Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #7399
From: Russell Duffy <13brv3@bellsouth.net>
Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Autopsy on turbo
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 20:48:09 -0400
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
I thought you removed the turbo mostly for weight reasons.
At least this failure mode was fairly benign. If another one fails I'm outta here!  
 
I gave up on the Mazda turbo when I saw how scary the inside of a used one looked.  At that point, I ordered a custom turbo from Turbonetics, with a stainless turbine housing.  After a couple months, with no hope of ever getting it from Turbonetics, I gave up on the turbo altogether.   
 
For the record, I'm not completely anti-turbo, but in my situation, I don't "need" the power, and I can't tolerate the weight on the nose, or the space under the cowl.  I wouldn't rule out some future project, that would include a turbo, and far more power than I "need" :-)
 
Rusty (future 300 mph airplane owner)
 
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