Subject: Turbomania --------------Boundary-00=_IO9CB2O2QL8000000000 Content-Type: Multipart/Alternative; boundary="------------Boundary-00=_IO9C6DS2QL8000000000" --------------Boundary-00=_IO9C6DS2QL8000000000 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have really enjoyed reading the hundreds(!) of posts concerning turbo installation. After SNF '03 I was convinced that would be my savior also= =2E=20 I ran home and bought a stock 13B turbo with intercooler, and a big TO3 turbo off e-bay (Turbofever got the best of my judgement). They are stil= l sitting in the corner.=0D =0D By replacing my intake manifold with something resembling (a little, anyw= ay) Tracy's, I picked up enough power to make the RV perform as it should.=20 (Photos available on my web site)=0D =0D The extra 30-40 lbs and off-center load on the engine mount makes me shy away from the turbo for now.=0D =0D In NA mode, I now perform side-by-side with the 160 HP fixed-pitch RVs on our field. I just returned from a 27.4-hour vacation trip to Van's homecoming, and all over the Northwest. Returned from Montana to Texas o= ver the Rockies with no problem. Gross weight at 10,000 to 13,500 MSL it sti= ll trues 170 MPH. At those altitudes fuel flow is around 8 GPH. Cruising below 10,000 MSL, I figure 10 GPH from T/O to Landing, and it is always right on. (I know, Tracy, I should lean it to the lean side of peak, but when I do, I sacrifice too much power!)=0D =0D Still using the internal 16-guage SS home-made muffler, and it still is quiet. The SS Spintech is waiting on the bench for when this one blows.=0D =0D TT is over 210 hours now, and no major problems (As Hagrid says, "I shoul= dn t have said that....") I did see my first case of PLUG SAG, and it did g= et my attention. The RPM began to decay and the oil and coolant temps start= ed to rise rapidly. I pulled off some power and went way rich and it gradua= lly returned to normal. It wouldn't have been so attention-getting if I hadn= 't been climbing out over the mountains toward Mt. Hood! These were platinum NGKs with close to 40 hours on them. When they were pulled, the lead bal= ls were obvious from that expensive 100LL.=0D =0D Bottom Line: If you need either of these turbos, contact me off line. = We can deal.=0D =0D Bill Eslick=0D wgeslick@charter.net=0D RV-6 N268BL --------------Boundary-00=_IO9C6DS2QL8000000000 Content-Type: Text/HTML; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have really enjoyed reading the hundreds(!) of posts concerning tu= rbo installation. After SNF '03 I was convinced that would be my sa= vior also. I ran home and bought a stock 13B turbo with intercooler= , and a big TO3 turbo off e-bay (Turbofever got the best of my judgement)= =2E They are still sitting in the corner.

By replacing my intake manifold with something resembling (a little,= anyway) Tracy's, I picked up enough power to make the RV perform as it s= hould. (Photos available on my web site)

The extra 30-40 lbs and off-center load on the engine mount makes me= shy away from the turbo for now.

In NA mode, I now perform side-by-side with the 160 HP fixed-pitch R= Vs on our field. I just returned from a 27.4-hour vacation trip to = Van's homecoming, and all over the Northwest. Returned from Montana= to Texas over the Rockies with no problem. Gross weight at 10,000 = to 13,500 MSL it still trues 170 MPH. At those altitudes fuel flow = is around 8 GPH. Cruising below 10,000 MSL, I figure 10 GPH from T/= O to Landing, and it is always right on. (I know, Tracy, I should l= ean it to the lean side of peak, but when I do, I sacrifice too much= power!)

Still using the internal 16-guage SS home-made muffler, and it still= is quiet. The SS Spintech is waiting on the bench for when this on= e blows.

TT is over 210 hours now, and no major problems (As Hagrid says, "I = shouldn't have said that....") I did see my first case of PLUG SAG,= and it did get my attention. The RPM began to decay and the oil an= d coolant temps started to rise rapidly. I pulled off some power an= d went way rich and it gradually returned to normal. It wouldn't ha= ve been so attention-getting if I hadn't been climbing out over the mount= ains toward Mt. Hood! These were platinum NGKs with close to 40 hours on = them. When they were pulled, the lead balls were obvious from that = expensive 100LL.

Bottom Line: If you need either of these turbos, contact= me off line. We can deal.

Bill Eslick

wgeslick@charter.net

RV-6 N268BL

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