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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Legacy IO-550 Exhaust Pipes -- Brenner/Forsling
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We have had the same experience as Jay on our ES. The ceramic coating has  
held up very well and does its job of cooling very well. Can touch them a  
couple of minutes after shutdown!! We also had to have one of the pipes  
bent again. John Forsling does very good work.

John Schroeder
LNCE - 300 hours.


On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:18:06 -0400, Jay M. Sabot  
<jsabot@oxforditconsult.com> wrote:

> Valin,
>
>
> I have Forsling exhausts on my Legacy and love them. I had to send them  
> back
> to John Forsling once to do some minor bending to get them to fit just
> right, but he did a perfect job and they fit when I got them back.
>
>
> You can see them in many photos and hear them in the numerous videos on  
> my
> builders log website:
>
>
> http://lancairlegacyn26xy.shutterfly.com/
>
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
> Jay M. Sabot
>
> Legacy N26XY
>
>
>
>
>
>   _____
>
> From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of  
> Valin
> & Allyson Thorn
> Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 8:41 PM
> To: lml@lancaironline.net
> Subject: [LML] Legacy IO-550 Exhaust Pipes -- Brenner/Forsling
>
>
> Hey LMLers,
>
>
> We bought these IO-550 exhaust pipes from Lancair that were designed and
> built for the Legacy by Chuck Brenner and John Forsling (Forsling  
> Aviation).
> The late Chuck Brenner was working to achieve a "tuned exhaust" --  
> though in
> talking with John Forsling he says at the relative low rpms of an IO-550
> that no benefit is noticeable.  He had some dyno testing at Barrett that
> confirmed that.  I've noticed a few Legacy's at Oshkosh that seem to have
> the same exhaust system.
>
>
> DSCF3260.JPG
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>
> DSCF3261.JPG
>
>
> I'd appreciate hearing from pilots flying with them on how they perform.
> For example, the exhaust is a little longer -- does that help with  
> heating
> around the exhaust where some stock designs have blistered nearby paint?
> Does it help with oily grime on the belly?  Does running a heat muff off  
> a
> single cylinder exhaust pipe perform as well as off the end where three  
> are
> collected?  Someone familiar with Forsling's exhaust pipes said they  
> have a
> very nice "exhaust note"  - notice a different sound?  Anything else?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Valin Thorn
>
>
> Legacy
>
> Houston, Texas
>
>
>
>
> Starflight, Inc.
>
> 1702 Emerald Lake Ct,
>
> Houston, TX 77062
>
> 281.486.4663
>
> http://www.starflight.aero/legacy
>
>
>