Ehhhh...I'm not the best person to chime in here, because in the HB "How well do you know your motor" pop quiz I score consistently at the bottom of the list. That said, I sometimes wonder how much you pay just for the name when you add a Mercruiser Motor into the boat. I feel I can still get a lot more motor for less money by not going to Merc, but by going to someone like Menace Marine or to Teague. And, I like being face to face with the guy whose name is on the build sheet. No one knows the motor better than the guy who wrenched it. To me, Menace or Teague would get the nod before Mercruiser, and if anyone asked me, I would tell them this to me is a better way to power your boat. You hearing me GRADS??