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| Subject: | Re: Lasar ignition |
--> TeamGrumman-List message posted by: "Mark Thomas Mueller" <mark.t.mueller@comcast.net>
I have had the LASAR in my Tiger for over 4 years. Very dependable, and
hell, with the T-300 timing tool (I bought my own), I can even adjust the
timing of the system. I have no clue what Bill Scott is talking about,
unless he had a defective unit. It does work differently than conventional
mags, and it will raise CHT due to more complete burning.
Don't get me wrong, Bill Scott and company are a huge positive for the
Grumman community, but I get the impression if it doesn't EXCACTLY match his
idea of what the factory should have done, it is wrong. The ECI Titan
Cylinder debate is a case in point. He will publicly state that all ECI
cylinders are junk. Yet when he got a set of the new Titans, he had to do
less work on them than the stock Lycs he professes are the ONLY cylinders
that should be on a Grumman motor. He also seriously dislikes the Powerflow
Exhaust (for other than aesthetic reasons.)
I have never met the man, but by reputation, he builds some of the finest
motors in the land (I had seen Ron Levy's Cheetah rebuild.) But I am
convinced he would probably go into cardiac arrest if he dug into all the
things Dave Fletcher and his crew have done to improve performance. I spoke
with Dave at OSH about alternative cams and so forth, things that I suspect
would have Bill crying 'infidel' based upon his email traffic.
I can COMPLETELY understand his position, however. Aviation is expensive,
and mistakes just cost too damn much. How would you like to have installed
AeroAdvantage dual vacuum pumps only to have the company yank them with no
real word on ability to rebuild in the future? I guess I am still young
enough to get excited about new ideas and new technology! (I thought the AA
dual pump was a fantastic idea, and was ready to install at overhaul.)
My 2 cents.
Mark
Tiger N1533R
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