Ultimate outboards for V21

[Genie Aye]

Originally Posted by spareparts

Down here, you can't give an etec away, or find some one that will admit to being able to work on one. theres a reason or that.

That is because everyone is scared from the Ficht nightmare.

If no one knows how to work on them--it is because BRP is keeping training in house to their dealers, everything is controlled by the computer and you have to have the software to do almost anything on them. I have a certified Evinrude guy that says they are great and almost no issues (all engines have issues). There are not alot of dealers for sure. But evryone I talk to with a E-tec will swear by them--I ran into one guy at the dock, he had a pair of 150 e-tecs that had 900 hours on them in less than a season and swore they were the best engine he has ever owned.

Now I hear that the Opti's blow up around the 400 to 600 hr range and the Verado's are just junk. The Opti's have a issue was new to me--I always thought they were a great engine.

But I will disagree with you on the E-Tec's.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by Genie Aye

That is because everyone is scared from the Ficht nightmare.

If no one knows how to work on them--it is because BRP is keeping training in house to their dealers. I have a certified Evinrude guy that says they are great and almost no issues (all engines have issues). There are not alot of dealers for sure. But evryone I talk to with a E-tec will swear by them--I ran into one guy at the dock, he had a pair of 150 e-tecs that had 900 hours on them in less than a season and swore they were the best engine he has ever owned.

Now I hear that the Opti's blow up around the 400 to 600 hr range and the Verado's are just junk. The Opti's have a issue was new to me--I always thought they were a great engine.

But I will disagree with you on the E-Tec's.

For every person you find that swears by an ETEC or OPTI, you will find one who swears at an ETEC or OPTI. There are good and bad ones in both. Personally I would probably go with the OPTI over the ETEC myself, but that is based on fuel economy which the OPTI wins pretty much everytime. And the OPTI seems to be alot more forgiving with set-up whereas teh ETEC must be set up properly and propped out perfect to live a long life. ALOT ofETECS popped the first 2 years from dealers who didn't prop them correctly, and that is why EVINRUDE will no longer sell one without verifying that it was set-up properly now.

[cterrebonne]

I personally like the Opti better myself out of warranty. In warranty, any motor will do because the dealership will cover repairs.