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| Question for anyone. I see a boat that is a good price. It has a 2002 yamaha 150 HPDI motor. Now I know nothing about these motors and have been trying for figure out if they are any good. I wanted a 4 stroke but have read that these are as quite as one and as good if not better then a 4 stroke on gas. What have You guys herd?
Thanks
Steve
P.S. for every good report I read a bad report on this engine.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | It's a fine product. i see them quite a bit on Walleye Boats and do not see anything out of the ordinary as far as problems. Good product, good company. |
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| I've got a 150 Vmax HPDI on my rig and it is a great engine. Mine is an 02 as well and it is extremely quiet, have had a lot of guys ask if it's 4 stroke because its so quiet. As far as the gas goes, I would hope the 4 strokes get better mileage. Mine sucks it down big time. Not a single problem with it so far, fires right up in the coldest weather I've been in. Biggest complaint is the gas though. |
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | Steve,
Don't sweat the gas thing for our lakes. |
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| I just bought a boat and was looking to put the VMAX HPI 150 on it but my boat has a 25" transom. The VMAX does not come with the longer shaft or at least that is what the dealer told me and from what I saw on the web site of Yamaha. Anyway, I ended up with the 4 stroke 150. But looking at the specs on identical boats from Alumacraft, the VMAX HPDI got better gas mileage than the 4 stoke above 3300 RPM. Not sure who is going to run a 150 at less than 3300 rpm, I know I wasn't so the HPDI looked like the better motor, and at only $168 more than the 4 stroke, who cared. I would have really liked to have the VMAX though.
Go with the HPDI.
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