---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 04/27/08: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:06 PM - Re: Is it worth it? (jimd) 2. 04:30 PM - Re: Re: Is it worth it? (hvandervoo@aol.com) 3. 04:33 PM - Re: Re: Is it worth it? (=?utf-8?B?Sm9obiBSZWNpbmU=?=) 4. 06:07 PM - Hot rodding the Model A (pflyboy) 5. 07:05 PM - Re: Hot rodding the Model A (Rick Holland) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:06:34 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Is it worth it? From: "jimd" http://venturay.com/engines.html Anyone know anything about these guys? They claim to build one pretty reasonable. Personally I would go for the 125hp Franklin PZL.. and have a new engine, they were going for about 7K, and are supposed to weigh same as an 0-200. Would be nice to have some extra power for hot days. Your corvair is at least 40 yrs old, and would have some amount of fatigue even if you built it exactly to specs. http://www.franklinengines.com/4a.cfm Jim Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=179662#179662 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:30:42 PM PST US Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Is it worth it? From: hvandervoo@aol.com Jim, I believe this is out of business. Owner and his wife had a fatal accident with their airplane about 6 months ago. Regards Hans -----Original Message----- From: jimd Sent: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 4:03 pm Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Is it worth it? http://venturay.com/engines.html Anyone know anything about these guys? They claim to build one pretty reasonable. Personally I would go for the 125hp Franklin PZL.. and have a new engine, they were going for about 7K, and are supposed to weigh same as an 0-200. Would be nice to have some extra power for hot days. Your corvair is at least 40 yrs old, and would have some amount of fatigue even if you built it exactly to specs. http://www.franklinengines.com/4a.cfm Jim Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=179662#179662 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 04:33:23 PM PST US Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Re: Is it worth it? From: "=?utf-8?B?Sm9obiBSZWNpbmU=?=" For what its worth I called the Franklin motor numbrer a couple of times and got the answering machine. After a few tries I sent an email and got no response so I called and left a message along with my email address to no avail. I am really interested in that engine and wii be needing one in 2 years. Which at the present rate of reply I may get a response from them. For someone selling engines I would a expeced some type of response Are they still in business? John Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "jimd" To:pietenpol-list@matronics.com Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Is it worth it? http://venturay.com/engines.html Anyone know anything about these guys? They claim to build one pretty reasonable. Personally I would go for the 125hp Franklin PZL.. and have a new engine, they were going for about 7K, and are supposed to weigh same as an 0-200. Would be nice to have some extra power for hot days. Your corvair is at least 40 yrs old, and would have some amount of fatigue even if you built it exactly to specs. http://www.franklinengines.com/4a.cfm Jim Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=179662#179662 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:07:03 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Hot rodding the Model A From: "pflyboy" Is there any way to tell how much horsepower a Model A would need in order to swing the recommended size prop at the recommended RPM at a much higher altitude (maybe 8000 ft)? Or am I just nuts? Awaiting the flak... Nick Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=179718#179718 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:05:44 PM PST US From: "Rick Holland" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Hot rodding the Model A One rule of thumb is 3% HP loss per 1000ft so you lose about 24% at 8000 ft. Doesn't leave a lot of power if you have two fat guys in a Piet. You could solve the problem by being the first to turbo or supercharge a model A in an aircraft. Rick On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 7:04 PM, pflyboy wrote: > > Is there any way to tell how much horsepower a Model A would need in order > to swing the recommended size prop at the recommended RPM at a much higher > altitude (maybe 8000 ft)? Or am I just nuts? Awaiting the flak... > > Nick > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=179718#179718 > > -- Rick Holland Castle Rock, Colorado ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pietenpol-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pietenpol-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/pietenpol-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pietenpol-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.