i think Ed's was one of the big reasons the manufactures started clamping down on loose motor sales. They were selling motors everywhere, for prices that no one could compete with, local dealers were getting pretty pi$$ed about it. Chat Lee was selling some loose engines as well that stirred up some local dealers. As particular as the new engies are about set up, it has to be installed by someone who knows what he's doing(being a dealer doesn't neccesarily mean that they know what they are doing). A lot of the early E-Tec issues can be traced back to improper set up, and a lot of opti's popped from being over propped. Improper set up can break an owners opinion of the expensive motor he just payed for. And its not just dealers, I've seen plenty of prerigged boats(OB's, I/B's and I/O's) that were improperlly rigged by the manufacture. A good dealer can make the difference.
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