---------------------------------------------------------- RV9-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 08/08/05: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:59 AM - Fw: Engine decision time ... (Gerry Filby) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:59:57 AM PST US Subject: Fw: RV9-List: Engine decision time ... From: Gerry Filby --> RV9-List message posted by: Gerry Filby Thanks to all of you for your helpful posts - lots of food for thought ! g > > --> RV9-List message posted by: Gerry Filby > > > Fellow builders, > > Its that daunting and exciting time to decide what engine to > put in my RV9 (taildragger). I've decided to rule out the auto > conversions and go Lycosaur (IO-320 or 360) but I could use a > like a little help deciding which. The 9 fuselage is pretty > much identical to the 7, so it will take a 360. I know Van's > recommends the 320 as the max for the 9 presumably to limit the > possibility of exceeding Vne for the airframe etc etc. > > I'm wondering if folks already flying their 9s are getting max > performance as advertised with the 320 and thus there's no > purpose to putting in the 360. My mission is fastest possible > cruise for frequent trips up and down the California coast from > my home base in San Francisco to destinations like LA, San > Diego, Tahoe, Portland, Seattle with the occassional coast to > coast jaunt. Resale value is probably less of a concern to me > - I can't ever see myself selling this puppy. > > Any experiences, thoughts, rants, prejudices and musings will > be most welcome :) > > __g__ > > ========================================================== > Gerry Filby gerf@gerf.com > Tel: 415 203 9177 > > > > > > > -- __g__ ========================================================== Gerry Filby gerf@gerf.com Tel: 415 203 9177