I've found a 6E5-45111-23-EK mid locally for a great price. The Yamaha number on the original mid for my engine is 6E5-45111-23-8D. Looking at lots of photos, they appear identical at all mounting points and gasket surfaces. The only difference I see is a redesign around the exhaust port. My thinking is that as long as the muffler assembly matches, they are probably interchangeable between powerheads and lower units. Does anyone here have experience comparing/installing the two to know for sure?
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