Evinrude E-tec??

[lilrick]

anybody have one??

[Emanon Performance Marine]

anybody have one??
Now that would be a step up from a chevy !

[lilrick]

My pops has a 17' Boston Whaler and he's looking to replace the old Johnson 70. This new Evinrude is supposed to be the $hit!!

[DAVEO]

My pops has a 17' Boston Whaler and he's looking to replace the old Johnson 70. This new Evinrude is supposed to be the $hit!!
Ive heard they are but I dont know sh!t.

[Ron Hill]

I've sold quite a few propellers to E-Tec owners. Seems they race them with 15 X 34 pitch props on V-Hulls. I heard they won the 24 of Rouen, France, last year...
Seems they are really a TWO STROKE but are legal 2006 CLEAN....
BUT, I actually have no first hand knowledge of them, as I've never seen one run...
I heard or read, if you run two legal 2006 motors in a room, that there is less polution than if each engine ran in their own room...Example: Brand "X" 2006 motor in one room "X" amount of polution. E-Tec runs in another room, "Y" polution. Run them in the same room, the E-Tec eats the polution from Brand "X" and has less polution that "X plus Y"....
I hear the engine is computer controlled and as a result it is easy to trouble shoot....but hard to modify, which might be good!!!

[Forkin' Crazy]

I have seen them run, and they are quieter than any other 2 stroke I have ever seen. I asked a couple pro bass fishermen if they like them (they both had the 225 HOs), and they said they loved them. Better milage than old 2 strokes and the newer 4 strokes.
Software is easy to modify, Ron. ;)

[uselessgrant]

an optimax mercury runs as good or better weighs less in similar displacement ..ie. 2.5 vs 2.5 or 3.0 vs 3.0. and cost about 2 grand less... my .02:sqeyes:

[Forkin' Crazy]

an optimax mercury runs as good or better weighs less in similar displacement ..ie. 2.5 vs 2.5 or 3.0 vs 3.0. and cost about 2 grand less... my .02:sqeyes:
It also has more components to give you trouble, like an aircompressor and the belt that drives it. Break the belt, you're dead in the water. I believe he asked inparticular about an E-Tec, not a pop-timax ;)

[lilrick]

Lol

[Ron Hill]

Chris Bush was an Outboard racer....He was hurt badly in the 24 Hours of Rouen a few years back.....
He makes his living working on engines...
I talked to him, today, he says, "The E-Tec is a great engine." If you know anything about J. Christian Bush, what he said is ENOUGH SAID!!!! The motor is GOOD!

[fkboatman]

buddy has one on his boat, starts cold very easy, has good low end power to get heavy boat on plane, fuel consumption well its how you run it, does do better then opti max that was on it of near horsepower, idles all day with no problems, i have personally put 15 hrs on it........