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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Performance Engines
From: RONALD STEVENS <ronald@sdc.com>
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Hi John

If you are still not flying than have it all checked, the bolts on my
cylinder (220 hours) were wrongly torqued causing them to break inflight.
Also one of the rocker arms (100 hours) broke as well.
And yes the engine looked like it was running very well.......

Mine was the TSIO550 (400hp)

== Ronald

On 8/16/11 7:47 AM, "John Barrett" <jbarrett@carbinge.com> wrote:

>I have a TSIO 550 from Performance Engines ordered as one of a set of
>three
>with Fred Moreno and one other (see former LML posts of Fred's trials and
>tribulations) 
>
>Tempted to do the same as Bill Harrison but am forging ahead.  Doing oil
>analysis and oil changes at 5 hour intervals during the early test
>flights.
>Will pull rocker arms after about 20 hours and have them inspected.  Don't
>have a lot of time on the engine  yet - still not flying - but am hoping
>the
>miserable customer service already attested to is not a promise that the
>engine is no good. So far it's running well - there were quite a few
>issues
>with bolt and hose tightening.  Some from the factory and some from the
>firewall forward work.  Still chasing down minor oil leaks in exhaust
>flanges.
>
>John Barrett
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of
>Bill
>Harrelson
>Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 8:47 AM
>To: lml@lancaironline.net
>Subject: [LML] Re: Performance Engines
>
>I bought a Performance Engines IO-550 for our yet to be completed IV. Due
>to
>
>problems encountered by me and many others with this company, I have
>elected
>
>not to use it. My trust in Performance is such that, even though the
>engine 
>has never even been started, it is now in Tulsa being rebuilt as a
>Barrett 
>Engine.
>
>Bill Harrelson
>N5ZQ 320 1,950 hrs
>N6ZQ  IV under construction
>
>
>
>
>
>Subject: [LML] Performance Engines
>
>Gang
>
>Has anyone had experience with Performance Engines in Laverne, CA?  If
>so, 
>good or bad reviews?  If bad, who do you guys like out there for a TSIO
>-550
>
>in a IV-P?  I have a quote from TCM for a stock engine, just exploring
>options.  I recall some bad stories last year but don't remember the shop
>names.
>
>Thanks
>
>Bob R
>
>
>
>
>
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