not. Just as smooth as it mows over whatever. Holds rpm no matter what. This boat purrs!

[@isailwind3471]

Yeah, but the briggs will still be running 20 years from now when that honda will be scrap metal.

[@trevorshark16]

​@@isailwind3471 Clearly you've never had any Honda small engine. The reliability is unbeatable.

[@Cugy_2345]

“Hey Paul guess what pa just bought we got a Goliath” is actually kinda wholesome

[@braydanurban22]

Boy does that thing purrr like a kitten. Man what a stud.

[@dr_jaymz]

Our kitten is about that loud until I kick it off the bed at 2am, then it jumps back on and purrs even louder.

[@Moneymagi]

Kitten or a stud?

[@nikkichadsey4712]

It sure is😊

[@MrPersonalbest9lbs]

But after suffering from lack of cooling water while over-revving will cause major damage.

[@mikehoefer1827]

Can’t believe a transom can hold this..let alone a pack of them…

[@TheBeefSlayer]

They will find out.

[@realMaverickBuckley]

Let's hope those Fibreglass Sterns don't come off 😅

[@headp3]

The old Black Magic motors would be proud of their grandson!!!

[@user-io1py7bj1j]

До чего же шикарен звук v8 просто песня для ушей, адреналин для сердца и покой в душе

[@emsrcs]

Damn 😳 sounds like a hellcat. Edit: I'm so sorry for wasting everyones time, I was wrong. I just thought it sounded slightly like a hemi at idle, but most V8 engines sound like that anyway. I was wrong, I will admit that.

[@FichaelMranklin]

It’s a v8 so

[@soulsweeper1630]

Sounds nothing like a hemi

[@FichaelMranklin]

@@soulsweeper1630k

[@ssaeed6647]

No it’s sound like a 2011ford expedition v8

[@sadathtanjung7715]

Hellcat without supercharger

[@sskmtoliver]

Sounds soo good I wanna put it in my 87 Cutlass 😅

[@1badombre82]

Would be hilarious to see you mount it vertical like that too😅

[@Brian-Keith]

Got one a year or so ago. Awesome outboard engine tons of torque very reliable

[@terryandrews7271]

I am 72 years old and I never had an outboard look like that⚙️⚙️⚙️🔥🔥🔥

[@ermini3]

The oiling system must be pretty complex with it being inverted like that crazy how engineering is

[@StudentDriverBR]

I believe it's similar to Boxer engines

[@ddd-sx7pw]

It’s a dry sump system

[@CelicaDan]

dry sump systems aren't complex.

[@DrunkenVtec]

@@StudentDriverBR boxter engines lay horizontal not vertical

[@PrinceAndrewFucksKids]

​@DrunkenVtec but it's still a dry sump system, doesn't matter.

[@Bierdaddy1]

All the drivers who will miss v8s in a world filled with EVs need to buy a boat with one of these on back. 😆

[@theelmobad1]

V8's are not going anywhere

[@Bierdaddy1]

@@theelmobad1 Please give a call to Ford and Ram to remind them.

[@bradclooney69]

Will be illegal

[@theelmobad1]

@@Bierdaddy1 no need face diaper

[@skiddlyd.244]

@@bradclooney69 No they wont. If manufactures can make money selling them they will. Even if it’s just as crate engines.

[@epicpeppy2977]

This reminds me of when I was a kid and my family was testing the aircraft engines we would build. My dad and grandfather would be outside the shop with system similar setup to this except it was much larger trailer. I can still remember the feeling of the wind whipping around me and rumble from engine.

[@K-IA]

That sounds awesome, I never thought families would build aircraft engines. Always seemed too complicated. If you don’t mind me asking, how that came to be?

[@Ocean_breezes]

What a monster. My old 200 hp Yamaha V6 two stroke , that I totally rebuilt, put a smile on my face too. Those were the days when I was younger.

[@miketee2444]

The only better sound is the V 10, wait, maybe the 12. Love them all.

[@JohnWinzil]

No engine sounds better than a good v8 😊

[@jasonaldenhaley1]

Can not wait to hear the new Formula 7 - 5 rotor....been v8 guy for all my moons, but....that sound...his old 4 rotor along w/Dahms....make Angel's openly WEEP!!

[@fukkyoutube]

@@jasonaldenhaley1that 12 rotor that guy sent him was an engineering marvel but it did have a 1 of a kind sound

[@Yukanhayt-Mhenow]

BRAP BRAP entered the chat!

[@darrendavis4731]

V8 has the best sound.

[@LaylandBrowning]

Luv the sounds of Mercury!

[@josephdavis3686]

That outboard sounds like a beast

[@Epd3mik]

Sounds like a growling Tiger.

[@darniltonmoura9295]

V8 sempre V8! Sem palavras, que ronco lindo....

[@dr_jaymz]

Wow, never seen a vertical v8 so compact. I see the commets about oiling which is understandable and the first thing I wondered about, I used to aircraft engines where some have oil systems for any orientation so not that unusual, but they work best the right way up whereas this will obviously always be on its end. Lets hope its a really great crankshaft seal otherwise the water behind you will have awesome rainbow patterns in it.

[@bassassassinnn7459]

Marine technicians in the comments just waiting for that phone call to repair that engine 😂.

[@stuartd9741]

Yeah ragging that engine.. Why do people do this? Everyone in YT seems to rag an engine from cold..

[@deaf2819]

@@stuartd9741how you know it’s cold? Could’ve been brought to proper temps prior to the filming. But, you rather feel righteous. So enjoy that sweet feeling of a rare win even if it’s in only your head.

[@ianrichardson3228]

​@@deaf2819He has every right to feel righteous, flushing attachments are for idle revs only, you know-it-all!

[@dr_jaymz]

I wouldn't want to work on that, its so compact you might be better off with a watch maker!

[@dr_jaymz]

​@stuartd9741 you have to, because its a V8. It's its own fault for sounding so cool.

[@carterm3301]

I’ve always wondered how marine engines looked. Had no idea they were just straight up an engine on its side. That’s sick

[@restless7528]

That sound never gets old even better on a cold morning

[@Blu3_SK33]

That's a monster!!!

[@toxicmasculinity7870]

Now let’s see what this would do in a car. I’d love to stuff this engine in an old Mercury Cougar, potentially backed by a built TR6060.

[@Mike-lt6sj]

Mercury has always known how to make a lot of power in a small package. Back to Keikhafer. Awesome.

[@huskers4cody]

Yes absolutely you should get a boat motor for a car, great idea if you got deep pockets

[@toxicmasculinity7870]

@@huskers4codyOne of these days hopefully, something this is definitely a money no object or massive labor of love type of project.

[@petrurares6204]

A V8 is still a V8 !!I have a V6 Volvo on mine and doesnt sound like that ,still sounds good ,good power for a lake is more than enough, boats are insane and the jetskys (amg) ,waverunners ( new ones, seadoos) love am all.

[@MrMinigun457]

Look at how happy all the guys are in the video just awesome vroooom vroom!!!😊

[@shllickywulfs8958]

Merc tech here... and I can say if I saw this type of shenanigans going on I would void your warranty. This is the absolute stupidest thing u can do to a brand new motor! Sucks to be that customer 😕

[@TsunauticusIV]

I’m surprised you didn’t complain about the high rpm while on an external water supply. That’s the usual complaint on these types of videos.

[@matthewhansen278]

​@@TsunauticusIV, there's that PLUS slamming it up on the rev limiter?! Idiots.

[@gb4408]

Yeah that's what I thought, popping if off the limiter, object abuse. Wonder what his wife looks like after a night out with him?

[@nolangoldberger2921]

This is literally the only comment that matters here.

[@jackdaniels2657]

​@@DDekkonis that motor really a pos? It looks like the 6.2 mercruiser 300

[@patmason7276]

Would love to have one on the back of my boat but damn these motors are high!!!

[@Nirotix]

With a high price to match.

[@jasonsparshott7208]

Yes they are ridiculously expensive…

[@spankthemonkey3437]

Not worth the money when I can work a 225 Johnson v6 2stroke to over 400hp fairly cheap

[@grasz]

I like how massive it is with a super tiny propeller lol

[@lunytoonz3466]

Tilt your screen left and you've got yourself a very powerful seamoth!

[@nakeddrifter4685]

I think these mercury engines are based on the LS platform from memory, pretty cool.

[@l3wn3ytun3z4]

Windsor technically

[@rgodon7552]

@@charlesdjones1I can’t tell if you’re kidding or not?

[@jaimeedwards1269]

The one you're thinking of I'm pretty sure is inborad not out borad

[@jaimeedwards1269]

​@@l3wn3ytun3z4 Incorrect

[@Tracert-mc1hu]

@@l3wn3ytun3z4The old inboard ones were Windsor, but I doubt this is. Most likely either LS or a Coyote.

[@1_D333]

I can't get enough of the sound. from the starter motor, the idle, the revs, ohh music to my ears. (listened through BT power amp & beyer dynamics iem)

[@LanceHotz-yn2si]

Beautiful. But it's a far cry from the little fishing motor on my Dad's old boat sixty years ago. Good Times....Good memories.😊😊😊

[@user-ke9yk5qp3u]

One of my buddies in Santa Barbara is a commercial fisherman and he came across and abandoned drug running panga boat with three massive outboard engines. The police tried to seize it but he had already utilized maritime law and spray-painted his information on the side of the boat. The police did in fact take it for evidence but they gave it back to him by law. I think he made about $40,000 off of the engines! It's a great story. I don't really understand the maritime law but it works if you do it correctly.

[@G-ra-ha-m]

Salvage law, very old, worth knowing if you ever go to sea :) Stops the biggest thieves - 'authority' getting it in most cases.

[@user-ke9yk5qp3u]

@@jakobfromthefence that's funny! The cops were pissed and said that the boat was evidence and they arrested him at the harbor and then let him go five minutes later with no charges. About 45 days later they released the boat to him. Apparently the fisherman knew the maritime law better than the cops!

[@bycycle2358]

Hahaha. I am visiting in Santa Barbara right now! Care to explain the maritime law even though I do not own my own boat? Maybe I can help someone with it some day …

[@user-ke9yk5qp3u]

@@bycycle2358 copied from google: "The legal entitlement to a salvage reward arises when a person, acting as a volunteer (that is, without any pre-existing contractual or other legal duty so to act), preserves or contributes so to preserving at sea any vessel, cargo, freight, or other recognized subject of salvage from danger".

[@btd1993]

thats a good story to tell!

[@jordanharvey7009]

Dohc v8 laying sideways that's sick

[@truecido]

Nothing beats that smile after hearing a beautiful engine

[@user-ie8uz8om6f]

Need more like this it's awesome and love the sound quality

[@dereksmith30]

I need 2 of these

[@PsRohrbaugh]

I also have a 17 foot flats boat 😂

[@indridcold8433]

When I grow up, I want a big car with a V8 engine.

[@PsRohrbaugh]

How about a small car with a big v8?

[@indridcold8433]

@@PsRohrbaugh Ah, a Mustang with a 6 speed manual transmission would be incredible! But I also have to have the Buick Roadmaster barge, with a big V8.

[@Mike-lt6sj]

Just don't vote for lunatics and things will be fine.

[@nobux717]

When you grow up you will sell it. 😄

[@indridcold8433]

@@nobux717 Why? Those things are so comfortable! I get my license early 2024. I am going to buy a beautiful Lincoln Continental! Since they are now so old, they are very affordable! They glide over bumps like no modern car can. In fact, modern cars would likely break over those holes. For $1000, I can get a Lincoln Continental Mark V! That is only one week pay! The one I am wanting to buy has 88,000 miles on the odometer! It was used as an airport limousine shuttle but was forgotten. It is mine!

[@xanthium1]

That bark in the initial start never gets old 💪

[@beaud4474]

I have that same motor. Love it . Classy v8 sound without having an inboard .

[@MAGOTHYMUDLIFE]

He put that puppy in gear and red lined it on land wow!! Might need a new lwr and upper

[@Vostok_Dalniy]

У нас есть Mercury Pro XS V8 4,6 л мощностью почти 300 л.с., с редуктором TorqueMaster, это верх инженерной мысли.

[@paulstecker5693]

I just looked up on something online. That engine probably is about 300 horsepower just the way it looks. That's cool looking. Good luck with it. Thank you.

[@funda298]

I've got this engine. It's an absolute beast. Love it

[@ubroberts5541]

That thing is a monster! The technology in these engines is absolutely amazing.

[@dmvue]

I came here to see the comments about “not enough water through that little garden hose while revving that high”

[@MickDavid-rs8sy]

Probably didn't run it long enough to overheat it.

[@ChiefKICI]

Someone else paid for it chill out.

[@Killabitchtaylorsversion]

Lotta stubborn old v8 guys in these comments nothing but khaki shorts and new balances as far as the eye can see

[@davidrockey7190]

Awesome remember as a kid my dad had an Evinrude from way back and it blew up.

[@mecon92]

The way it roars to life is amazing.

[@Nge_repostiktokIG]

Sounds like a Hellcat, nice sound dude😌

[@ChiefKICI]

It is a V8 with no real exhaust...

[@KA-vs7nl]

No it doesnt it sounds like a naturally aspirated v8

[@livings]

yeah! it's me! ;)

[@1badombre82]

But how do we know it's the real you? Tell me something only the real @livings would know

[@Harikarikillboy]

I’m actually amazed a merc even started.

[@maj.kamper9314]

Good old v8. Nothing beats that sound.

[@justmemes7581]

Sounds like Mustang GT 😮

[@paisley2342]

Mustangs lack torque

[@dualtrondreamteam6811]

More of a roar than torque 😂😂

[@destaylor9999]

It wanted to jump off the hoist..wat u mean

[@dualtrondreamteam6811]

@@destaylor9999 it's a play on words

[@LemmMax-fj5vs]

So nice. Music in my ears.heavy done❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂

[@jamessykes2760]

I'd be so proud to start it at a busy doc, I'd be full blown peacocking.

[@williamsedlock3903]

MSRP $175,000 not including the prop

[@gaspasser45]

Just think what all this torque will do to the transom of a boat.

[@aguynametom2066]

The sound. 🤌 The power. 🫡 Must love it. 🥰

[@user-yu7jj5vw3e]

Amazing! Normal people can only hear the rev, but you can hear the torque. You must be talented.

[@eddieweigel9490]

They make a supercharged 500 HP V8 I wonder if this is it maybe the 300 HP

[@jackdaniels2657]

3 options for this motor if it's 6.2 v8 mercruiser one option 320 the other 350 the final option 380 hp

[@Eiarlk]

The v8 rumble will always sound amazing wherever it's is used

[@johnmichaels4330]

I'm surprised they haven't started making small Cars yet.

[@Michiganedits4dayz]

Sounds like it’s dying when u rev it

[@rockerneck]

This is the worst thing you can do to an outboard running on a hose

[@diychad7268]

It looks like they have a purpose-built set up so I'm sure that hose has plenty enough pressure, I mean it's not like the lake has pressure, the impeller is literally sucking it into the engine from the lake so you don't have to have much pressure just make sure you have enough gpm

[@itsCN]

Nah man they know what they are doing it’s hooked to a computer too

[@MrGordon1963]

😢 Sie wisse nicht was sie tun, sehr dumme Leute. Das ist enorm schädlich für die Maschine.

[@farley4633]

How is this any different from running on a lake? I'd say you're better off on the hose since you have water pressure coming into the impeller

[@rockerneck]

@@farley4633 wrong. Lake water and speed underway is what these engines need to maintain water pressure. 6000 rpm on a garden hose is enough to boil water inside an impeller housing.

[@wirefeed3419]

As some who last had a Mercury 9.8 hp almost 50 years ago this is not only an awesome piece of engineering but an awesome piece of art too . Guessing a price tag upwards of a Vangogh too. 😂

[@infiniteblaz3416]

I love how “boat engines” are just car engines mounted vertically.

[@gunnerneikoify]

99.9999999% of women would never understand anyone wanting to watch this video or thinking it's cool as f--k!!!!!! I'll never understand women!!!

[@comfortablynumb9342]

I'm gettin' one for my dingy 😂

[@guns4freedom]

Nothing sounds better than a V8 in my opinion

[@jocelyngodoy9753]

What a wonderful piece of ART of Engineering

[@jackmorrison5875]

I wonder if I can swap one in a car 🤔

[@rockerneck]

No, you can’t.

[@jeffreye4537]

Someone swapped a marine outboard V8 into a car. It was pretty cool actually.

[@glaucocampos479]

Lindo V8!! Sugiro um vídeo de em funcionamento na embarcação 😉

[@hemi-pwer2639]

Beautiful motor and killer sound!

[@atyabtosif584]

Man see v8, man feel the torque, all man smile

[@alexsandrshevchuk5723]

Звук божественный у V8👍👍

[@Anonymous-xj8cf]

V8 is the one Sound amazing 🔥🔥🔥

[@enzobreymann8370]

The start-up is always the best 🤤

[@mikeymike9118]

The ICE is really an amazing thing. Particularly in a marine (vertical) configuration.

[@twistedkap3882]

classic old man staring at somebody while revving the hell out of an engine😂

[@user-hv4ls6dw3k]

I had no idea these boat engines sounded this badass. I know its out of water but damn that things sounds sick. Its sounds like a fast ass performance sports car with aftermarket exhaust.

[@christiaanmoikahk9646]

You should look for mercury 2.5 offshore

[@dennizback1469]

i love the sound of that start up

[@VEMANIS]

That v8 sound insane at idle...😮

[@mpg869]

That is one BEAST right there !!

[@EduardoSilva-iy9qi]

It sounds fantastic!