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Old 19 May 2015, 17:09   #1
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Diesel Optimax announced

OptiMax Diesel – Reporting for Duty! | Mercury Racing

Now, how do I get one...?
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wonder if they will release them to the public long term?

i assume they will very expensive as they were built for the navy, even though looks like mostly a normal optimax.

can't be too far off for one of the big boys to give the public one though...bring it on

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wonder if they will release them to the public long term?

i assume they will very expensive as they were built for the navy, even though looks like mostly a normal optimax.

can't be too far off for one of the big boys to give the public one though...bring it on

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They're not that good for liesure use compared with a Good Petrol Motor...slow..noisemakers with plenty of Smoke I hear!
Despite the "race style graphics"!
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they claim the same RPM as the petrol equiv in the bumf.

i highly doubt they smoke, legislation wouldn't allow that i would assume anymore?

rather than go off topic, i'll PM you.

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they claim the same RPM as the petrol equiv in the bumf.

i highly doubt they smoke, legislation wouldn't allow that i would assume anymore?

rather than go off topic, i'll PM you.

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Yeah Only in America
Always amuses me to read the sales blurb of respective (Same) products (especially Outboards it seems) in the US and EU.
Not too many things to commend it but (EU consumer legislation)is ALOT better at making Manufacturers go easy on the Porkies!

After doing all the Hard work,and miles seems a shame you never made it out.
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i highly doubt they smoke, legislation wouldn't allow that i would assume anymore?
The camo caps and racing fraternities are not subject to the same emissions rules as Leisure Users.
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The camo caps and racing fraternities are not subject to the same emissions rules as Leisure Users.
i think turbodiesel was testing these, sure i read he had one a while back or atleast knew of them being tested, perhaps he can shed some light if/when he sees this.

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i think turbodiesel was testing these, sure i read he had one a while back or atleast knew of them being tested, perhaps he can shed some light if/when he sees this.
If T-D works for Barrus then that would fit - they set these things up for the UK Military.

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First gen four strokes??? Deja vu.

They'll get there in time, it's an inevitability.
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First gen four strokes??? Deja vu.

They'll get there in time, it's an inevitability.
Would be nice. I'd far rather have the room of an outboard and be sat on a tank of something a lot less likely to go bang.
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Would be nice. I'd far rather have the room of an outboard and be sat on a tank of something a lot less likely to go bang.
I used to have a petrol Sportscruiser. The kids mid cabin was located over the fuel tanks. Big batteries, lots of electrical systems.
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It's funny, we had it on display at seawork last year!
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Tested it out last year! Although been testing it for the last 6 years in various forms!
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Tested it out last year! Although been testing it for the last 6 years in various forms!
well???? does it smoke!?!

seriously, what was it like then?

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well???? does it smoke!?!

seriously, what was it like then?

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Like I said...I spoke to the Guys at Ribcraft who TESTED it!
I was due to take mine out and compare....but was told not to Bother!
They are Still a long way from Matching a decent Petrol in terms of out and out performance!... although I'm sure if they(Mercury) or US Defence department decide to throw a load of money at it...but why would they?? With the U.S. wed inexorably to The cheap 'Gas' the Vast Fracking industries have unlocked.
...Stranger things in the outboard world do happen!.
..for instance the MAJOR investment by BRP in the the "NEW"E-tec and old 2stroke tech....although it's a shame they don't put some more resources into more UK/Europe Back up IMO.
Time... as always will tell!
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... US Defence department decide to throw a load of money at it...but why would they??
Safety, fuel storage logistics.... The mili avoid petrol where possible/feasible.
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The cheap 'Gas' the Vast Fracking industries have unlocked.
Why would fracking produce cheaper petrol moreso than diesel? My physics teacher told me about something called the refinery scale and that is was all 'boiled' out of crude oil. I always thought that he was lying ba****rd?!
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Why would fracking produce cheaper petrol moreso than diesel? My physics teacher told me about something called the refinery scale and that is was all 'boiled' out of crude oil. I always thought that he was lying ba****rd?!
Takes one to know one eh!
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Why don't you wind that Turkey neck in...Chriatmas will soon be here!
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