X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:33:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc14.comcast.net ([204.127.202.59] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 1008311 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:08:26 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.202.59; envelope-from=airrace@comcast.net Received: from stevedesk (pcp05158555pcs.montbl01.nm.comcast.net[68.35.116.213]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc14) with SMTP id <2005062101074101400mnr9te>; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 01:07:41 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <000601c575fd$a30d4a20$6701a8c0@stevedesk> From: "Steve Williams" X-Original-To: Subject: Performance Engines - a stand up company X-Original-Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 19:07:46 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C575CB.57F28690" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C575CB.57F28690 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I purchased a hybrid Lycoming engine from Ron Monson at Performance = Engines for my Legacy. It took a lot longer to complete than I had expected. At times I was = disappointed. Let me tell you a few things though. Ron was always a gentleman to me. I was asking a lot. I wanted a = perfectly balanced, reliable fire breathing dragon that would shoe horn perfectly in my tight Legacy = cowling space, including an air conditioning compressor and all the bells and whistles that go with an = all electric installation. I had the engine independently dynamometer tested by Custom Airmotive in Tulsa. = The results were 387 Brake HP and an incredible 744 ft./lb. of torque (the number we should be paying = attention to) at only 2500 rpm at the Lycoming published manifold pressure. This was with magnetos and not the = electronic ignition system that I hope to have add another 20 or 30 HP. This was also without the = benefit of dedicated cooling air to the=20 intercoolers or any ram air effect whatsoever.=20 Now I would like to tell y'all about after the sale service. My = installation was the first of a kind. Lots of=20 complications to say the least. I had a problem when I hung the engine = and started to complete firewall forward. There was a conflict between the nose gear strut and the fuel = servo. I called Ron. Ron and his=20 friend Michael Apodaca flew to Front Range airport in their Cherokee 6 = last week to meet me. After=20 poking, prodding, scratching, and crawling around in general, Ron said: = "O.K., let's get it unbolted and into the Cherokee". I was dumbfounded. Most folks would have said "it's your = problem", or at best, been willing to talk it through on the phone and helped long distance to a solution. = Here is a guy that showed up on his own dime, flew my engine back to his facility to make the modifications = necessary to work for me and is going to fly it back over the Rockies. Go figure. This is a stand up guy. A = hybrid engine isn't for everybody. The=20 engine I ended up with would have been unaffordable for me in a new = configuration. Custom Airmotive=20 indicated that my engine was one of the smoothest running engines they = had bolted up to the dynamometer. Draw your own conclusions. If you want to quiz me about my motor, I am = at: 505.344.3232 Steve Williams Legacy #206 ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C575CB.57F28690 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I purchased a hybrid Lycoming engine = from Ron=20 Monson at Performance Engines for my Legacy. It took
a lot longer to complete than I had = expected. At=20 times I was disappointed. Let me tell you a few things
though. Ron was always a gentleman to = me. I was=20 asking a lot. I wanted a perfectly balanced, reliable
fire breathing dragon that would shoe = horn=20 perfectly in my tight Legacy cowling space, including an = air
conditioning compressor and all the = bells and=20 whistles that go with an all electric installation. I had = the
engine independently dynamometer tested = by Custom=20 Airmotive in Tulsa. The results were 387 Brake HP
and an incredible 744 ft./lb. of torque = (the number=20 we should be paying attention to) at only 2500 rpm at the
Lycoming published manifold pressure. = This was with=20 magnetos and not the electronic ignition system that
I hope to have add another 20 or 30 HP. = This was=20 also without the benefit of dedicated cooling air to the
intercoolers or any ram air effect = whatsoever.=20
Now I would like to tell y'all about = after the sale=20 service. My installation was the first of a kind. Lots of
complications to say the least. I had a = problem=20 when I hung the engine and started to complete firewall
forward. There was a conflict between = the nose gear=20 strut and the fuel servo. I called Ron. Ron and his
friend Michael Apodaca flew to = Front Range=20 airport in their Cherokee 6 last week to meet me. After
poking, prodding, scratching, and=20 crawling around in general, Ron said: "O.K., let's get it unbolted = and into=20 the
Cherokee". I was dumbfounded. Most = folks would have=20 said "it's your problem", or at best, been willing to
talk it through on the phone and helped = long=20 distance to a solution. Here is a guy that showed up on his=20 own
dime, flew my engine back to his = facility to make=20 the modifications necessary to work for me and is going
to fly it back over the Rockies. Go = figure. This is=20 a stand up guy. A hybrid engine isn't for everybody. The
engine I ended up with would have been = unaffordable=20 for me in a new configuration. Custom Airmotive
indicated that my engine was one of the = smoothest=20 running engines they had bolted up to the dynamometer.
Draw your own conclusions. If you want = to quiz me=20 about my motor,  I am at: 505.344.3232
 
Steve Williams Legacy=20 #206
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