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I suspect an RV9 p-port will out climb its Lyc 6, 7, & 9 cousins
provided it has a good cooling system.. :) The 9 is generally looked
down on by the 6 & 7 crowd. Boy wouldn't it frost them to be beat by a
9 rotary? :) :)

Doc Custer
Retired software engineer and sometime Audiologist
Building RV9-A. Fuselage

 Hey! I represent that! I'm a -7 builder, I don't look down on the -9 croud.
I just want to go upside down when I want to. Let's get these birds in the
air, your -9, my-7, and have a rotary fly off! But I first have to get my
Renesis engine!!! Should happen this Monday!!!! FINALLY
Thomas Phy
RV-7
Wings and Fus.
Renesis (maybe p-ported?)
Fly on some Tuesday

Doc is going to win the climb race :)

Paul Lamar

Ah yes, there are great dangers in generalities. That's why I put in
the weasel word "generally" looked down on. I won't go into all the
remarks I have heard about the 9, but they really hurt my feelings
<sob!> :) The mission for the 9 is different than that for the 6 and
7. You guys can fly upside down, I can't. Guess what? I don't like
being upside down. I want to travel to family that is scattered around
the country. That means long distance cross country. The guys at Vans
who "have" to fly to the big dos all said they preferred the 9 for
that mission. This from some of them that said if they don't get
upside down at least a week they get cranky! To each his own.

I was just recently told by someone who should know that if I wanted
to p-port the engine I should get a 13B because at the present time it
was not possible to p-port the Renesis. Is that true listers?

Meet you Tuesday!

Doc Custer
Retired software engineer and sometime Audiologist
Building RV9-A. Fuselage


I would say it is not impossible to P-port a RX8 engine.
there just may be a few problems doing it. I suspect nothing
that could not be over comes.