Honda or Yamaha

[spareparts]

when internet shopping for engines, don't forget the add on's. Check the price carefully, some will include shifter, prop, harness, switch panel, gauges, etc. In the case of some of the newer electronic engines, some will even include steering and shift/trottle assembly(fly by wire type). These accesories prices can make your deal become a poor purchase when you have to start buying the stuff from the local dealer. By the way, to be a factory autherized tech, you have to be employed by a dealer for the product line. Lotsof times if you carry a copy of your on line price quote to a dealer, they can match or come close to the price, they will do that to get you as a customer( I'ts better to make $100 of an engine sale and get the service from you as a customer than not make a dime and not get any service work at all). You can rule out any of the Verdao engiens as they need to be set up with the Mercury CDS system(very expensive computer diagnostic system). Same thing with the E-Tecs, and not every Bomb dealer is an E-Tec dealer. If your bound to buy off the net, stay with carb motors( there are some deals to be had on Yamaha and Mercury left over carb engines). The dealer support for any of the efi/ dfi/ fourstroke engines is worth the extra cost. SInce all but Suzuki engines are doing away with year model designations on the engines, anytihing with last years model date on it are deals waiting to be picked up(any one looking for a 300 Suzuki take note). Best prices I've seen lately is with Ed's Marine Super Store, but one of my local Yamaha Dealers will match their price.

[reelapeelin]

Spare's got the idea...get the on-line price and what it includes and take it to a dealer or two and see if they'll match or get close enough to be worthwhile... ;) ...

[Hammerhead]

Originally Posted by phester

first choice , for me, is E-tec, second, a two stroke yamaha

I agree.

[reelapeelin]

Yeah...Pipe Dream's HPDI has been a REEL GUDE motor on his "V" ... ;) ... and LOOKS GUDE, too!! 8) 8) ...

[spareparts]

personally i would find a left over carb or EFI Yamaha, or Mercury. Take the difference between the price of an old school motor vs DFI or 4stroke and put it in the tank. If i were bound to embrace new technology, i would look at the Four Stroke Suzuki 175, it seems to be a good match for the V. If you go with anyones DFI product, get the best warranty they have to offer, the parts cost on the injection system alone will total out most engines once they are beyond manufactures warranty

[reelapeelin]

Between the hurricanes in the gulf, the towel-heads and camel-jockeys and the seemingly limitless greed of all the oil companies, I'd be thinkin' REEL hard about fuel economy ... $5-$6/gal IS coming...just a matter of WHEN :( ...

[spareparts]

Reel, i went back and did some internet shopping on motor prices, with exception of some 150 Yamaha carb motors, I was suprised to find the price differences wern't all that great, so i would have to rethink my previous comment about purchasing a carb or efi for the greater price savings( unless I needed a 150 Yamaha)
These are the prices I found at one internet dealer,
150 HP
Yamaha carb $7500
Yamaha 4 stroke EFI $10,000
Mercury EFI 9,300
Merc Opti 10,000
E-Tec 150 11,000
Suzuki 150 4stroke 9000
175 HP
Yamaha 175 HPDI 11,300
Merc 175 Opti 11,500
Suzuki 175 4stroke EFI 10,000
E-Tec 175 12,300
200 HP
Yamaha 200 4 stroke 13,000
Merc 200 EFI 11,800
Merc 200 Opti 12,500
Suzuki 200 12,000
E-Tec 200 13,300
200 E-tec HO 14,000

I don't know the particulars to these engines, i was just suprised to find the prices for all these engines to be in the same range(with exception to the 150 Yamaha), all above what i can afford! I'll stick to my old 200 carb that came with the boat for $2500