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Mike,
I just finished putting a 175HP E-Tec on my 18 Outrage. It was the best move I ever made. I only have 7+ hours on the engine, so still in the "break-in" period but she performed well this weekend. Sipping .1 GPH of fuel at idle and not much more running across the river and back. My personal page, has a link to a video of the engine running on a hose in the back yard. I will take more video once I finish up some remaining items, like installing the sun top and dial in the prop / engine combo. If we can work out the logistics, your welcome for a ride.
I ended up buying a 1984 Outrage 20 that came with a 185 hp Johnson. The motor runs good so I'm going to stick with this one until it gets tired.
But those light weight E-tec's have my attention for the future. 200 hp from 427 lbs sounds good to me. Could I get away with that on a Outrage 20?
I have a 22 Outrage with a Mercury 225 Optimax and I love it. It is quick, does not smoke a bit, and is great on fuel. It runs at 33 MPH at around 3800RPM and has a max speed of 48 MPH.
