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Originally Posted by keakar
thanks CajunChristian, I thought you were also "connected" to a dealer somehow as a consultant or such and didn't realize you were 100% independent.
I felt you would give independent opinions without being partial in any case so that's why I value your opinion.
I still have an unanswered question that others have asked about as well, if you buy the new 4 stroke 40hp tohatsu do they sell a 40hp AND a 50hp or do you buy a single motor listed as a 40/50hp and they set it for 40 or 50hp when you buy it?
or can you buy the 40hp or the 50hp version motors depending on your needs, but if you are smart you can just buy the 40hp and have them reset it to the 50hp power output while the motor as sold is still a 40hp
I have the powertech SRD3 in 13 pitch so I don't think it would be a good fit from what you were saying about it
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Like Paul said, buy the 40 and let the Dealer do the rest. With a 40, you can fish Lacassine or Sabine if you want to.
The motor comes with an aluminum prop to use as a spare. You can sell your PowerTech. The best all around prop we have found for this motor is the Black Painted Yamaha Stainless Steel propeller. That prop has been the best prop on everything we test it on. You will have to try the 14 and 15 pitch and pick whichever fits your needs better.
I am independent. Even though I like Gerald and Kyle, if they asked me to test a product, the truth would be given to them, as it would for anyone else. When asked to test this new engine and the AlWeld, I asked them if I could make the test results public, they agreed. Otherwise, they would have been given the results to do with as they pleased and I would never have put the results on here. Now when asked by individuals, I will make a recommendation from my experience.
We live in the best of times, we were Blessed to have had access to some great 2 stroke motors, now we get to see the evolution of the 4 strokes as 2 strokes are phased out.
These new 4 strokes are not even comparable to 4 strokes from 5-10 years ago. 4 stroke outboard technology has improved so much it ridiculous. A big problem is that most folks are basing their opinions of 4 strokes from the past. 4 stroke motors have evolved, just look at your vehicles of today. I drive a Nissan Murano. It has a small 3.5 liter V6. That little motor makes 260 horsepower, in the 350Z it makes 306 horsepower. The old Ford 302 (5.0L) cubic inch motor made 190-200 horsepower in a truck. The Ford 5.0 liter motor in a 2014 Mustang now makes 420 horsepower, same cubic inch, double the power. Engine technology has changed so fast, same with outboards. The first 4 stroke motor I ever saw was back in the 60's. My grandfather bought A 55 horsepower Homelite 4 stroke. It was a monstrous 4 cylinder motor. Must have weighed 400+ pounds, but it was quiet and very fuel efficient. I have no idea how many cubic inches that thing sported, but it was massive. Compare that to today's 4 stroke 50hp motors at 200 pounds.
Seems that 4 stroke outboards are becoming like the computer world, doubles the technology every 6 months.
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