More Power
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:34 am
I may be wrong, but most engineering is done to protect the ham-fisted, and
I'll be installing the O-360 in my Rebel. Keeping the weight down with light
accessories, running a light weight fixed pitch prop, and balancing any cg
issues with the Odyssey AGM battery placed wherever necessary ... cables
and battery will be the last installed items.(Bogert low loss cables do work
wonders when they are needed). As far as the extra power: when installed
weight is near the same, I'll take the torque every time! A quicker water take-
off if really needed, and a little extra power in a climb-out over obstacles or
mountains ... or should I dare say weather can come in handy. If I can get
more power with the same weight (or close, or lighter than some O-320
firewall forward applications), I'll just keep it available at my fingertips.
Steve Wittman designed (or suggested) the little Continentals for his tailwind,
yet he ran a big bore six cylinder Continental in his personal airplane. I
understand the designers placing limits based on the average end-user
I'm not looking for more speed or Rocket climb performance, just a little extra
juice when needed. The most fun and comfortable "just plain flying here and
there" airplane I operated was a Cessna 150 with the 150 conversion. It
turned the little airplane into a useable mountain crosser!
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I'll be installing the O-360 in my Rebel. Keeping the weight down with light
accessories, running a light weight fixed pitch prop, and balancing any cg
issues with the Odyssey AGM battery placed wherever necessary ... cables
and battery will be the last installed items.(Bogert low loss cables do work
wonders when they are needed). As far as the extra power: when installed
weight is near the same, I'll take the torque every time! A quicker water take-
off if really needed, and a little extra power in a climb-out over obstacles or
mountains ... or should I dare say weather can come in handy. If I can get
more power with the same weight (or close, or lighter than some O-320
firewall forward applications), I'll just keep it available at my fingertips.
Steve Wittman designed (or suggested) the little Continentals for his tailwind,
yet he ran a big bore six cylinder Continental in his personal airplane. I
understand the designers placing limits based on the average end-user
I'm not looking for more speed or Rocket climb performance, just a little extra
juice when needed. The most fun and comfortable "just plain flying here and
there" airplane I operated was a Cessna 150 with the 150 conversion. It
turned the little airplane into a useable mountain crosser!
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