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Greetings
all,
First, I finally got to
open my motor mount crate. The mount that Fred made is absolutely
beautiful !!! Heck, even the crate was a work of art, and I almost hated
to break it up for the trash. This may well be the strongest RV-3
mount ever made. I can't stress how happy I am with the mount, and all my
dealings with Fred. If you don't mind trading a reasonable sum of money
for a top quality mount, give Conversion Concepts a call, and you won't be
sorry. http://conversionconcepts.com/
(Hmmm, I wonder who's mount is on the home page <g>). Thanks Fred
!
Now that I have a mount,
I've done some measurements regarding the turbo. It fits the mount
perfectly, but looks like it will cause a huge, unsightly bulge in the
cowl. This realization, coupled with the fact that my "low mileage" turbo
has about the maximum allowable shaft play, is making me think about dropping
the turbo, and going back to plan A. Originally, I planned a high
compression, ported engine from Bruce, with about 230 HP available at 7500
rpm.
I'm starting to lean
toward pulling my new low compression engine apart, and modifying it
for higher compression, and porting. I can make as much power
as I was planning with the turbo, but at a much reduced weight. I'd have
to turn the prop at about 3500 rpm, but that's doable. Nothing like
radically changing directions again. This is where Mike Wills can start to
get some revenge for all the times I've dogged him about his slow progress
:-)
Rusty
Turbo (probably not)
13B powered RV-3... Be Afraid :-)
1993 RX-7 R1... Stock (for now)
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