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





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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.


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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