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Originally Posted by evilgli

is there any difference in a 1999 225 Ficht and a 2001 225 Ficht engine? i have noticed the early engine just say Ficht..and the later engines say Ficht Ram Injected.. thanks

Yes, there is ALOT of difference between the two. They are COMPLETELY different engines and not hardly a single part from either would interchange. If considering going with a large HP FICHT, the 01+ isn't horrible, but mid year 03+ is better. The 01-early 04 though have had quite a few lower unit issues with them. The earlier 98-00 200/225 FICHT's weren't plagued with most of the problems that gave FICHT's a bad rep like the 150/175 did from 97-00, but they do have some MAJOR flaws in them that have to be addressed. The EMM's in all of the early FICHT's are failure prone, and there isn't much you can do about it other than having DFI do there upgrade which still isn't a cure all. Also the earlier 200/225's earned a bad reputation due to fuel leaks in them that have caught more than a few on fire if all of the updates haven't been performed to them. The 01+ 200-250's are a larger displacement 3.3L engine which helped out with engine failures, but the added torque caused alot of lower unit failures. I did alot of homework on the early FICHTS before I decided to stay with my carb engine.