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Charles Heathco
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 Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 8:29 am Post subject: Engine OH |
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Well Im still mulling over the choices. I was ready to take my engine down to Ft Smith for a $10k Oh prioviding crank ok. I was set up to go donw and wathc a 360 put back today or wed, but no one returned 2 calls yesterday so now having 2nd thoughts. I am looking at upgrade to 160 hp even tho I will loose Mogas ability. I took Tweetybird into a grass strip Sat and when coming out I was looking at a very high hill covered with trees a lot closser than I had intended. (Im 150 hp). Wamnted to get some thoughts on upgrading. Charlie Heathco
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chaztuna(at)adelphia.net
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:00 am Post subject: Engine OH |
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---- Charles Heathco <cheathco(at)cox.net> wrote:
| Quote: | snipped I am looking at upgrade to 160 hp even tho I will loose Mogas ability.snipped
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Charlie
Converting to 160 hp (8.5 to 1) does not preclude your use of Auto fuel. It simply means that you will have to use 91 -93 octane super, rather than 87 octane regular.
Charlie Kuss
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sportav8r(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:16 am Post subject: Engine OH |
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True. I've been paying the 20 cent premium per gallon ever since I upgraded, and often find myself wishing I could undo it easily. Peformance gain was vanishingly small, cost increase over 87 octane very real. If I were you, I'd stand pat at 150 hp and enjoy the economy. Next logical step up: 180 hp O-360... and still on mogas 
Saving 20 cents a gallon over time will buy a constant speed, perhaps?
-Stormy
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---- Charles Heathco <cheathco(at)cox.net ([email]cheathco%40cox.net[/email])> wrote:
| Quote: | snipped I am looking at upgrade to 160 hp even tho I will loose Mogas
ability.snipped
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Charlie Heathco
Charlie
Converting to 160 hp (8.5 to 1) does not preclude your use of Auto fuel. It
simply means that you will have to use 91 -93 octane super, rather than 87
octane regular.
Charlie Kuss
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Dale Ensing
Joined: 11 Jan 2006
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Location: Aero Plantation Weddington NC
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:35 am Post subject: Engine OH |
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Converting to 160 hp (8.5 to 1) does not preclude your use of Auto fuel. It
simply means that you will have to use 91 -93 octane super, rather than 87
octane regular.
Charlie Kuss
What about the ethanol content in the mogas? Isn't there some long term
potential problems with seals etc.?
DWE
do not archieve
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ronlee(at)pcisys.net
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:53 am Post subject: Engine OH |
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At 12:14 PM 6/6/2006, you wrote:
| Quote: | True. I've been paying the 20 cent premium per gallon ever since I
upgraded, and often find myself wishing I could undo it
easily. Peformance gain was vanishingly small, cost increase over 87
octane very real. If I were you, I'd stand pat at 150 hp and enjoy the
economy. Next logical step up: 180 hp O-360... and still on mogas
Saving 20 cents a gallon over time will buy a constant speed, perhaps?
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Assuming a CS is $7000. Divide by 20 cents/gallon equals 35,000 gallons.
At 7 gallons/hr that is 5000 hours. At 100 hours/year you pay for the CS prop
in FIFTY years.
Ron Lee
Do not archive
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klwerner(at)comcast.net
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| Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:19 am Post subject: Engine OH |
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. . . assuming the price for the CS-prop is still the same by the year 2056 ???
BUT: If one is willing to burn more fuel, then time goes by quicker.
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