etec vs 4 stroke - Page 2

stanley · #11 09-14-2009, 09:46 PM

I know what you mean about service. I was fortunate to get a six year warranty with the purchase of the new Suzuki...probably would have thought twice about it if it did not come with the extended service plan.
Ultimately I think as good as the etec is that in three/five years a four stroke will bring more resale/tradein value than a two stroke engine. Try to find a used 4 stroke today and if it a late model and in decent shape it will bring crazy dollars.

1bayouboy · #12 09-14-2009, 11:17 PM

I'm about to get a 115 ETec. I have a buddy wuth about 18 months of trouble free running and that gave me some confidence. Then I did a little research....Look up the Evinrude Multifuel Engine (MFE) they did for the military based on the ETec technology. I think we're going to find the ETec to be a great engine over the long haul.

zach · #13 09-15-2009, 03:28 PM

I'd go with a single 300 e-tec/optimax and be done with it.

Fr. Frank · #14 09-16-2009, 08:39 PM

Mercury also has a multi-fuel engine based upon the Optimax. Un like the Evinrude, it's already been in the hands of the Navy for nearly 3 years. Mercury decided from the beginning not to certify the engine to run on #2 diesel. It will run on Jet A, JP4, and JP8. It can also be set to run temporarily, for a short time only, on unleaded or leaded gasoline, kerosene, or #1 Diesel.
It will also run on #2 diesel if it is thinned to 25% gasoline/75% #2 diesel.

The Evinrude V6 MFE was originally designed to run on Jet A, JP4, JP5, JP8, kerosene, unleaded gasoline, and either #1 or #2 diesel. It had too many computer problems, and they have reduced the number of fuels it can run.