E-TEC talk

[F150GT]

The new motors will all continue to get more complicated and out of touch for the average back-yard mechanic, that's a fact of life with advancing technoligy. Most people cant work on there cars anymore either.
As for gas, I would not recomend ever running 87 octane in a 2-stroke. I only run 89 when I cant get any super. You cant hear pinging in a boat let alone a 2-stroke and thats a real good way to blow a power head. Many manufactureres have changed there service intervals for advertising purposes to give the impresion of lower operating costs, this is ok if your putting around the lake like an old granny but most of us want to go sking and run the piss out of our sweet Mates. Spend the extra in gas, save your motor.
F150GT

 

[check4booger]

man yall covered a whole lotta stuff in there and i just wanna make a few points here why are we comparing two stroke to four stoke its two totaly different machines they both have different good and bad traits its all about the consumer i am all about yamaha thats how i make my living but when a customer asks me whats the best engine out there all i say is the one u can afford. i also work in south fl and ive seen a lot of the bigger engines and the affects of salt water and with three years no maintanence bend over when u get that first service bill warranty dont cover neglect i cant even say anymore cause i can ramble all day about the good and bad points on all the outboards out there but there only the good and bad points that matter to me so all i can say when buying a new engine is do ur research and only worry about the factors that are important to you and on a serious note DONT believe everything u see on TV

 

[Rob'Z]

Here ya go, free of charge................just throw one in every ten words or so.

Good info, just a bit hard to read.

 

[jrumon]

check4booger...

thats the hardest post to read...

(my language arts teacher just

in her grave)

YES... everything today is "high-tech"...
"yee ol daz is dun"... no more repair jobs with a screw driver & pair of pliers. As with ANYTHING, maintance and proper operation is the #1 key to anything lasting. Other than the high cost of the initial purchase, look at all the PLUS sides... way better fuel economy, less oil consumption, less polution to the air & our water, they last 400% longer before rebuilds, way better corrosion resistance, and for the most part more horsepower with less weight (except the Verado)...

 

[Chris]

Here's some interesting stuff coming from Merc.

Rude Awakening

 

[jrumon]

And Merc finally released the Optimax 300XS at the Miami Show... think of it as a 3.2L stroked 300X with better everything! Now maybe it can actually pass up a fuel dock occasionally! At least someone is thinking at merc! Hopefully, they go back to the drawing board on the Verado!!!

 

[INXS]

Originally posted by Chris:
I'm not dissing them. Just pointing out it isn't the same company. Hey they're Canadians! And they're also a company that have gone bankrupt, then taken over, then sold in a short period of time.

I also had a look at the Yammi site and it looks like they've bumped up their redlines from the typical 5500 max they used to set. Most are up near 6K. So let's see how they hold up under the higher loads.

Good to see the moved up the max rpms. I saw a comparision a year or so ago where they rasied the rpms on a 250 hp ans it was within .5 mph of the opti max.