E-TEC vs Four Stroke

19seacraft88 · #1 05-19-2006, 03:30 AM

Michael
I just purchased a 200hp E-tec. First of all the XD100 oil I paid $25.00 a gallon. If you use the XD50 it uses 40% more oil than the XD100. The engine is super quiet, very echonomical, and at WOT I can talk on my boat at normal tone of voice.
I also ran E-tec on Blackfin boats, with twins. In the 200hp and 225hp. Boats were 25 and 32 footers. Both did very well maximum speed on the 25 was 57mph, and the 32 hit 62.
Good luck in your decission.
Al

ScottM · #2 05-19-2006, 09:09 AM

Bluewater,
A 32' Blackfin hit 62mph with a pair of 200s/225s? Is this the same Blackfin of the 80s/early 90s, or something different?

19seacraft88 · #3 05-19-2006, 01:50 PM

It is the same mold, purchased by a company in south Florida. They now call it Blackfin.
Al

Yamtt125 · #4 05-20-2006, 10:18 AM

To save money on oil, buy it from a place that buys the oil by the drum. It will be cheaper than buying individual gallons. All you have to do if bring a small gas can to them and they'll fill it up for you.

mjquatt · #5 05-24-2006, 08:15 PM

Thanks for the info guys. This should help me make a descsion

eggsuckindog · #6 05-25-2006, 02:09 PM

You can't run regular oil - period, DI motors oil differently and crankcase temps are higher. A close friend replaced a Merc 150 with a new '03 DI 200 (close to an Etec) almost threw out the back on the water test, after he was warned LOL, but he says its amazing the difference. The guy has 2 more of the same motors a 225 and 250 in the box 7 tr warrenty

Jon G · #7 05-28-2006, 11:03 PM

go over to www.thehulltruth.com and do some reading on the e-tec. I was interested in them and theres a few not so happy customers with them to my suprise. I love my 140 Suzi but I wanted to keep an eye on the e-tecs for next time.

Captainkass · #8 07-29-2006, 08:34 PM

i have a friend building one of these hulls i we speak, the company is just starting to build these hulls, my friend is down there pretty much every day.