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-- I won't comment on the horsepower or the ceramics issue, but I
-- can tell you this:
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-- Matt
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-- For the benefit of those of us who cherish hard data (rather than
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-- Jack Kane
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Jack -
I'm happy with my EFI system because it does what I want - it simplifies my
pilot workload by eliminating the need to play with mixture. It is also
incredibly smooth, as compared to the few other Lycoming 320 / 360's I am
used to.
Does it create more HP? Run cooler? Lengthen TBO??? I don't know, nor did
I state any opinion that it did.
Does my "opinion" = "hard scientific data"? I don't know. Do I care? No.
However, if you want to pay for the scientific testing of my opinion, I will
fully cooperate.
Will it survive a direct lightning strike? I have no earthly idea. Would a
stock mag survive a direct lightning strike? I have no idea, nor do I have
any idea whether the rest of my plane or FAA approved avionics (Garmins,
Sandel...) would survive.
The beautiful thing about this, and any other product or opinion, is that
YOU don't HAVE to buy it.
It is also my anecdotal opinion that if you were to come and hold it in your
hand, and then it were to get struck by simulated lightning, it would burn
the crap out of you, or maybe worse. I might be willing to test it that
way, but only if you are willing to pay for any damage and cleanup.
As for another anecdotal opinion... Lancairs are like, well, experimental
planes. And the beauty of that is that I don't have to document, test or
strike with simulated lightning, my toy.
Now for my less cynical side. I too cherish hard data. It would make
purchasing decisions much easier. However, sometimes it isn't available -
then the decisions get difficult and more touchy feely. Why isn't the data
available? Maybe it is expensive to gather the data. I don't sell this
product, so I'm not going to spend $0.10 trying to develop data (again, I
don't care if you or anyone else on the list buys it). I made an
unscientifically supported purchase decision several years ago. I am happy
with the end result. Would a Bendix be better? I don't know. If you are
willing to come to my hangar, replace the entire fuel system, ignition
system, and intake system, I will be more than happy to report the results
to the list. Seriously. And would I keep the Bendix if it performed
better? Sure, why not.
You're welcome.
Matt
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