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Leon,
I'm sure I will want one of the new engines but I am a long way off from
needing one. I still gotta come up with $11K USD for my wings <g>. This
also give me some time to observe the info on the new Renisis. Didn't even
occur to me that this was rated around 240hp WITH all the emisions junk on
it (ok, environmentally friend equipment). Will be curious what it will get
without the "extras".
I spoke with Fred at Conversion Concepts. I ordered an engine mount from
him for my 13b Velocity project. He stated he believes the new Renisis
engine will mount the same as the later model 13b's. Do you have any
insight/confirmation to this? Anybody....Bueller? Bueller?????
Christopher Barber
Attorney and Counselor at Law
11930 S Sam Houston Pkwy E
Suite 103
Houston, Texas 77089-4755
281-464-LAWS (5297)
281-754-4168 (Fax)
CBarber@TexasAttorney.net
www.TexasAttorney.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]On
Behalf Of peon@pacific.net.au
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 12:33 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Powersport News?
On 7 Mar 2003, at 20:58, Tracy Crook wrote:
> According to a Powersport customer who
> contacted me in search of an alternative engine controller, their
> customers have been notified that they will not be receiving
engine controllers (already paid for) unless they pay an additional
> $22,500.00.
Hey Tracey,
Did you put the decimal point in the wrong spot?? An ADDITIONAL
$22,500.00?? I assume that is USD. The whole PowerSport
package is only worth that!! MUST be some mistake!!
For that amount of money (in Aussie dollars even, NOT US
geenbacks!!), you could afford to buy a "top of the line", fully
optioned (including dual Lambda meters) Motec M800 or an
Autronic SM2 Engine Management System (both under $5,000
AUD).
That still leaves enough left over for a fully optioned 50 channel
Motec ADL Advanced Data Logger and dash (under $10,000 AUD).
With the spare 10 Grand change, you still almost have enough left
over to buy a BRAND NEW Renesis RX8 enigne ("Bare Long" - no
accessories or manifolds) in a Box for $10,990 AUD FOB Sydney.
In case you didn't catch that last bit, I'm Serious!! I have access,
via special arrangements with my local Mazda Dealer, to two
BRAND NEW Renesis RX8 engines, available end of April for
$10,990 FOB Sydney. At current conversion rates, that's about
$6,800 USD at current exchange rates. Anyone want one??
These motors have 10:1 rotors, make 246 BHP (184 kW) @ 8,600
RPM, blowing through cat converters and 86 dB mufflers. So get
rid of the mufflers and the cat converters and there HAS to be
another 50 or 60 BHP lurking in there.
Couple one of those up to Tracey's PSRU, a nice set of exhaust
pipes and a discrete muffler (won't need much due to the side
exhaust ports - which will give better BSFC to boot), derate the
engine back to 7,500 RPM and you would still have 250 neddies
available!!
So IF what you say IS true, I wouldn't be worrying to much about
obsolete 215 BHP PP 13B packages anyway. Stay tuned, things
are about to get REALLY interesting on the rotary front!!
Cheers,
Leon
Best Wishes & Kindest Regards,
Leon Promet
Aerota.com
leon@aerota.com
0408 223 675
>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/
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