Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 16:55:17 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [148.78.247.23] (HELO apollo.email.starband.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.2) with ESMTP id 1893788 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 03 Dec 2002 16:51:53 -0500 Received: from oemcomputer (vsat-148-64-12-247.c050.t7.mrt.starband.net [148.64.12.247]) by apollo.email.starband.net (8.12.4/8.12.4) with SMTP id gB3Lr8tj019027 for ; Tue, 3 Dec 2002 16:53:17 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <006801c29b16$25ea67e0$f70c4094@oemcomputer> From: "Tom Hall" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] ivpt garrett engines and fuel capacity X-Original-Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 16:51:30 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 hi all- does anyone have any info/insight into the garrett turbine engine as an alternative to the walter-?viable option? 40% less fuel burn sounds very appealing. i actually called garrett this am and talked to a very friendly/helpful chap who said he would forward me some info but did not seem overly enthusiastic about using the garrett in this application. he actually really seemed to like the walter engine calling it a reliable tractor type of engine. just trying to check out all options. Check with Mike Custard at Flyby mike, He was working on conversion for Garret Tom Hall