Tigé and Indmar team up for 2014!

[IDBoating]

Indmar uses mefi like everyone else, and their maps are proprietary like everyone else's.

Proprietary (meaning "unique to them") is different from "secret". Proprietary is annoying but no big deal, I just want them to publish them.

[Jeepdude]

the only way i could see this being truly inovative is if they bring in a engine with a better low end torque curve.

I highly doubt we are going to see anything that amazing.
they all offer the same basic engines, which is why you can get the majority of your parts at autozone for way less, if you just use a car with the same gen block.

Now if ford or Chrysler is magically getting into the marinizing industry again or maybe a small Mercedes or vw diesel, i am game, but this is not in indmar's expertise region.

Now if they were able to source the engine out of one of these bad boys AWESOME.

My Toyota was by far the most thought out power plant i have had and engineered to be super efficient right where it needs to be.

http://www.toyota.co.jp/marine/langu...ish/index.html

[IDBoating]

maybe a small Mercedes or vw diesel... Now if they were able to source the engine out of one of these bad boys AWESOME

I agree, I am very interested in a diesel engine for wakeboats. Seems like a perfect match for a ballasted boat that isn't looking for high RPM's or fast acceleration. The increased fuel efficiency would be welcome, too. However, I've read here that someone (MasterCraft?) experimented with putting a diesel in an inboard a while back and didn't have much luck. Maybe that predated the extreme ballast we're seeing these days, and perhaps a diesel would work better in modern inboards. Sure seems like whichever manufacturer could make that work would have a serious advantage in the marketing department. I know I'd be very, very interested.

[Jeepdude]

I agree, I am very interested in a diesel engine for wakeboats. Seems like a perfect match for a ballasted boat that isn't looking for high RPM's or fast acceleration. The increased fuel efficiency would be welcome, too. However, I've read here that someone (MasterCraft?) experimented with putting a diesel in an inboard a while back and didn't have much luck. Maybe that predated the extreme ballast we're seeing these days, and perhaps a diesel would work better in modern inboards. Sure seems like whichever manufacturer could make that work would have a serious advantage in the marketing department. I know I'd be very, very interested.

It's offered by mastercraft international and its a pretty Baller set up if you ask me.
http://www.mastercraft.com/qai/parse/mcpower/tdi255/

[IDBoating]

Thanks for the link, they must have worked out the bugs (whatever they were). I'm sure it comes at a price premium, but still....

[shawndoggy]

IIRC the price premium is thirty thousand dollars for the VW diesel.

[IDBoating]

Now that's what I call a PREMIUM!!! Yikes!

[kx250frider617]

How are parts availability for you guys with PCM's and Indmar's? I have the Old school Mercruiser and those parts are everywhere!!!

[shawndoggy]

local nautique dealer has pcm stuff and local supra dealer has indmar. And between nautiqueparts.com, skidim, and bakesonline, there's nothing you can't get in a few days.

[91Terminator]

IIRC the price premium is thirty thousand dollars for the VW diesel.

Now that's what I call a PREMIUM!!! Yikes!

Ha ha ha so i guess thats ends this debate!

[dom w. forte]

I got to see them test the diesel in the MC XStar and the Nautiques, they let me see their test charts as well as got to drive and pull riders , no improvement with 310 hp diesel, slight improvement with 260 hp , test day swaped 12 different props to get best overall performance but still has ( 2) problems either the prop rips your arms off or you drag for quite awhile till turbo spools up , cost was 25000.00 , wouldnt recoupe in fuel economy cost so project didnt go far , the reason for overseas diesel has to do with which country shipped to.

[IDBoating]

Ha ha ha so i guess thats ends this debate!

Along with Dom's comments (which is where I believe I heard about this earlier), I'd say YEP!

(...to the extent that ANY debate on this site ever really ends, that is. )

[91Terminator]

Along with Dom's comments (which is where I believe I heard about this earlier), I'd say YEP!

(...to the extent that ANY debate on this site ever really ends, that is. )

^^^LOL for sure...They never seem to end.

[tommy1005]

An ecoboost marine engine would be pretty sweet. 380hp and 400+ lbft of torque from 2000 rpm up. Seems like that would be a good tow boat engine. Also, would be better than diesel in the states because I'd venture to say that it's hard to find diesel on most inland lakes.

[IDBoating]

True, but around here lots of lakes don't have fuel service at all. Waterfront property owners just take gas cans to the station. I have enough gas cans to transport over 70 gallons per visit (I get funny looks at the station even though it's literally right down the street from the lake!). If someone had a diesel engined boat they'd just fill up those cans with diesel instead of gasoline... in fact four of my current boat gas cans used to be diesel transport for my Case 580SK loader/backhoe when I was putting lots of hours on it.