G2 Evinrude

[FishStretcher]

Originally Posted by gofastsandman

The trick to getting powah outtah 2 smokes is porting and exhaust. Oh and lots of rpm.
In had old rd yammis and you could take them to 10k.

The new 250 HO makes 600 ft lbs of torque. Yes 600.

I would not be surprised if they have seen 350 and 400 hp from these.

These have all intakes starboard and all exhausts port side. You can bet they have pushed these just a tad. The emissions are reduced by 75%. That is impressive.

If they do make 600 ft-lb of torque, then they would make 250 hp at 2188 RPM at that torque. Unless that's prop torque. Which would be a bit disingenuous to claim.

[Bigshrimpin]

G2 styling reminds me of the Chrysler outboards. 1970's Retro!

[Bryan A.]

Originally Posted by Bigshrimpin

G2 styling reminds me of the Chrysler outboards. 1970's Retro!

I used to have one of those!!!

Buy the time I got it the Chrysler motor was shot so we hung a 115 looper on it.

Loved it as a 14. Year old kid. Fast too.

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by FishStretcher

If they do make 600 ft-lb of torque, then they would make 250 hp at 2188 RPM at that torque. Unless that's prop torque. Which would be a bit disingenuous to claim.

Prop numbers.

[RidgeRunner]

I stand amazed, GFS your right as they would have us thinking. Interesting prop shaft torque huh? I'll buy that for a dollar. I think Dave Bush has placed the e-tec on the dyno and they are impressive, but not 600 lb/ft of torque impressive.. They are tractors from the looks of those numbers, midrange is what moves a boat from a standstill. I'd have one if the price was right. Beerholder here.. LOL!
As a staunch Merc Man I take note of the Big Three spanking Mercury on the numbers. Amazing that it doesn't translate on the water tho. HE HE HE!!

[deepsushi]

I just fail to understand what designer thought that the motor looked good? Whoever it is must have played a lot of this when they were a kid...

That thing is FUGLY!!

[wattaway2]

Like eveinrudes but have to agree the g2 is fugly

[kmoose]

I found a store full of the new powerheads!

[Bushwacker]

While beauty is in the eye of the beerholder, I suspect that a lot of folks will get used to the looks after they experience the mid-range omph of the new motors! (The propshaft HP/torque measurements from a calibrated eddy current dyno below speak volumes!)

Frankly I think the BRP guys deserve a lot of credit for having the balls to challenge and completely rethink the entire outboard design concept AND for the commitment to spend serious $ for a totally new clean sheet design, including ALL NEW production tooling! I'm sure their beancounters would have been much more comfortable sticking with minor refinements to what are already proven and very competitive designs. Those removable panels will also provide much quicker and easier access to key engine components than the conventional bucket-style engine cover with a 2-piece lower shroud, so while I also prefer the looks of the current motors, I can see some advantages to the new design.

[cdavisdb]

Very interesting graph! especially at the very low end, where torque is critical (planing slow in the slop). I'd like to see how that compares with a 5.7 V8 I/O.

And yeah, they are ugly as home made sin, but performance cures a multitude of sins.