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Old 14-06-2006, 05:31 PM   #1
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Mercury 2.4 efi advice

does anyone have any opionions on a mecury 2.4 efi 220, are they good engine and reliable? also what kinda of fuel consumpution do they use. Any advice would be helpful thank you
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Old 14-06-2006, 05:39 PM   #2
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Do you mean the 220xri?

If so, I think they're ok, a little old now, but reasonably reliable.

Only realistically 200hp though.
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is the engine on the back of this ring 20, he said its a 220 2.4 efi

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/RAG023/
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Hard to say from those pics. it's got an alien cowl.

I'm not that up on the OB stuff, but if it's a 2.4 litre, it's gotta be pre about 1990.

The full model name of the one I'm thinking of is Laser 220 xri

Johnny boat dude on this site is well up on the Merc stuff, mebbe he can help.
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ok cheers jon
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Old 14-06-2006, 06:11 PM   #6
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Looks like tanks boat on this forum.
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Old 14-06-2006, 07:07 PM   #7
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Johnny boat dude on this site is well up on the Merc stuff, mebbe he can help.
Got any piccy's of the power head?
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Just looked at tanks profile and al it says is 2.4efi......... was the 220 xri carb? if so then it must be the 2.4 efi b/p (260 i think)
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dude what do you think the I stands for in XRI then?????:leeway2:
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Old 14-06-2006, 08:03 PM   #10
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Just looked at tanks profile and al it says is 2.4efi......... was the 220 xri carb? if so then it must be the 2.4 efi b/p (260 i think)
2.4EFI is 240
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2.4EFI is 240
I was told by a bloke who seemed to know what he was talking about that the carb is said to be 245 and the efi is 260 but thats just how mercury sold the more expensive efi version but ther were really the same hp?
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Yeah thats true for a 2.5
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dude what do you think the I stands for in XRI then?????:leeway2:
thats why i asked if the 220 XRI was a carb..... because i diddnt know...

Now...
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What does the I stand for in XR3I?
how about GTI?
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sorry boys its a mercury laser 2.4 efi 220hp sorry for the confusion. my brother done the advert for me!
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I was told by a bloke who seemed to know what he was talking about that the carb is said to be 245 and the efi is 260 but thats just how mercury sold the more expensive efi version but ther were really the same hp?
Those numbers as Burty said are for the 2.5.

Numbers for the 2.4 are 225 (carb) and 240 (EFI) but its the same deal so they both make 240hp or there abouts!!!

EFI's have more low end punch though.
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ok cheers for clearing that up JBD
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If its a Mercury Laser XRi 220, then walk away very quickly, they were and most probably still are nothing but trouble, Mercury soon dropped the engine and didn't return to EFi for normal engines (i.e. not race engines) for quite a few years
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No thats not true ,mercury used the 2,4 laser xri very short ,but that was only because the 2,5 was coming.
Directly mercury made a 200xri 2,5 with a 7 pedal intake .to 92 then they swich from 7 pedal to 5 pedal intake.
electronics were the same (exept for ecm value,s )
2,4 stock carb or efi,s have a single exhaust port ,high perf 2,4 have a bridgeport exh.
The same efi laser intake system was used by mercury all these years to +- 2004 now they all have the pcm system.

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No thats not true ,mercury used the 2,4 laser xri very short ,but that was only because the 2,5 was coming.
Directly mercury made a 200xri 2,5 with a 7 pedal intake .to 92 then they swich from 7 pedal to 5 pedal intake.
electronics were the same (exept for ecm value,s )
2,4 stock carb or efi,s have a single exhaust port ,high perf 2,4 have a bridgeport exh.
The same efi laser intake system was used by mercury all these years to +- 2004 now they all have the pcm system.

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Thats your opinion mate, but 2 crankshafts in 2 seasons when the engine is less than 2 years old speaks volumes
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