Top speed with " little etec 200 vs big 200 HO" ?

[RidgeRunner]

I might get the opportunity to do some side by side comparisons with a friend that has the 200HO. They are quiet and smooth. His hull is a 21' Paramount center console. So far the V and the Paramount are surprisingly similar in top end numbers with the Paramount having 25 less ponies. Him running a Johnson 225 Fict and my running the 250 EFI.
Weight is a serious consideration. I switched from a 450 lb EFI to the 505 lb DFI in the same advertised hp and displacement and lost MPH. What I gained in economy was worth the move but the added weight hurt the balance.
He changed from the Fict to the E-tec and went from 225 to 200 hp. He claims the E-tec will run circles around his old motor even giving up hp. The big block E-tec is bound to have more torque but does it have enough to evercome the weight disadvantage? Based on what Kevin is telling me I think 5 to 7 mph. (If you can live with the weight) If I could trade today for a new 200 DFI or 4 stroke that only weighed 400 lbs I would get rid of the 505 lb monster in a heartbeat. Maybe the 175 Opti ? I think it is around 435lbs.
Genie full load of fuel and five passengers loaded for a day on the water I can touch 53.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by RidgeRunner

I might get the opportunity to do some side by side comparisons with a friend that has the 200HO. They are quiet and smooth. His hull is a 21' Paramount center console. So far the V and the Paramount are surprisingly similar in top end numbers with the Paramount having 25 less ponies. Him running a Johnson 225 Fict and my running the 250 EFI.
Weight is a serious consideration. I switched from a 450 lb EFI to the 505 lb DFI in the same advertised hp and displacement and lost MPH. What I gained in economy was worth the move but the added weight hurt the balance.
He changed from the Fict to the E-tec and went from 225 to 200 hp. He claims the E-tec will run circles around his old motor even giving up hp. The big block E-tec is bound to have more torque but does it have enough to evercome the weight disadvantage? Based on what Kevin is telling me I think 5 to 7 mph. (If you can live with the weight) If I could trade today for a new 200 DFI or 4 stroke that only weighed 400 lbs I would get rid of the 505 lb monster in a heartbeat. Maybe the 175 Opti ? I think it is around 435lbs.
Genie full load of fuel and five passengers loaded for a day on the water I can touch 53.

Also keep in mind his 225 FICHT was most likely a 3.0L or 3.1L engine where as the ETEC is a 3.3L or 3.4L engine(can't rememebr teh exact displacement off the top of my head right now). The torque differrence between the 225 and 200 is also HUGE!(the 200HO is about as under rated of an engine as you can get)

[spareparts]

do you really think that ficht was actually running on all cylinders?


175 OPTI is probably the best engine all around for a V. Interesting about the paramount, I always thought they were quite a bit faster,

[RidgeRunner]

The Paramount 21 has a lot of hook built into the bottom so they don't fly the nose that well. They always look and feel hooked up and nose down. The old Fict was tired but running well. The E-tec he got already has a ton of hours. He bought a trailer load of Etec powerheads, mids and lowers and has built a couple frankenmotors. They run great. When they figure out how to break in and modify the ECM the Etec will be even more amazing, they have a lot of potential as race motors which is ironic because Bambardier doesn't even have a racing division. Unlike Mercury...