Hi guys:
I just (five hours ago) bought my first RV. After about a three-hour long, "Whoo-hoo!" my neighbors threatened to break out the nets and thorazine darts. I finished doing cartwheels out in the yard, and am now beginning the research process that precedes the liquidation of C.D.'s, selling of sundry toys and unwanted relatives in exchange for cool stuff, like horsepower. So.....here I am at the Oracle starting the, "now what?" process....
My first quandary is on the engine. It's got the 0320E2D, which as I understand it has a STC available for 160 hp conversion. I've not yet been able to track down the holder. This aircraft has been sitting ten years and I'll have to go through it anyway, so I'm thinking now's a good time to throw ten more HP on it. I haven't found (maybe haven't looked in the right place for) info on what prop would be good with either the 150 or 160 HP Lyc. The prop on this one is shot (delaminated bad) and needs replacement anyway.
Have any of you guys had any experience with a 160 HP RV3? I've been flying a RV-4 with IO-360 c/s. I'm thinking (usually where the trouble starts) that it would perform about the same.
Any advice/knowledge/pearls 'o wisdom you guys could toss my way would be much appreciated.
Deb
I just (five hours ago) bought my first RV. After about a three-hour long, "Whoo-hoo!" my neighbors threatened to break out the nets and thorazine darts. I finished doing cartwheels out in the yard, and am now beginning the research process that precedes the liquidation of C.D.'s, selling of sundry toys and unwanted relatives in exchange for cool stuff, like horsepower. So.....here I am at the Oracle starting the, "now what?" process....
My first quandary is on the engine. It's got the 0320E2D, which as I understand it has a STC available for 160 hp conversion. I've not yet been able to track down the holder. This aircraft has been sitting ten years and I'll have to go through it anyway, so I'm thinking now's a good time to throw ten more HP on it. I haven't found (maybe haven't looked in the right place for) info on what prop would be good with either the 150 or 160 HP Lyc. The prop on this one is shot (delaminated bad) and needs replacement anyway.
Have any of you guys had any experience with a 160 HP RV3? I've been flying a RV-4 with IO-360 c/s. I'm thinking (usually where the trouble starts) that it would perform about the same.
Any advice/knowledge/pearls 'o wisdom you guys could toss my way would be much appreciated.
Deb