Real world #'s on a 20' CC with a 140 4S Suzuki?

[DonV]

DonV – I’m not a Scotch drinker, but I’ll have some fine ancient Bourbon imported from Kentucky at our next gathering that I'll be happy to share! Denny

Thanks Denny!!! My pleasure!

[KenB]

Ok Mr Researcher, 3 questions.

1) How many DF140s have blown up due to restricted fuel lines? Short answer... none.
2) Which part of Canada is BRP from that is "made in America"?
3) How hard is it to change your car/truck oil? Can you take it to the dealership and pay $45 to do it every time? Sure, but if you are on a website dedicated to the hundreds of hours it takes to refurbish 30 year old boats, odds are you are comfortable with a filter wrench and a rag. Plus, you probably know where the NAPA is...

If you had done your research impartially instead of getting swallowed up by the full court press that BRP marketing put on, you would have noticed one thing... etech is basically FICHT. With the same failure rate. With the same super sensitivity to fuel line restrictions, viscous oil, and resulting catastrophic failure.

So, a 4th question... if the etech has 300 (or whatever) fewer parts, they why does it cost more than similar sized 4s?

My answer (which is more of an opinion than a fact) is that they factor in 300 parts worth of returned engines. Etech is basically a marketing play... BRP pushes those low maintenance numbers out there, knowing full well that a certain number of those engines are coming back . They swallow that cost, and do everything they can to shut down the internet chatter about the blown blocks by handing out free engines to the squeaky wheels. If you are a weekend guy who putters around for fun, then losing a few weeks of down time and getting a brand new engine at no cost is a minor hassle. If you are a comm fishermen, or someone whose income depends on your limited time on the water, then no amount of new engines is going to recover that lost time.

I personally would rather do service on something every 100 hours, then trust a warranty.

And for the record, I think etechs are good solid engines! It took a little bit for them to work out plugs, oil, etc but they are very solid engines. I guess my deeper point is that while new technology is great, I don't want to be the guinea pig. I'll wait a few years and look at the track record of the product, and by that measure, DF140 seems to be a pretty good engine for the 20.

The etechs seem to be doing great too. Very glad to know you are happy with yours, and I will certainly check out the 150 when I am ready to repower my 20. By the way, there are 2 etch 150s, a high output one maybe? What is the difference and which one do you think is better for the 20? I am going to do a hermco bracket (so there will be floatation) and I am raising the decks.

I'm a talisker (peaty, spey side) guy, which I think makes me grumpy. I got mad at someone else who was talking smack about plywood.

[76Red18]

I'll stick with my ol 150 Jonnyrude carbed 60 series. More reliable than any of todays technology for sure Lets ease up a little and just give the original poster what he wanted. Performance numbers based on experience. Peace, out!