Yea, they won every drag race (right). The E-tec lost. I guess those merc teams (none of them factory) had there chit together. How could they have such a pitiful showing with the Manufactorer backing them up? Just to much power for the lower unit. This is not some sort of new alien technology that makes 3 times as much torque as a competitors motor. You would think that after all these years they would be smart enough to use a merc lower, see'in's how they have NEVER been able to build one.........lol You guy's are a trip, I seem to remmeber merc dominating the race scene for quit some time now. Other than the V-8 you JohnRudes have gotten smoked more than not.