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Location: Bowling Green, KY | I have always been a lover of Johnson and Evinrude motors, as a matter of fact my 97 Lowe 170 has a Johnson 60 on it that runs great, but that is from the OMC days. I have heard too many horror stories about BRP era E-tec (Ficht) motors to be confident in purchasing one without a warranty. A fellow in a local bass club won one through FLW Fantasy fishing and it too has blown up twice and lost a lower unit once. All was covered by warranty, and, in the end, the motor was free, but my time off is precious and I'd hate to think my boat had to be tied up in the shop for two or three weeks ( or months) during prime fishing time. I personally feel that Ficht fuel injection sunk OMC and is one reason BRP chose to change the name to E-tec to get away from the stigma associated with the ficht name.
Edited by Performance_Tuned 4/9/2010 9:28 AM
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