First I would like to start by saying, the E-tec is all hype.
A friend of my that money is no object owned a 2025 Lund pro V.
It was a 2000 with a 225 Opti on it.
Beginning of last season he bought the same boat,with a 225 E-tec.
Not long ago we were talking.
He tells me that his E-tec has lower fuel efficiency,less power then his Opti and runs like
dirt in the rain.
He tell me that he like the engine. theres truly nothing wrong with it.
The only thing that peeves him, is how much the salesman kept telling how better this engine
was over the merc.
Then he joke. They must have compared there E-tec to a regular merc 2 stroke.
I have tendencies too believe this man. For he puts over 150 hours on the engine a year.
True engine efficiency does not come from the engine,but the prop you use.
A stainless is better then aluminum. A cleave over stainless .A four blade over three.
Merc will also sell more engines then all the other manufactures will build.