You are talking thousands of $ difference in the price. I have never run an e-tec, but I have heard a lot of good about it. A properly prepared faststrike 150 will not shake. I did re contour the throttle cam, but that may not be necessary with the new ignition. The faststrike does have larger carbs than the regular motor. My idle mixture adj screws were way off when new and the manual has the wrong recommendations too. I was able to make it run smooth at low speeds by careful tuning. I have not touched any adjustments for years. There is a vibration that comes from running the motor all the way in against the stops that can be eliminated by just blipping the trim up. The motor you are looking at is 10 years old. If you can afford the e-tec, I would go for it. They had throttle cam problem too I think. I am sure they got that fixed by now. jim
Thanks Jim for your insight. Should be good to go with the info that you shared with me. Thanks again for all your help! Jason
Hi Jason Jim's OMC may well be the best example of an OMC ski motor from that era. It would be hard to compare a normal 10 year old example to Jim's - although with enough work you could get it there. No doubt Jim would help. For the money, probably nothing would be better. The E-TEC is quieter, will use about 1/2 the fuel, is smoother and would be stronger in the low and mid range. You may not care about noise, smoke or fuel consumption but honestly after you have had one of the new motors, you'd never go back. Even if you don't care about the $ of fuel, it is SO nice not to have to cart so much or fill up so often. It all depends on how you value things. If you want a project try to replicate Jim's motor and you will have a great toy. If you want a new top of the line motor and can justify and afford it the club E-TEC would be a bargain deal. Greg
I did not think that I would run the Dyne any more this year, but our granddaughters are here and the weather is nice, so we went tubing. The motor runs so much better with the CDI power pack that I am beginning to think that most of the complaints about this engine are ignition based even though they seem like carburetor problems. I was operating down in the 10 to 14 mph range and it was smoother that the old ignition. I am also running ethanol free gas. jim :yahoo:
Just wanted to send out a quick post. I bought a 1995 Johnson Vindicator for my 18 foot dyne. Should get it rigged by Thanksgiving. Thanks to everyone at this site who helped answer my engine questions. Jason
The vindicator is a 200. It is a 453 lbs motor. I am having the marine dealer put a more modern pump on the motor for oil injection. It will be different not having to mix oil. The thing that I am most looking forward to is a motor that ides better then my 1979 200. Take Care, Jason
