X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:42:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from blu0-omc3-s35.blu0.hotmail.com ([65.55.116.110] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0c1) with ESMTP id 5775177 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 22 Sep 2012 19:41:04 -0400 Received-SPF: neutral receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.116.110; envelope-from=frederickmoreno@bigpond.com Received: from BLU0-SMTP112 ([65.55.116.72]) by blu0-omc3-s35.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:40:28 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [124.176.158.60] X-EIP: [iO1SQpSZ488EqgeemCki0l/vRjzmGdcD] X-Originating-Email: [frederickmoreno@bigpond.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: frederickmoreno@bigpond.com Received: from Razzle ([124.176.158.60]) by BLU0-SMTP112.blu0.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:40:26 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 07:40:15 +0800 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; charset="iso-8859-1"; boundary="------------Boundary-00=_33ZR8ID3LVC000000000" X-Mailer: IncrediMail (6295229) From: Frederick Moreno References: X-FID: FLAVOR00-NONE-0000-0000-000000000000 X-Priority: 3 X-Original-To: "Lancair Mail (lml@lancaironline.net)" Subject: Re: Shipping the Performance Engine X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Sep 2012 23:40:26.0574 (UTC) FILETIME=[A47266E0:01CD991B] --------------Boundary-00=_33ZR8ID3LVC000000000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0D =0D I know that everyone likes to jump on "Performance engines" but to be fai= r,=0D I have 280 hours on the Performance Engines TSIO-550 in my Super Legacy. = I=0D have flown 7 race seasons at Reno with it and this year I was timed at ov= er=0D 370MPH. I have to give credit where credit is due.=0D =0D Lynn Farnsworth=0D =0D Performance Engines built their reputation preparing engines for Reno, an= d I have no doubt that race engines were Ron Munson's great love. Based on t= hat reputation, a lot of Lancair owners bought engines, but not for racing.=20 Munson shipped them junk. =0D =0D At least a dozen engines have now ended up with premature teardowns and major assembly and machining errors, lots of premature crankcase cracks (where do you suppose the crankcases came from?) and out of limits and ancient parts like rocker arms with part numbers superceded in 1968. Cal= l the folks at Barrett Precision Engines and listen to what they have foun= d.=20 I can tell you what my engine shop found, and it was beyond imagining. = =0D =0D It is lucky nobody has been killed so far, at least so far as we know. A= nd it can not be prosecuted because of the rules for "Experimental." Trust = was given. Trust was abused. People were put at risk.=0D =0D You got a good one, Lynn, because you are a racer. The rest of us were defrauded and endangered.=0D =0D Fred Moreno --------------Boundary-00=_33ZR8ID3LVC000000000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I know that everyone likes to jump on "Performance engines" but to b= e fair,

I have 280 hours on the Performance Engines TSIO-550 in my Super Leg= acy. I

have flown 7 race seasons at Reno with it and this year I was timed = at over

370MPH. I have to give credit where credit is due.

Lynn Farnsworth

Performance Engines built their reputation preparing engines fo= r Reno, and I have no doubt that race engines were Ron Munson's= great love. Based on that reputation, a lot of Lancair owners boug= ht engines, but not for racing. Munson shipped them junk.

At least a dozen engines have now ended up with premature tear= downs and major assembly and machining errors, lots of premature crankcas= e cracks (where do you suppose the crankcases came from?) and out of limi= ts and ancient parts like rocker arms with part numbers superceded in 196= 8. Call the folks at Barrett Precision Engines and listen to what t= hey have found. I can tell you what my engine shop found= , and it was beyond imagining.

It is lucky nobody has been killed so far, at least so far as w= e know. And it can not be prosecuted because of the rules for = "Experimental." Trust was given. Trust was abused. Peop= le were put at risk.

You got a good one, Lynn, because you are a racer. The r= est of us were defrauded and endangered.

Fred Moreno

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