---------------------------------------------------------- Lancair-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 05/20/11: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:54 AM - Re: Engine choice for Lancair IV (pennington@q.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:54:46 AM PST US From: pennington@q.com Subject: Re: Lancair-List: Engine choice for Lancair IV There is a guy at Marana Regional Airport just North of Tucson, Arizona who installed=C2-a Corvette V8 in his ES. I just spoke to him and looked at his plane last week. He purchased a new "crate engine" from Chevy for a tot al price of $6,000.00. Much cheaper than=C2- a Continental IO 550N. I am currently building an ES and the Continentals are really expensive....like over $40,000.00!!!=C2- He said that the Chevy is heavy on the nose, (of c ourse), and because of that, he approaches with more speed across the numbe rs. He is using a composite, electrically operated variable pitch prop. Don 't know the brand. His biggest problem was cooling, so, he installed anothe r radiator below the firewall, (on the bottom of the plane), =C2-and buil t a scoop for air intake. It looks a little odd but solved the over heating problem. He uses non-leaded auto fuel without any problems. There are no m ixture adjustments....the computer does that for you. He has over 600 hours on the plane and seems to like it. Hope this helps. Gary Pennington ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nicholas Paczkowski" Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 7:40:33 AM Subject: Lancair-List: Engine choice for Lancair IV I am ready to hang an engine on my L-IV project (not-pressurized) and am ag onizing over the choice of engine. I have a good grasp on the problems with the Enginair V8 conversions a few years ago but is there ANYONE out there who has successfully hung one of the GM LS V8 engines on a Lancair IV (or L egacy). Alternatively=C2-is there anyone who has unsuccessfully done so a nd is willing to talk about it. =C2- Thanks =C2- =C2- ============ == ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message lancair-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Lancair-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/lancair-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/lancair-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.