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Originally Posted by infanterene
Well dropped of the boat today........ Etec 150hp with a 4 blade prop. Hopefully it will be done next Friday. I hope it has similar power to what it had before but with better economy , quieter operation, no smoke and of course better reliability.
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Excellent choice - you will not be disappointed! What prop are you getting?
I also considered the same weight 140 Zuke, but concluded that at 122 cu. inches of displacement, it wouldn't have nearly as much mid-range torque as the 155 cu. in. E-Tec! I also like not having exhaust valves to burn out if I run the motor hard! I just completed a 382 mile trip with my 7 year old/450 hr motor, running up to the Long Point Gathering and points north without a single hiccup. Ran with a heavy load with 3 coolers and a bunch of camping gear; burned a little more gas than normal because I spent a lot of time cruising at 30 kts instead of my optimum 24-25 kts, but still only burned about 90 gallons and about a gallon of XD100 oil. Comparison tests on identical hulls have also shown that the E-Tec is actually quieter than comparable 4-strokes at 30 kts because it doesn't have to rev up as much!
BTW, if you haven't already seen it, check out this great web site:
http://www.etecownersgroup.com/ . . . Very similar to CSC in terms of the quality and quantity of info available there!