At long last - Merc 666!

**Tim Kurcz** · 10-22-2012

Originally Posted by Fastjeff57

Tim:

Congrats on both building such a jewel of a motor, and for the excellence of your photography that allowed so many people to enjoy its progress.

Now, if only we could hear it run!

Jeff

Thank you for your kind thoughts. The project was especially good because the long held dream finally became reality. Rest assured video will be posted soon after it runs.

Tim

**Tim Kurcz** · 10-26-2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnvYuITzGnw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scIaydrpI5g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJslR53LgA0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0vzY4WlOKQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eGFumvGujo

For all of you following Dixon's exploits, he sent the above youtube links. In these vids the engine is stuck in full rich mode, a problem now fixed (the last vid is from last year with the engine running correctly). He says it's heavy astern, but isn't as tippy as envisioned. Dixon plans to run it one more time before the snow flies. Look for more video within a week or so.

Tim

**Bruster** · 10-28-2012

Dixon has never been shy on his projects, They have been over the top since I first met him in the early 70's.
Some of you are familiar with his Merc Turbo 44, not real pretty but it more than makes up it's lack of looks with performance.

**johnsonracer** · 10-29-2012

Hey Tim,
How did that EMM go mounted in the boat?
Any issues with the vacuum hose being that long? Might be a simple (and dry) place to put the computer for my 60...

**Dixon263** · 10-29-2012

Originally Posted by Bruster

Dixon has never been shy on his projects, They have been over the top since I first met him in the early 70's.
Some of you are familiar with his Merc Turbo 44, not real pretty but it more than makes up it's lack of looks with performance.

Not pretty? Maybe I'm like a dad that thinks his kids ARE pretty, but no one else does. In my eyes, it just doesn't get much prettier than this! BTW, I think that racers that run without cowls will also agree with me on this one.

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**proprider01us** · 10-29-2012

Could you post pictures of the Merc. turbo 44. I've heard folks talk about this motor but have never seen this beauty. Thanks for the V6 postings, you clearly have stout stones!

**Tim Kurcz** · 10-30-2012

Originally Posted by proprider01us

Could you post pictures of the Merc. turbo 44. I've heard folks talk about this motor but have never seen this beauty. Thanks for the V6 postings, you clearly have stout stones!

For Joe and the rest of you Dixon fans: He had trouble uploading images, so here they are. Dixon says the engine went through many changes: Blow through, draw through, one carb, two carbs, fuel injection, manual start, electric start, etc. It ran great (I drag raced one of my early triples against it in 1994 - you'll have to get him to tell the story of two smoked pistons), but said that reed life was very short.

Tim