I have a 2005 ETEC 200 HO - first year produced, and can report this.......
This is one smooth and refined 2 stroke engine. It starts instantly every time, cold or warm weather, no smoke, no shake, just a smooth quiet idle. It hardly cranks, just snaps to life, even when cold - with weather in the 30's.
The performance is fantastic through the rpms, considerably quieter than Mercury Optimax, and I believe quieter than the Yami's except for the 4 strokes.
Uses less fuel and oil than my old 150 hp.
Service - 300 hours needing NOTHING. New out of the box - WOT allowable, no break in period required.
This is 2 stroke technology taken way down stream from the original 2 strokes.
Fact is, when Bombardier bought out OMC, they fixed the mess, with a new production plant, quality systems, and built the DFI from around 2002 - 2005. I had one of these, very good engine. Meanwhile, they worked on the next generation, which became the ETEC. Now, Bombardier has launched the G2........next generation with even more refinement.
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