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<fredfighter@spamcop.net> wrote \
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> Look again, Great Planes is claiming 120 HP:
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> http://www.greatplainsas.com/llc1.html
>
> As noted elsewhere in this thread, the conversion to liquid cooled
> heads makes refering to it as a VW enigne questionable--sort of
> like referring to a Lexus as a NIssan.
>
> I do not see an estimate of total weight on that page, but it
> seems that the power to weight ration may be a tad unrealistic.
Yep, and that has been scoffed upon by those better in the know than me. <g>
I can also get over 750 HP out of a Chevy 350. Only one catch. It will
blow up after about 6 hours. Is that what you want out of an airplane
engine?
Those kind of figures for a VW are about as realistic. Granted, the liquid
cooled head may help get sustainable HP up from a realistic 45 to a bit
more, but not that far, IMHO.
--
Jim in NC
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