] Marv, That's almost it. 'Twas a turbocharged 360. I flew that airplane, so equipped, and thought it was benign and did not let the Legacy realize its potential as compared to a 320/360. Later, I flew the same Legacy with the IO550 and it was like night and day - the zip was back.. I think Lancair had always thought of the Legacy with engine options but I don't think anyone has put a TIO 360 in it. However, the FG Legacy should be fine with a TIO 360 since the empty weight would be much less and, if one so wishes, gobs of fuel could be stored where the wheels would go in the RG. Hmmmmmm, maybe the 550 would be great in the FG.................... Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Fair and Balanced Opinions at No Charge! There is an oxymoron in that, somewhere... -------------------------------1106963566 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 1/28/2005 7:35:28 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 marv@lancaironline.net writes:

<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>[I could=20 be mistaken, but if memory serves I believe the original engine that
w= as=20 planned for the Legacy was the Continental IO360, not the Lycoming. =20= It=20
didn't take long for folks to figure out that the IO550 would fit up f= ront=20
just fine, and that has pretty much become the engine of=20 choice. Lots of
water under the bridge since those days, b= ut=20 that's kind of how I remember it.
<marv> =20 ]

Marv,

That's almost it. 'Twas a turbocharged 360. I flew that=20 airplane, so equipped, and thought it was benign and did not let the Legacy=20 realize its potential as compared to a 320/360. Later, I flew the same= =20 Legacy with the IO550 and it was like night and day - the zip was back.. I t= hink=20 Lancair had always thought of the Legacy with engine options but I don'= t=20 think anyone has put a TIO 360 in it.

However, the FG Legacy should be fine with a TIO 360 since the empty we= ight=20 would be much less and, if one so wishes, gobs of fuel could be stored=20 where the wheels would go in the RG. Hmmmmmm, maybe the 550 would= be=20 great in the FG....................=20

Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL (KARR)

Fai= r=20 and Balanced Opinions at No Charge!
There is an oxymoron in that,=20 somewhere...

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