[Daubs]

Originally Posted by 6BT 56

Im a Mercury marine tech and have seen hundreds of 8.1's. Everyone of them used oil . Nothing crazy excessive, but they did. We had a few rebuilt , bored .30 with deck plates and a real good hone. The oil consumption was cut by abt 90% on the rebuilt vs a new one. In my mind they were just sloppy engines. That said I only saw 1 come unglued in the last 10 or so years. Also most of the boat engines are run at 3500 to 5000 for endless hrs. I got to say I think this will be a killer truck eng. Looking forward to your build .

Appreciate your history and insight with the 8.1L. Mine rarely sees 3000 RPM, so I'm thinking it will probably last me quite a while. And is one of the rare few that does NOT burn oil.