X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:41:36 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [70.62.14.124] (HELO ustek.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTP id 4576373 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:57:57 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=70.62.14.124; envelope-from=r.simon@ustek.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01CB8269.AC7E9086" Subject: RE: [LML] LNC2 Legacy Performance questions Content-class: urn:content-classes:message X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-Original-Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:01:08 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [LML] LNC2 Legacy Performance questions Thread-Index: AcuCZhGA9x94c/1URIafPQyg858jSA== From: "Lancair" X-Original-Sender: "Robert Simon" X-Original-To: "Don Karich" , This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CB8269.AC7E9086 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Don Karich [mailto:donkarich@gmail.com]=20 Subject: Re: [LML] LNC2 Legacy Performance questions I wouldn't trust any Continental engines done by preformance. Lycon not much better. Just my opinion Ouch - that's harsh to say the least and on the whole unwarranted. =20 From personal experience I believe that Performance has customer service issues that warrant their not being in business. That is because of personality and operational integrity and is reason enough not to place a new order with them. However for years they made engines that performed well in a race environment and they occasionally actually delivered equal quality engines to us peons. =20 My TSIO550 has 300 hrs on it (with 1 mag and 1 Light Speed EI) and is running fine. I did have one exhaust valve seat failure at 200 hrs but that seems to have been a fluke and probably caused by the cylinder manufacturer, not Performance. When I explained the problem Performance took the cylinder back, repaired it, and returned it to me at no-charge. (And no I cannot explain the deviation from their normal technique of ignoring customers and their problems.)=20 If I were shopping for a new Lancair I would not discount a plane because it was pulled by a Performance engine. I certainly would have it inspected carefully but if it checked out I would buy it. =20 Robert M. Simon,=20 ES-P N301ES ------_=_NextPart_001_01CB8269.AC7E9086 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

From:= = Don Karich [mailto:donkarich@gmail.com]
Subject: Re: [LML] = LNC2 Legacy Performance questions

I wouldn't trust = any  Continental engines done by preformance. Lycon not much = better. Just my opinion

Ouch – that’s harsh to say the least and on the whole = unwarranted. 

From personal experience I believe that Performance has customer = service issues that warrant their not being in business.  That is = because of personality and operational integrity and is reason enough = not to place a new order with them.  However for years they made = engines that performed well in a race environment and they occasionally = actually delivered equal quality engines to us peons.  =

My TSIO550 has 300 hrs on it (with 1 mag and 1 Light Speed EI) and is = running fine.  I did have one exhaust valve seat failure at 200 hrs = but that seems to have been a fluke and probably caused by the cylinder = manufacturer, not Performance.  When I explained the problem = Performance took the cylinder back, repaired it, and returned it to me = at no-charge.  (And no I cannot explain the deviation from their = normal technique of ignoring customers and their problems.) =

If I were shopping for a new Lancair I would not discount a plane = because it was pulled by a Performance engine.  I certainly would = have it inspected carefully but if it checked out I would buy = it.

 

Robert M. Simon,
ES-P = N301ES

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