i was looking at buying a used motor for my boat and found a 2007 175 e tec. is this a reputable motor? does anyone know if theyve been problematic?
the etec forum proved a great source for info prior to my purchase. Touchy throttle response sounds like a good thing to me! I hate having to nudge the throttle 3 times to get a few RPM's out of a motor...looking forward to my first trials with the new motor.
I think you made a great decision with the E Tec.... Ive been around a few of them and think they're great motors. We used and abused an E Tec on a crew boat where I used to work.... Great motor.
You'll absolutely fly with the 250 lol
Ya, I'm pretty bouncing-off-the-walls excited! On paper, the Etec's are an incredible motor. I can only hope they perform as the papers say! Self winterizing, low maintenance, less parts, more torque, more amps, gear driven alternator, less emissions, quiter at idle, comparable fuel economy (to 4 strokes), lighter, faster.....
The Rep even told me if your Etec runs dry it will power down to 1500RPM and run for over 5 hours with NO OIL! Compared to a 4 stroke, thats 5 hours of longer running time with no oil (or a pump failure) than a 4 stroke. Just too many variables to not lean towards an Etec. I've already got some grief from the 4 stroke guys...but that could just be jealousy talking lol
Here's a pic of my new monster....
(please ignore my previous posts praising inboard motors haha, can't wait to mount er on the pod!!)
....and the color is a really dark blue, not black..
wow FB nice motor i agree with everyone else you will be flying , love the winterizing feature ---it is sweet. I think I'm the only guy around with the same hull as you and I have the old school 225 merc blac max and it goes like hell your going to have 25 more ponys wow. at 3000 rpm I'm going 30 mph at 4000 its 40 mph. Will be interested to see how yours performs .-----2 stroke rules baby ---------- Congrats --I'm jealous
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45 mph or it could chine walk at 50 and fill your pants.
45 mph or it could chine walk at 50 and fill your pants.
and for the record I have no idea what I'm talking about.....
just a wild big a$$ guess.