"Michael D. Callahan" wrote:

    I talked to Darus Zerbach about putting his ceramics and solid
lubricants on a Mazda. He said the combined effort of the lack of

heat

absorbtion through the rotor faces and the solid lubricant on the end

plates

really helps lower the oil temp. He told me $700 for both rotors and

ends

with a turn-around of two to three weeks. Mike C.

Bill Freeman wrote:

This is at odds with Jon's comments, and Mr. Zerbach is in the
business to make money.  You pay your money and take your
chances - sounds like an engine failure if you're wrong.

Bill

"Michael D. Callahan" wrote:

    I only pass along the information I recieve, I'll let you guys argue the
nitpicking details. I only need about 50hp to push my plane along at 150 mph
so I could care less whether it makes 400hp except that it will improve
takeoff and climb performance. I don't plan on installing Tracy's system
without doing doing any modifications other than what it takes to adapt the
engine to my airframe. I am of the opinion that it is much better to be
flying something that works rather than continually theorizing about how
something MIGHT be done to gain .005%. Mike C.

My goals are somewhat different. I have an airplane that goes 150 MPH and gets
13 MPG with a 900 mile range. 110 mph with an all too common head wind. I would 
like something that goes 200 MPH and gets 25 MPG and hauls the same 1100 pound 
payload. Fuel, wife, camping gear and two Golden Retrivers :-)

Paul Lamar
 
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