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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 11:32 am Post subject: Alternitive Engines |
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Robert
That sounds super. A few years ago a guy was putting a 4 cyl Geo (same engine?) on his Kolb and it weighed some where around 190-200 lbs. Again that's what I was told. Rotax has a advertised weight of 30-40 lbs less than my VW but when installed they mysteriously weigh about the same.
Eggenfellner was showing a Honda car 1500cc engine conversion with their redrive on it at Sebring. They claim 117HP (at) 6,600RPM peak (110 (at) 5800) with a weight of 199Lbs. The conversion kit with your engine is $7000 (complete engine $12,000) but that was with the conversion engine laid down about 45 degrees. Might be less upright?
I made a "major improvement" to the Kolb engine mount to lower the VW enough to get a good thrust line but mounting a Rotax now would be, lets say, different.
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW powered MKIIIC
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