DaveLeonard wrote:

Roberto, do not get discouraged about the rotary.  You should

be able to get

a core for about $500 and rebuild it for less than $1000.  I don't
think
Hank will get $4000 for his engine, if he does, I have one to

sell at that

price too.  :-)

Dave Leonard

BTW Dave how is the upgrade coming for the TO4?
Is it a major redo firewall forward?

Paul Lamar

It's really not going to be very hard, if I can get a manifold to
fit.  The
stock turbo fits very closely to the intake, and there is not much
room to
my engine mount.  IMHO the best manifolds are the cast iron because of
durability.  This pretty much leaves the HKS.  The version with the
external
waste gate will not fit because of interference with the engine mount.
However, the internal waste gate version looks like it will fit well.
Unfortunately, it seems that HKS stopped making them so I am in the
process
of finding one.

Does anyone have an HKS internal type waste gate cast iron manifold
they
would be willing to sell?

In the mean time I am still having fun flying n.a. although I am only
making
about 140 h.p. (exhaust back pressure from the old turbine housing,
low
compression rotors, intake runners too long, intake runners not very
smooth).  But at least I am flying (80 hrs so far).  I am even
starting work
on my instrument rating.

Dave Leonard

Dave,  can you tell me in a few words what your engine mount looks
like?  How would you change it to avoid the conflicts with the turbo?
  Jerry

I got a few pictures.

I keep telling people to spread those motor mounts but nobody listens :)


Paul Lamar
 
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