The engine plenum that we showed you above was a little too big, it was for the 300HP IO-540-K “angle-valve” motor. We have the IO-540-D, which is normally a 260HP motor, although ours is pumped up with high compression pistons and electronic ignition to above 300HP. Here are pictures of us glassing the fore and […]
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We purchased a dual Plasma III system from Klaus at LightSpeed Engineering. I think it’s the finest on the market, and the two units talk to each other to set the timing advance in flight, and have a remote display of all needed parameters on the instrument panel. Luckily, our friends at Magnum mounted most […]
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For those of you who just need to see more of this awesome engine, here are a series of closer pics… Clowning around while Gene drills engine bolt holes Front of engine, showing the engine-driven fuel pump at bottom, backup alternator on the vacuum pad, and oil filter. Top of engine showing the dipstick and […]
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Here we’re installing the engine mount onto the engine. Luckily we got the folks from Magnum (Gene and Gary) to come out to help, as well as Ray our EAA Tech Counselor, as this was quite a chore. Gary Works on the Engine Mount Here we are installing the engine onto the fuselage. First we centered the […]
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The rear mounted oil cooler comes as a kit from the factory. After some playing around with the three pieces and looking at the pictures on the factory website, it becomes apparent how this goes together. Basically you drill a 4″ diameter hole in the cover-plate and install a ducting flange with pop rivets, then […]
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The Pilot’s side controls have been installed. After the panel was modified in the panel, the engine controls were installed in their usual order. The throttle is a simple push-pull with friction lock, whereas the prop and mixture are vernier style. The copilot side will later get a non-friction locking push-pull throttle for flight operations from […]
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