Rude E-Tec

[lee]

Has anyone here tried the new E-tec motors, I like the 175 for my 20', any feedback? 7 year warrantee if bought by 03/31/2006. no maintenance for three years, no break in, and its supposed to be very powerful.

[peterb]

If you so a serrch on this web site you should find a very long & involved thread on this topic from several months ago.

Currently, I have twin carb-pig 1998 Yamaha 150's on my 23 SF. I will drive them into the ground. Whenever they do go, I will give serious consideration to the E-TEC's (to a single 250).

I have only heard very positive things about them.

[jorgeinmiami]

with 7 years on it how can you go wrong?

[Skiblet]

I have run them. And they are all that they say plus some. We have about 600 hrs on a pair right now. If you have specific questions ask away.

[Briguy]

The e-tech's have no Scheduled maintenance for the first 3 years. No one said anything about UN-Scheduled visits to the dealer.... Why not buy the 175 Suzuki??? The weight is nearly the same so that's not a factor. I have twin 115's and oil changes cost me 4 quarts + a $6 oil filter at Autozone. And, oh yeah, plugs are $1.50 each. Oil for the Etec is about $30.00/gallon [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] and I don't even want to know how much a set of plugs are. I know Opti plugs are about $15 each!. That's just my 2c. Good luck with whatever you decide.

[lee]

Thanks for the advice guys, still cant decide, which way to go.

[riprunner]

The weight of a 4 stroke zuk and an e-tech 2 stroke are the same? Are you sure about that Briguy, I thought 4 strokes were significantly heavier? Also, when is the first scheduled maintenence for a suzuki and doesn't the dealer have to do it so that you don't void the warranty. Isn't there a 20 hour check up that's pretty expenses right off the start?
Don't get me wrong the Suzuki is a GREAT engine choice, but there are pluses and minuses for everything. Any engine can have a unscheduled visit to the dealer and when that happens a 7 year warranty is nice.

[muddywater]

Actually, Briguy is wrong. According to Zuke here:
http://www.suzukimarine.com/sr06/df1..._and_specs.php
25" Shaft DF140 is 420 lbs.
25" Shaft DF150/DF175 are 474 lbs
25" Shaft DF200 is 580 lbs

Whereas according to Bomb, here:
http://www.evinrude.com/en-US/Engine...ications/S200/
25" Shaft E-tec 150/175/200 are 427 lbs !!!!!
That means you can get a 200 E-tec and it only weighs 7 lbs more than the Zuke 140.

Having not owned either I cannot make any comment on reliability or maintenance.

[Reel Smoker]

The hole shot on the Etec is awesome compared to the Suzuki.
I friend put a 140 on his recently redone 20 and he has a HAARRDD time getting up on plane.
I think a 250 Etec on a 23 is a perfect match.

[Abe's Rocket]

He must have the wrong size prop....