Honda or not to Honda – FI or carbureted

[quizerone]

Honda or not to Honda – FI or carbureted

I am new to boating and seriously considering purchasing new 16’ fishing boat in the next few months.<br /><br />The question is, fuel injected or carbureted. ?<br /><br />I have talked with some that suggest purchasing a motor that’s fuel injected 4 stroke rather than carbureted. They claim I will have fewer problems with the FI version. However, when talking with the dealer, he highly recommends the Honda 60 hp., which is not fuel, injected, over the Mercury 60, which is.<br /><br /> Dealers will be dealers and will suggest or lead the buyer to whatever is best for them. I would appreciate comments from current Honda owners – good and bad. Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[MajBach]

Re: Honda or not to Honda – FI or carbureted

Re: Honda or not to Honda – FI or carbureted

Hmm. You're looking in the 60 hp range. My experience is with a 90hp Honda. I'm not sure at all if FI vs. carb'ed changes with the number of carbs or cylinders, i.e. if it was a 10 hp would carb'ed be preferable. <br />As much as I love my Honda 90hp, id I could change one thing, it would be to have it fuel injected. ALthough others with the same motor have stated they do not have any problems, the only frustration I have ever experienced with this motor is hard cold starting. I have now grown to understand a certain procedure to follow when starting this OB that eliminates for the most part these frustrations and I think they stem from some degree the fact that I do not have a Honda control box. On the other hand, none of this would have ever occurred with FI in the first place.<br />Don't know either which system in the long run requires more maintenance or has better longevity. I would imagine that the throttle response is tremendously better with FI too. Syncing the carbs once or twice a year is also a pain; they seem to fall out of sync so easily. Like I said, I wish my OB was FI.

 

[JB]

Re: Honda or not to Honda – FI or carbureted

Re: Honda or not to Honda – FI or carbureted

EFI is more reliable and more user friendly than carbed 4 strokes, Quizerone.<br /><br />Hondas are fine engines, but when carbed they are not the equal of EFI engines of the same power.<br /><br />Mercury, Johnson and Suzuki all offer 60hp EFI 4 strokes.<br /><br />Moving to General Outboard.