Wette Vette Found....

[on3wego]

Wette Vette engine was MerCruiser Black

[Meanmyz]

Originally Posted by on3wego

Wette Vette engine was MerCruiser Black

Uh HUH! Well, at the 2011 Stillwater Reunion, I was fooled then and assumed that the silver "show engine" sitting next to the Mercruiser Black (Wett Vette) engine was "IT". I did get one pic of the actual engine (black) but my picture left a little to be desired and is a fuzzy closeup that doesn't show the headers/exhaust. Oh well.

I do see that the MerCruiser Black engine has white cam cover lettering. It also has the Mercruiser logo on the plenum. I will have to learn how to post pics here, post Photobucket era...then I could post my pic.


The engine noted by the OP on Ebay is the "show engine" then, not the actual working unit.

[WARP TEN]

Originally Posted by Meanmyz

Uh HUH! Well, at the 2011 Stillwater Reunion, I was fooled then and assumed that the silver "show engine" sitting next to the Mercruiser Black (Wett Vette) engine was "IT". I did get one pic of the actual engine (black) but my picture left a little to be desired and is a fuzzy closeup that doesn't show the headers/exhaust. Oh well.

I do see that the MerCruiser Black engine has white cam cover lettering. It also has the Mercruiser logo on the plenum. I will have to learn how to post pics here, post Photobucket era...then I could post my pic.


The engine noted by the OP on Ebay is the "show engine" then, not the actual working unit.

If this is the display engine it would have no internals and therefore not run. Funny the seller doesn't mention this. Wouldn't a buyer be surprised to discover no pistons or crank! But the seller does not take returns...Good luck!--Bob

[A1990]

Here are my pictures from the 2011 LT5 Reunion. These were at Rick's

[WARP TEN]

Originally Posted by A1990

Here are my pictures from the 2011 LT5 Reunion. These were at Rick's

Hmmm...So,didRick have both the actual running engine and the display model? Also, I wonder what the engine numbers were on each. --Bob

[A26B]

Originally Posted by WARP TEN

Hmmm...So,didRick have both the actual running engine and the display model? Also, I wonder what the engine numbers were on each. --Bob

Yes....

[rush91]

Anyone know how many aqua miles were put on that LT5? And I think it would be cool to restore the Wet Vette set-up and display it at the NCM....

[Meanmyz]

Originally Posted by rush91

Anyone know how many aqua miles were put on that LT5? And I think it would be cool to restore the Wet Vette set-up and display it at the NCM....

It had 286 nautical miles. Just kidding! I have no idea!

[Meanmyz]

Originally Posted by A1990

Here are my pictures from the 2011 LT5 Reunion. These were at Rick's

Thanks Dennis! Your pictures are better than mine would have been.

[George Maz]

Keep in mind marine engines live at high rpms, since there's no gear changes on a boat. Propeller in that video seemed like a midrange pitch, because it gets up on plane so quickly. A top speed prop choice will look like it's struggling to get up onto plane, but will reach higher mph once it gets into its range.
Service intervals for fluids on marine engines should be done much more frequently, 10-30 hours of use. Exponentially more torque is required in the water to reach a higher mph. My 24 ft Challenger reaches 84 mph with 690hp 650 tq, 540cu BBC. Yes, the LT5 spins higher rpms, but without the torque it won't see 6500 rpm unless propeller is sized to match, thus affecting speed in the water.