Posted by JRP on 06/24/16 - 9:38 AM
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Clawfishing,
Congrats on that new engine! The ETEC 150 HO is a great choice for your boat. The performance you are reporting is already impressive, and I won't be at all surprised to hear even better numbers once you've completed some fine tuning. Please do keep us posted on your results as you test different prop and engine height configurations.
I have a question about your engine. I was told by an Evinrude factory tech-rep that the 150HO and 135HO engines do not have a factory setting for "reduced oiling" using XD100 oil. To be clear, I was told that it is perfectly fine to use XD100 oil in these two "HO" models, only that it will be delivered at the standard oiling rate. However, some owners of these engines have reported being able to re-set the oil delivery to the reduced "XD-100" setting. Do you have any information from your dealer/installer on this subject? Thanks.
ClawFishing wrote:...I was between Yamaha and Evinrude and went Evinrude for two reasons. First, there is still a 89 lb weight difference ...
Just a small quibble with your weight figures... My understanding is that the 25" shaft ETEC 150HO is a 433 lbs engine (dry weight). However, that figure does not include the external oil tank, rigging, or oil, which adds another 25-30 lbs to the "all-in" figure. Let's call it 460 lbs.
The 2.8L Yamaha SHO 150 25" shaft is a 489 lbs engine dry weight. We could add another 10 lbs or so for 5 quarts of crankcase oil to that figure, so right around 500 lbs. That yields a weight difference between the two engines of roughly 40 lbs -- a fair bit less than the "spec" weight numbers initially suggest.