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I've asked Vern at Lancair for 12 months + for a 1/2" finger strainer for
the fuel pickup.  Well, as usual, Lancair came through and it's on my desk
today.  I have expressed several times in the past in e-mails to builders
that in my opinion [which doesn't mean much] the tube needs to be bigger
and not smaller further away from a pump that sucks the fuel rather than
one which pushes fuel from the tank.  Now that I have the 1/2"-pipe sized
strainer I can finally run the 1/2" fuel lines.

The other options I have picked up lately are the D/P cowl and the filter
cover with the naca scoop all in carbon. The weight savings are about 1/2
of the original glass parts.  There is a fast-built door available now
and you can also purchase most of your other glass parts in carbon as
well.   A year ago I had asked Vern to make a carbon overhead console
which saved 4 lbs (no e-glass and no gel coat) just carbon. If you work
towards trying to save weight by adding carbon parts wherever possible the
weight savings will really begin to add up.

billmaddox@speedbrakes.com



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