Evinrude E-Tec Weight Comparison

Evinrude E-Tec’s weight comparison to other manufacturers. E-tec 90hp is nearly 100lbs lighter than the competition.

The reason that the Etech runs lighter than the competition is that they use a smaller power head than anybody else at the same HP rating.

I’ll use the two extremes to make my point – Etech vs Suzuki. The power head for the 90HP Etech (1295 cc) is the same size displacement as the power head that Suzuki uses for their 60 and 70 HP motors (1298 cc).

Suzuki steps up to a 1950 cc power head for their 90HP motor which is also used on their 125 HP motor. A power head of that size difference will add weight. Evinrude Etech does not make any motor that is comperable to this in the mid HP range. When it comes to comparing the performance of a 90HP Suzuki against a 90HP Etech, my bet is that the Suzuki does better on time to plane and mid range acceleration because it will perform like a higher HP motor and generate greater torque within the rpm range that it is limited to.

Here is a link to an article on 2000 year outboards – Evinrude, Merc, Suzuki, Yamaha, and Honda. This is the kind of info that consumers should be able to see when they go out and buy an outboard. Unfortunately, there is not a lot of good info like this available to consumers. Most of the motors in this article have been replaced with newer technology.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/boating/1276841.html

Two stroke vs. 2 stroke, I would take the ETEC. There are so may differences in the motors, it is beyond compare. The on plane time with my 75 ETEC is as good or better than any motor I have had. And, I have owned Suzukis. I have a lot of respect for Suzuki motors. Try the ETEC. There are a bunch of folks on the site now who have bought one, or are in the process of doing so. Show up at the get together this Summer, and jump in my boat! Give her a whirl, and tell me what you think.
Tuck

The reality is there are four strokes to compete with four strokes. The Johnson four stroke would compete against the other four strokes. The Evinrude Etec is a new generation of motors that is different and way ahead of the other types of motors so there isn’t anything to correctly compare it to. Someday there probably will be but right now there isn’t so the Etec outboards are in a class all by themselves. Am I sponsored by Evinrude-No. Would I like to be-Sure, who wouldn’t. But I’m not and I speak openly.
Thanks, Bill

One thing I would like to note here out of the box. I am on the Evinrude Pro Staff. My job this year is to torture test the 75 ETEC. I am to run it for a year through every season, and report my findings unbiased as they can be. Yes I am Pro Staff. I am also an IDA Pro Staffer, and director of the Pro Staff. That comes first. My reputation is on the line when I report or post on products that I am involved with. I told Evinrude that I would not sugar coat any of my findings with this motor. Their reply was “We wouldn’t want it any other way.” They could have gone to any of the big tournament pros to tout this motor. (And they have, no doubt!) But they are here at IDA with an ETEC motor running on the River, Mille Lacs, and everywhere else you fish, in a horsepower range that many of us can afford. Plus, the motor is DFI! Compare it to any motor you want. Get in a boat with one, and post up again. We are here to help you make an informed decision. To date, no other motor manufacturer has come to us and said or done what Evinrude has. They are putting their money where their mouth is. They might wish they hadn’t after I get done with this motor!LOL!
That is my $.02. We have Pro Staffers on IDA who are sponsored by Mercury and Yamaha, so please do not think that IDA is an “Evinrude site.” These are my sentiments, and mine only, not IDA as an organization.
Tuck

In regards to the subject line comparing the weight of motors.

On the river it is often difficult to avoid partially submerged logs, ice chunk, wing dams, sand bars, etc. If some of the weight difference were because of a heavier and stronger lower unit, wouldn’t that heavier motor be better for these water conditions? It would be nice if the manufactures could document the strength of the lower unit when weight is being compared.

Could it also be that a heavier motor may at times be built with stronger components?

It would be great if the lighter motor was just as strong, reliable, quite, powerful, and have similar vibrations as a heavier motor. I wish the manufactures would give us more information in all these areas so we could make better buying decisions.

I do hope the e-tec does prove to be a superior motor in the long run as it would put pressure on the other manufactures to improve their motors. I also think all the motors are drastically overpriced and they will soon need to address that problem.

Dave Gulczinski

I do hope the e-tec does prove to be a superior motor in the long run as it would put pressure on the other manufactures to improve their motors.

Dave Gulczinski

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I staked my $$ on it. And if anyone wants to try mine out and they see me just let me know.