Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 16:05:22 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [209.218.83.70] (HELO utahweb.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 3100344 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 18 Mar 2004 10:32:06 -0500 Received: from utahweb.com [208.187.27.180] by utahweb.com with ESMTP (SMTPD32-8.05) id A06082320082; Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:29:36 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <4059BE2E.3020204@utahweb.com> X-Original-Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 08:20:14 -0700 From: C & A Keller User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair Mail List Subject: Superior XP360 Engine Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------090308020309020509050901" X-Note: This E-mail was scanned by Declude JunkMail (www.declude.com) for spam. This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090308020309020509050901 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Doug --- I am using the XP360 in my 360, although I am still some time away from flying. The Lancair baffle kit and standard cowling work fine with the engine. However, if you choose to use the "lightweight sump," as I did, be aware that the Lancair exhaust won't fit because the sump is too low. I wanted the sump because of its forward facing induction, but after finding the exhaust wouldn't fit I seriously considered returning it and shopping around for one that could be modified. When I called Lycon to get information on the mod I learned that they don't do that any more, at least they referred me to another company -- in Bend, I believe. I finally bit the bullet and built a custom exhaust that runs between the sump and the intake pipes (no room between the intake pipes and cowl). It looks great and should work fine, but certainly was a lot more trouble and expense than just bolting on the stock exhaust. Charles Doug wrote --- >>Has anybody installed the Superior XP-360 engine ? I am curious about things like the engine baffling kit that Lancair sells and the cowling. Will these fit or are there major modifications necessary to make it work? Any other pro-cons of this engine versus a new Lycoming will also be appreciated.<< --------------090308020309020509050901 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Doug ---

I am using the XP360 in my 360, although I am still some time away from flying. The Lancair baffle kit and standard cowling work fine with the engine. However, if you choose to use the "lightweight sump," as I did, be aware that the Lancair exhaust won't fit because the sump is too low. I wanted the sump because of its forward facing induction, but after finding the exhaust wouldn't fit I seriously considered returning it and shopping around for one that could be modified. When I called Lycon to get information on the mod I learned that they don't do that any more, at least they referred me to another company -- in Bend, I believe. I finally bit the bullet and built a custom exhaust that runs between the sump and the intake pipes (no room between the intake pipes and cowl). It looks great and should work fine, but certainly was a lot more trouble and expense than just bolting on the stock exhaust.

Charles

Doug wrote --- >>Has anybody installed the Superior XP-360 engine ? I am curious about
things like the engine baffling kit that Lancair sells and the cowling.
Will these fit or are there major modifications necessary to make it
work? Any other pro-cons of this engine versus a new Lycoming will also
be appreciated.<<

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