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Originally Posted by BlackBreamer
And if you buy an Etec read the fine print..  Mate was running Etecs and got rid of them wya to thirsty on an open throttle  |
A mate also has the same problem, he has a 4.6 plate with a 100L tank, running a 75 ETEC. We were running a old 115 yamaha (1986 i think) on a 5.6 plate allot with 100l tank, he mananged to nearly empty the tank on a trip while we still had a bit over a third of a tank left. We were both traveling same distances at similar speeds. Obviously the smaller engine has to work harder and burn more fuel to keep up with the bigger engine, but I was surprised after hearing about how ETEC's were so economical.
Looks like we have settled on a new Suzuki 140hp, it is only 9kg more than a 130hp ETEC and its provides 10hp more at the same time. Suzukis are apparently more efficient than the ETECs at both low and high revs, and the Suzuki is only a bit more expensive than the ETEC.