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Old May 18, 2005 | 06:12 PM
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Eco or Echo Which is it?

I here some call the engine " Echo " tec and others " Eeeco " tec.

Which is it, I myself call it " Eeeco " tec.
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Old May 18, 2005 | 06:16 PM
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i say eechotech
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Old May 18, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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i say eechotech
echo...
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Old May 18, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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wouldn't it be eeco Tec.... For ECOnomy TEChnology ????
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Old May 18, 2005 | 08:52 PM
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Well according to GM, the official pronounciation of the Ecotec engine is "Echo-Tech"

The first part being "Echo" as in Toyota Echo

Personally, I just say eeeco-tec, its just easier to say and sounds better

The German "Getrag" transmission that GM uses faces the same dilemma, apparently its pronounced "Get-Rag", whereas most people (including myself) pronounce it as "Gee-Trag"
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Old May 18, 2005 | 09:46 PM
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I sat eeeeco tec myself ever since I had my ECOtec Sunfire...But the correct way to pronounce it is Echo-tech as GM calls the ECOtec engines.....
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Old May 18, 2005 | 11:21 PM
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i did a pronouciation poll on the JBO and the prefered pronounciation was
ee-ko tek


but as stated the official is "echo"

I prefer "echo".
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Old May 19, 2005 | 12:20 AM
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I say echo - tec.
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Old May 19, 2005 | 02:02 AM
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long e, "eeecotech" sounds fancier.
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Old May 19, 2005 | 02:27 AM
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I say eeeecho tech too. I think like the other guys said, you just think eco is that cause of economy. O well.
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Old May 20, 2005 | 10:11 AM
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Eeeko tech sounds better than Echo Tech IMO. Mainly because I think the name Echo for a car doesn't get much gayer than that. Well except maybe for Festiva, or Corrola
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Old May 20, 2005 | 10:22 AM
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You say Tom-AAA-to , I say Tom-AHHH-to.
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Old May 20, 2005 | 10:23 AM
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Never and I mean not once until this thread have I ever heard anyone call it an ECHO TEC always thought it was EEEEECO TE C
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Old May 20, 2005 | 04:36 PM
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if they wanted "echo" they would have written "echo" but they wrote "eco" to i am calling e-ko, not my fualt they have screwed up marketing ppl that think they are smarting then they really are.
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Old May 23, 2005 | 02:23 AM
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I say echotec. But it's really confusing for all the e words. Is it lancer iee-volution, or e-volution?

I think ecotec comes from ecology, meaning good for environment. Because that 3.2 ecotec isn't that economical.
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Old May 24, 2005 | 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by hokman
I say echotec. But it's really confusing for all the e words. Is it lancer iee-volution, or e-volution?

I think ecotec comes from ecology, meaning good for environment. Because that 3.2 ecotec isn't that economical.
Emission Control Optimization TECnology, is what it stands for (if i remember correctly)
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Old May 25, 2005 | 03:05 AM
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eeeeecotec sounds retarded.

The long eeee sound reminds me of "eeeeek" or "geek".

Echo-tek is the correct way, and the better way of saying it.

It's better because it's the official pronunciation of it.
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Old May 25, 2005 | 09:54 AM
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Is echo tec the correct way or the adopted version due to idiots at Car & Driver TV and GM's marketing department?
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Old May 25, 2005 | 10:28 AM
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Echotec sounds worse than Eeecotec. I will stick with my Eeeco.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 02:19 AM
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Originally Posted by thehemi
Echotec sounds worse than Eeecotec. I will stick with my Eeeco.

You stick with your eeeco, and have the GM guys laugh their asses off at you whenever you say that in front of them. They'll say something like..........NEWBIE! j/k
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Old May 26, 2005 | 03:29 AM
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yea, the long eeee sounds gay.
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Old May 26, 2005 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by hokman
yea, the long eeee sounds gay.
As opposed to Echo? Yes my engine vibrates air molucules in a wave form that bounce off of solid objects and reverse directions....

Its ECO, not Echo.

Economy,Ecology, etc...suddently you can get the echo sound without the h?
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Old May 26, 2005 | 11:55 AM
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ecovtec
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Old May 26, 2005 | 12:14 PM
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I'm stickin with EEEECO TEC
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Old May 26, 2005 | 06:31 PM
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Just today at my local GM dealership everyone that asked about my car said EEEcotec.

I feel like a ******* calling it echotec.
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