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Thanks Monty
Yes it is a Porsche 914 2.0L
engine that I'm building into a 2.6L engine, with fuel injection.
I'm also going to add a 2.2 reduction drive so that I can develop the
true power(72" 3B prop) of the engine around 5200 rpm(take off).
This should give me about 115hp.
So far I have not been able to find
anyone who has used the type 4 engine only the type 1. I did contact
the folks in Australia, but they are very difficult to deal with - not very
nice. On there web site they advertise there redrive for sale for
type 4 engines - but when you ask for pricing they won't sell it to you,
has to be sold with there engine - they get very nasty when questioned
about their faulty advertising.
There are quite a few web sites offering
type 1 conversions along with redrives - but only for the type 1.
Mind you about 90% of the parts could be used for the type
4.
Some of them are:
http://www.vw-engines.com/
I did find one redrive supplier
that can supply all the individual parts needed along with
construction drawing to build one. The only problem is its designed for a
Subaru but thats no big deal. Basically all that I would have to have
made is a crank hub and mount, which I have done already.. and you can buy
it i piece at a time. The company is very easy to deal with, the web
site is:
Don Parham
RFI Power systems
P.O. Box 263
Indianola, Ok 74442
Phone: 918-823-4610
Fax: 918-823-4690
e-mail
rfi(at)oklatel.net
PS: I have been in
touch with the Smith's. They have a vice setup but it is for the type 1
case. It's nice to hear that the type 1 will work in a 701. I
will be building on floats so I need all the grunt at the low end that I
can get... and that means installing a redrive. It also helps to
dampen any stresses on the crank, which can be a problem with the type
1.
Thanks again for
your help
Ron
Leclerc
Graves wrote:
>--->-Zenith-List message posted
by: Monty Graves <mgraves(at)usmo.com>
>
>
>-Ron,
>
>-I don't know of anyone that has put
a type IV engine in the CH701.
>- - There are a few
Type I-III VW engines with Valley Eng redrives,
>-made by the Smiths at Culver
Props.
>
>-One is my friend B.J. Schwaller,
-he has a 1915cc VW and redrive on
>-his 701. - The plane
flys weekly now out of Eldon MO. -Pictures of
>-his plane are in Zenith's Builders
secton site......
>
>-www.culverprops.com
>
>-The Smiths build and sell VW
engines, - redrives for the VW, -and
>-engine mounts for the 701, -and of
course really nice wood props.
>
>-I was just over to their shop on
Wednesday of this week. - They had
>-just finished
another engine mount for the VW engine and Diel Case
>-for a 701 in New Zealand and it was
being shipped that day. - -Also
>-word on an IDAHO 701
builder that was just starting to test fly his
>-701 with -the Smiths, -engine mount
and their 2275cc VW engine and
>-redrive -Culver Prop
package...........So far he is very happy.
>
>-In the next few weeks, -hopefully
still in Sept. - -another
>-K.C.Missouri 701
builder is also going to install their complete,
>-mount, -engine, redrive, Culver
Prop combo in hsi airplane......
>
>-Monty Graves
>
>
>>--->-Zenith-List message
posted by: Ron D Leclerc <infow(at)mts.net>
>>
>>
>>-Has anyone out there had the
opportunity to install a Porsche
>>-Type 4 2.6L
engine in a 701? -I need some info on an engine mount
>>-and building a redrive...
-perhaps someone has built one.
>>
>>-Ron Leclerc
>>-Winnipeg MB
Canada
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