Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from [209.114.234.2] (HELO IPOfCard1.guest-tek.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3181666 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 20 Apr 2004 20:47:37 -0400 Received: from USDCLES112NB160 ([198.18.1.149]) by IPOfCard1.guest-tek.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id i3L0YLu22326 for ; Tue, 20 Apr 2004 20:34:21 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Autopsy on turbo Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 20:48:09 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004F_01C42718.CA006B60" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01C42718.CA006B60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I thought you removed the turbo mostly for weight reasons. At least this failure mode was fairly benign. If another one fails I'm outta here! I gave up on the Mazda turbo when I saw how scary the inside of a used one looked. At that point, I ordered a custom turbo from Turbonetics, with a stainless turbine housing. After a couple months, with no hope of ever getting it from Turbonetics, I gave up on the turbo altogether. For the record, I'm not completely anti-turbo, but in my situation, I don't "need" the power, and I can't tolerate the weight on the nose, or the space under the cowl. I wouldn't rule out some future project, that would include a turbo, and far more power than I "need" :-) Rusty (future 300 mph airplane owner) ------=_NextPart_000_004F_01C42718.CA006B60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I thought=20 you removed the turbo mostly for weight=20 reasons.

At least this failure mode was fairly benign. If another one = fails I'm=20 outta here!

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I gave up on the = Mazda turbo=20 when I saw how scary the inside of a used one looked. At that = point,=20 I ordered a custom turbo from Turbonetics, with a stainless turbine=20 housing. After a couple months, with no hope of ever getting = it from=20 Turbonetics, I gave up on the turbo=20 altogether.

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For the record, I'm not = completely=20 anti-turbo, but in my situation, I don't "need" the power, and I can't = tolerate=20 the weight on the nose, or the space under the cowl. I = wouldn't rule=20 out some future project, that would include a turbo, and far more power = than I=20 "need" :-)

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Rusty = (future 300 mph=20 airplane owner)

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