78 evinrude hustler 70hp

[goblin79]

im thinking bout trading for one of these what can uall tell me bout them

[Superbender]

Great running motor,cool decals,hope its a fresh water motor

[goblin79]

so whats the specs on it whats it built for what makes it special it is freash water btw

[JWTjr.]

There was no Hustler designation in 1978. The 70 was only a Hustler in 1974, and then it was only the 15" version for SE/EP racing.

The 70 in 1978 was simply a standard engine, only available in 20" version, with or without power trim/tilt. '78 was the first year for integral trim/tilt.

John

[goblin79]

ok thx ill get the numbers and run them to see what year it is

[goblin79]

so it is a 74 i ran the numbers what are the specs on it and what make it differnt than a regular 70 other than the sweet paint job

[goblin79]

[Mark75H]

Slightly faster prop rotation, that's the most of it

[JWTjr.]

Hard to see by the photo, but that looks like it's in pretty nice condition.

Nothing at all makes it special except for the paint and decals. It's just a 70.

John

[lars strom]

A stock 1974 Evinrude 70 short shaft (15 inch) used the larger gear case.

There was a short shaft 70 with the smaller Nitro gear case available for SE class racing in 1974.
That engine came with racing powertrim, a high perf. cylinder head.

Lots of race driver used this engine 1974 but I dont think OMC sold this model in USA.
Came as a stock model 1975 in the USA as a 75 hp. Short shaft. The long shaft 70/75 always used the larger gear case.
Here is more about this..

1974 was a very good year for my SE Class Racing

http://svera.se/blogg/racing-histori...-class-racing/

[lars strom]

This is a 1975 model year paint job..long shaft and the larger gear case.. if I remember right this paint job was for the 75hp only..