Light weight, but talk about an engine that burns oil!

This system introduces a mixture of gasoline, air and lubricating oil
into the combustion chamber, compresses it, and then ignites the
resulting mixture with a sparkplug. The two-cycle engine has been the
mainstay for outboard engines. In recent years, however, two-cycle
outboard motors are beginning to be replaced by four-cycle systems.
The biggest advantage of the two-cycle engine is that it is very
lightweight. The horsepower to weight ratio is the highest in marine
reciprocating engines. One big disadvantage is you have to burn a fuel
mixture of gasoline & lubricating oil.

Another disadvantage is, because the lubricating oil does not burn as
cleanly as gasoline, two-cycle engines tend to smoke, and foul their
ignition systems. They also can leave an oily residue on the water from
their exhaust. However, great improvement has been made in cleaning up
their exhaust emissions through the use of more efficient fuel
injection systems.

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Light weight, but talk about an engine that burns oil!

This system introduces a mixture of gasoline, air and lubricating oil
into the combustion chamber, compresses it, and then ignites the
resulting mixture with a sparkplug. The two-cycle engine has been the
mainstay for outboard engines. In recent years, however, two-cycle
outboard motors are beginning to be replaced by four-cycle systems.
The biggest advantage of the two-cycle engine is that it is very
lightweight. The horsepower to weight ratio is the highest in marine
reciprocating engines. One big disadvantage is you have to burn a fuel
mixture of gasoline & lubricating oil.

Another disadvantage is, because the lubricating oil does not burn as
cleanly as gasoline, two-cycle engines tend to smoke, and foul their
ignition systems. They also can leave an oily residue on the water from
their exhaust. However, great improvement has been made in cleaning up
their exhaust emissions through the use of more efficient fuel
injection systems.

Best regards
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Your guide to winder's interest on sports : provides tips and
techniques to improve your game.

Winder,

Whatever you cut and pasted that from is years out of date.

Today, the much improved and direct injected 2-stroke engine emits
fewer total emissions than a high-tech EFI 4-stroke outboard. They have
no smoke, are super quiet and smooth, and have all the advantages of a
4 stroke, with the lower weight and higher performance of a 2 stroke.
Bill Grannis
service manager

wrote:
Winder,

Whatever you cut and pasted that from is years out of date.

Today, the much improved and direct injected 2-stroke engine emits
fewer total emissions than a high-tech EFI 4-stroke outboard. They have
no smoke, are super quiet and smooth, and have all the advantages of a
4 stroke, with the lower weight and higher performance of a 2 stroke.
Bill Grannis
service manager

The suzuki 4stroke 140 is 410lb, the Evinrude 135/150 is 419lb
The suzuke 200/225 is 580lb while the Evinrude is 524lb

del cecchi

"Del Cecchi" wrote in message
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The suzuki 4stroke 140 is 410lb, the Evinrude 135/150 is 419lb

(4 cyl. motor vs. a V6)


The suzuke 200/225 is 580lb while the Evinrude is 524lb




....and how much does the Yamaha F225, Honda 225, and the Merc Verado 225
weigh compared to the Evinrude V6?

Bill Grannis
service manager

"Billgran" wrote in message
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"Del Cecchi" wrote in message
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wrote:


The suzuki 4stroke 140 is 410lb, the Evinrude 135/150 is 419lb

(4 cyl. motor vs. a V6)


The suzuke 200/225 is 580lb while the Evinrude is 524lb




...and how much does the Yamaha F225, Honda 225, and the Merc Verado
225
weigh compared to the Evinrude V6?

Bill Grannis
service manager

Now Bill, I was just refuting your generalization that the Bombardier
motors were lighter than 4 strokes. And I don't have the motor guide
out of bass and walleye boats handy.

The Yamaha 115 and merc version also aren't much heavier than my 115
carb'd two stroke as I recall.

And why should I want a V6 Evinrude instead of a 4cyl Suzuki? What's
the big deal with the V6? Cars used them (4 stroke of course) because
they reused much of the tooling and parts for the V8s that already
existed. And apparently 2 stroke inline 4s have issues leading to
bizarre solutions like the 2+2 on my Merc. But the 4 in my accord is
just peachy, as is the one in my CB750.

So, what is superior about the Evinrude 135/150 as compared to the
Suzuki ?

Ok looked up the yamaha. The 200/225/250 are 580-590 lb. The 150 is
466 lb.

So looks like maybe 50 lb over the Evinrude. Is 50 lb a big deal?

What is the relative selling price?

If I was shopping I would buy a 4 stroke at this point in time.

del cecchi