I wouldn't worry about the cams ! I've flown Rebels with the factory-stock
2.2 Legacy engine - stock fuel injection, stock computer, everything untouched
- worked great !!! Enough power for most normal flying, and smooth & very
fuel efficient !
Thanks for the site address - lots of useful info there ! Looks like you are
doing a superb job ! Guess you are going to run a 1/8" thick 1 1/2" or 2"
angle along the bottom of the instrument panel to mount throttle, trim, etc.
AND strengthen the whole fuse by tying it to the door posts ....
This is fairly common practice now.
......bobp
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On Thursday 21 October 2004 04:33 am, Joel Jacobs wrote:
Hi Neil,
I did the conversion myself. I built the redrive from RFI plans - a few
mods. Should be good for about 135hp. Here''s a picture:
http://ocer.dyndns.org/gallery/view_pho ... e&id=engin
e23 I hear there's a set of cams I coukd get that would get it up to 160hp
but I think I'll leave it stock for a while and see if I really need to
burn that much gas...
Joel
Neil Hardie wrote:-----------------------------------------------------Hi Joel, this is not an answer but a question!
Which Subaru conversion are you using and how much power are you getting
from the 2.2? I am a long way from doing anything yet but have had a
look at the Crossflow conversion done just up the road from here in
Shelburne. I would like to know more about your reasons for choosing the
Soob engine when you have a spare moment or two, no rush I am probably
years away from changing my engine!
Thanks
Neil Hardie
Phone:416-524-7696
Fax:416-996-2567
Email: nhardie@sympatico.ca
-----Original Message-----
From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of
Joel Jacobs
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 5:07 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: Firewall Location
I'm putting a Subaru 2.2L in mine and it's about the same weight as an
O-320. I didn't cut mine back. I upgraded my lower front tapered
corner wraps to .032. Murphy sells them as FUS-452 I think, they're
the ones used on the Elite. I used .025 FUS-70 corner wraps up top.
You're kit probably has FUS-10 .020 corner wraps - I wouldn't use those.
I will be using a lightweight warp drive prop. I'm using a heavier
steel tailspring and a Scott 3200 tail wheel for some extra weight aft.
If I have to I'll install the battery aft, add a toolbox aft or add lead
in the tail. I chose not to cut it back because you loose panel space,
radio clearance, the windshield hangs past the firewall and I might want
to put a lighter engine on someday. Not to mention the extra work...
Joel
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