kurtfalcon (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"A lot of manufacturers switched their pro** from two stroke outboards to four strokes. Evinrude took a different path" Well Mercury not only switched to four strokes but took the different path anyway and now they offer both the 4 strokes and Optimax.

krampp24 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

karl santstrom is a fucking joke he didnt even have the yamaha at full power you can tell

gibtube88 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

What a load of crap!..4-Stroke at 1/2 throttle!

rangerboatman346 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

wow you can hear him back of the yammi several times. hmmmmm e tec isnt as good as the sellers make it look!

lstoneman53 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

hahaha you can hear him pedaling it he floored it initially then he laid off

bojons911 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

E-tec and mercurys rock yamaha just thinks there better

thenextkvd (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This video sucks. The guy soo wasn't putting the pedal to the metal w/ the Yamaha. 13mph!!! YEA RITE! Now I'll give in to the fact that a 2 stroke will alwayz win during holeshot but come on! That was just to try to convince people who don't know jack about outboards to get an e-tec. I'm a marine mechanic and I know better. Just my 2 cents.

offshoretwins (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

We anticipate that there will be some thrashing around as service technicians and owners discover the nuances of living with E-TECs If you don't have a certified E-TEC mechanic within a reasonable distance, and / or you don't have a place to get spare parts, don't buy an E-TEC. It's not worth the hassle, no matter how much you want an E-TEC.

offshoretwins (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The E-TEC fuel injection system is based on the same design principle as the Ficht fuel injection system: injection pressure is created by a ram in the the injector itself. This is unlike Tohatsu/Mercury, which use separate compressors to pressurize the fuel or a fuel/air mix before it gets to the injector.

yourallajoke (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

As an E-Tec mechanic you must be a busy man!