X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 16:45:31 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.24] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c3j) with ESMTP id 4988664 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 19 May 2011 11:27:33 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.24; envelope-from=j.hafen@comcast.net Received: from omta10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.28]) by qmta02.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id lTQB1g0060cQ2SLA2TSx7V; Thu, 19 May 2011 15:26:57 +0000 Received: from [10.0.1.5] ([24.17.111.171]) by omta10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id lTSv1g00V3hvfg88WTSwv8; Thu, 19 May 2011 15:26:56 +0000 From: John Hafen Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-15--1053382828 Subject: Re: [LML] L-IV Choice of Engine X-Original-Date: Thu, 19 May 2011 08:26:55 -0700 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-15--1053382828 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Nick: Why would you consider a V8 conversion over an aircraft engine? John Hafen=20 IVP 413AJ 300 hours On May 19, 2011, at 8:11 AM, Nicholas Paczkowski wrote: I am ready to hang an engine on my L-IV project (not-pressurized) and am = agonizing over the choice of engine. I have a good grasp on the problems = with the Enginair V8 conversions a few years ago but is there ANYONE out = there who has successfully hung one of the GM LS V8 engines on a Lancair = IV (or Legacy). Alternatively I was hoping to find anyone who has = unsuccessfully done so and is willing to talk about it. =20 Thanks =20 =20 --Apple-Mail-15--1053382828 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Nick:

Why would you consider a = V8 conversion over an aircraft engine?

John = Hafen

IVP 413AJ 300 = hours

On May 19, 2011, at 8:11 = AM, Nicholas Paczkowski wrote:

I am ready to hang an engine = on my L-IV project (not-pressurized) and am agonizing over the choice of = engine. I have a good grasp on the problems with the Enginair V8 = conversions a few years ago but is there ANYONE out there who has = successfully hung one of the GM LS V8 engines on a Lancair IV (or = Legacy). Alternatively I was hoping to find anyone who has = unsuccessfully done so and is willing to talk about = it.