Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:38:59 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [24.25.9.103] (HELO ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c3) with ESMTP id 828492 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:59:01 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; envelope-from=hapgoodm94@alum.darden.edu Received: from HP780N (cpe-065-184-084-150.nc.rr.com [65.184.84.150]) by ms-smtp-04-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id j2TDwDL5000964 for ; Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:58:14 -0500 (EST) From: "Matt Hapgood" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Alternative Engines X-Original-Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:58:23 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Importance: Normal In-reply-to: X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine To me the most interesting part of that V8 engine project wasn't the engine, but the fact the aircraft (LS1 or something like that) is being designed AROUND the engine. That seems like a rather novel approach. Most of the time it seems the kit builders are trying to shoe-horn a V8 into a space designed for a flat 6, and not designed for radiators. I'm intrigued. And it will be interesting to see what happens with Jeff Liegner - I believe he's got a "direct" drive 600 ci (or larger?) V8 on his Lancair 4. Matt _________ -- If you want to do this, you really need an inverted V-8, with 600 to 800 c.i., -- operating at 2700 RPM without a gear box, direct drive. With the CAM profiles -- tweaked to cause the torque curve to peak around 2400 to 2500 RPM. Even then, -- the cooling (liquid) creates lots of problems the way it is traditionally done.