Suzuki unleases its 300hp 4-Stroke OB

[DaleH]

Now this would sure make your hull fly ... and allegedly she runs on 87 octane to boot :) ! Looks like they mean business with their "Ain't no replacement for displacement" ad campaign, as she has 246 cubic inches (4.0 Liter) of displacement to create the power.
http://classicparker.com/phpBB2/files/suzi1_175.jpg
By comparison:
-Yamaha 300hp HPDI OB has 204 cubic-inch (3.35 liter) displacement and weighs 543 pounds. [This model has been obsoleted and never really ran too well, from what I’ve read]
-Mercury Verado 275hp OB is a supercharged 159 cubic-inch (2.6 liter) displacement OB weighing in @ 630 pounds, w/ steering system ... which requires premium fuel to use all of its ponies
-Evinrude 250hp E-Tec OB (largest currently available), has 200 cubic-inch (3.35 liter) displacement and weighs a svelte 530 pounds

Suzuki 300hp 4-Stroke Specifications:
* Engine Type - 4.0 Liter V6 DOHC 24-Valve
* Maximum Output - 300 HP
* Fuel Delivery - Multi-Point Sequential Electronic Fuel Injection
* Displacement - 245.6 cubic" or 4.0 liter
* Bore X Stroke - 3.81" X 3.46" or 98mm X 89mm
* Shaft Length/Weight: 25" 604 pounds, 30" 615 pounds
* Cam Drive - Chain driven valve train with automatic hydraulic tensioner
* Operating Range - 5700 to 6300 RPMs
* Idle Speed - 650 rpm
* Counter Rotation - Available on both shaft length models
* Ignition System - Fully-transistorized direct ignition
* Alternator - 12 Volt 54 Amp, with water-cooled regulator and built-in dual circuit charging system
* Final Drive Ratio 2.08:1

More OB details:
Launch (http://www.media.suzuki.com/marine/press06/documents/df300launch_hdr_051206.pdf)
Specifications (http://www.media.suzuki.com/marine/press06/documents/df300_specsheet_hdr_051206.pdf)
"Fly By Wire" Electronic Controls (http://www.media.suzuki.com/marine/press06/documents/precisioncontrols_hdr_051206.pdf)
History (http://www.media.suzuki.com/marine/press06/documents/history4stroke_hdr_051206.pdf)

http://classicparker.com/phpBB2/files/suzi2_965.jpg

[Soundking]

Call me a hiker, 'cause I'm throwin a tent after seeing that!

[gf2020]

Dale, if I win the lottery (Of course, I have to play first!) the second thing I will do (the first is to buy that Contender 23 Tournament for sale at THT) is to buy you a Suzuki DF300 to put on the back of the Parker!

Where's my 300 HP ETEC? :brow

[Codfisher]

Any word on the most important stat yet? Pricing??

[Lucky]

Wonder if this crowd would argue with your statement that the Yamaha 300 "is obsolete and never ran that well"...my thinks they would.