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Another point is Tracy Crook's max performance 13B (old and
new) will out run any stock 360 with breath to spare.
This is not
true. Take a look at the 2003 Sun100 Race
results:
There are a
number of O-360 powered RV's that beat Tracy. One I know very well is 5th
place Bobby Hargrave. This is a stock RV-8, with an Aerosport rebuilt
O-360. Nothing was done to increase power from stock, aside from a
Lightspeed ignition. My old RV-8 was a couple mph faster than Bob's, so it
would have beat Tracy too. It was even handicapped by having a brand new
Lycoming :-0 As Lynn knows, it probably wasn't even putting out 100 HP
:-)
I understand Rusty has a 360 for sale, cheap {:>)
Not gonna
happen. The O-360 is the most rational choice for this plane, since I want
to be able to fly it, rather than fiddle with it. The single rotor
will provide all the fiddling amusement I need.
Rusty (hey,
but it's the truth)
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