Second Gen 200-300 HP E-TEC!

[Bushwacker]

Originally Posted by brushhippie

Werent the Ficht motors the real 1st gen of the e tecs? I know they had problems till they were "pinned" but basically the same?

I'd say "Basically the same" only in the very broadest sense of the term, and even then it would only apply to the later Ficht motors built by BRP starting about 2002.

Although the Ficht blocks were basically the same and they were a DI motor, the E-TECs incorporate so many changes in the areas of noise reduction, the oiling system, pistons, heads, injectors, computer and cooling system, along with drastic changes made in company management, quality control and product support that it's a stretch to put the OMC Fichts in the same category as an E-TEC. Sort of an academic exercise and not very meaningful. The pin addition to the heads was only on the big block V-6's and did not apply to the 60 degree V-6 & V-4's or smaller motors. A colleague of mine from the aerospace industry became the Chief Engineer of the OMC Test Center in Stuart and was there during the transition to BRP. I talked to him when I was motor shopping and he was emphatic that BRP had a drastically different approach to nearly everything. He said BRP made very noticeable improvements to the motors.