Technical Marine Product Information for Boating Enthusiasts

**Offering the option between Mercruiser Original Equipment, Direct Replacement, and High Performance Marine Engine Parts**

At Performance Product Technologies, we specialize with OEM’s such as MerCruiser. You don’t have to worry about finding necessary Mercury Outboard Parts, Mercruiser manuals or marine part technical experience and support–we can offer you all the marine exhaust tips you need. At PPT, we only handle the technical marine products and marine engines that make your boat move. Having spent more than 20 years as marine product and design engineers for the largest Marine Engine/Sterndrive manufacturer in the industry, we have the Mercruiser part technical product experience you require. During these 20+ years, we developed marine cooling system diagrams and introduced to market several complete new engine product lines, multiple complete marine exhaust systems and various accessory drive systems and related hardware. We have patented various products of which more than 80% are currently in high volume production. Don’t make the mistake of allowing a retailer to spec a product for you based on “them” simply wanting to make the sale. Rather take a little additional time and allow us to help you ensure the part you order is in fact the correct product for your needs. Please feel free to review the following technical product tips regarding different marine engines and related marine part systems. Please note that this is a “Living Section” of the website, meaning we are continually adding to this knowledge base. If you see a section that doesn’t link to an actual document, please be patient as these are currently in the queue and will be updated in the near future. No other company supports or offers this level of service and support. We not only support it, but offer it up front and at a lower delivered cost to you.

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Awarded Patents

Patent No.	Patent Title
6,652,337	Exhaust System for a Marine Propulsion Engine
6,648,338	Exhaust Gasket with Individually Sealed Water Passages
6,379,201	Marine Engine Cooling System with a Check Valve
6,343,965	Pneumatically Actuated Marine Engine Water Drain System
6,135,064	Engine Drain System
6,089,934	Engine Cooling System with Simplified Drain and Flushing Procedure
5,980,342	Flushing System for a Marine Propulsion Engine
5,664,526	Apparatus for Separating Solid Material from Cooling Water
5,628,285	Drain Valve for a Marine Engine
5,579,727	Separating Apparatus for the Cooling System of a Marine Engine
5,329,888	Thermostat Housing for a Marine Engine

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GENERAL MARINE	MERCRUISER	MARINE EXHAUST
– Winterization Q&A – Engine Fogging – Corrosion – Newsletter Library > Winterization > Repowering > Marine Cooling > Diesel Vs Gas > Marine Exhaust  > Marine Corrosion	– Service Manuals – Products Guide – Serial Number Location – Maintenance Items – 2008 Product Information – Specifications – Installation Drawings – Engine Oil capacities – Mercruiser Gear Lube Capacity – Certified Pre-Owned – EPA Regulations – Mercrusier Engine Break-In	– General Marine Exhaust Tips 1 – General Marine Exhaust Tips 2 – Mercruiser Exhaust – Chrysler Exhaust – Crusader Exhaust – Exhaust Materials & Coatings – Dry Joint Exhaust – Stainless vs Cast Iron Risers – Mercruiser 470 Exhaust Manifolds
MARINE COOLING	MARINE ENGINES	STERNDRIVES
Closed Cooling > Benefits > Basics > 1/2 Vs. Full Systems > Maintenance > Trouble Shooting Page 1 > Trouble Shooting Page 2  > High Perf. Systems > Heat Exchangers – Open vs Closed Cooling – Warm Vs Cold Manifolds – Premium vs Standard Systems – Thru Hull Fitting Installation –  Installing FWC on an Old Engine	– Re-Powering (General) – Re-Powering (Guide) – Marine Vs Auto – 3.0L Longblocks – 4.3L Longblocks – 5.7L Longblocks – 7.4L / 8.2L – 454 vs 496 Repowers – 470 Repowering – Installation Guide – Repower Guide – Engine Rotation – Firing Orders – Remanufactured Engines – Marine Drive System Variations – Sterndrives vs Inboards – How to Size a Marine Carburetor – Marine Engine Break-In	– Mercruiser Sterndrive Spec’s – Alpha Gen 1 Vs Alpha Gen 2 – Alpha Gear Ratios – Alpha Gen 1 Short vs Long Shaft  – Alpha Shift Cable Adjusting © Mercruiser – Bravo Shift Cable Adjusting © Mercruiser – Bravo Transom Details  – Drive Installation © Mercruiser – Alpha Gen 1 Drive Ass’y – Alpha Gen 2 Drive Ass’y – Alpha Gen 1 Drive Install – Alpha Transom Details – Skeg Protector Installation
ELECTRICAL	MARINE DIESEL	VOLVO PENTA
– Electronic Control Modules (ECU/ECM) – SmartCraft Gauges –  Flagship Gauges –  Admiral Gauges	– Re-Powering– Supercharge VsTurbo – Hp Vs Torque	– Volvo Penta (Search for P/N) we sell well below retail.
HIGH PERFORMANCE	PROPELLERS
– Flame Arrestors	– Propeller Fundamentals – Prop Pitch Selector