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DAVELEIKAM(at)wi.rr.com
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Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:50 pm Post subject: Engines

I was at the show Mon. and Tues.

 I talked with SMA Diesel engines and asked when us  builders could get one.  The sales rep told me I was about the 150th RV-10  builder to ask the question and he said the company is definitely taking notice  of us.  The SMA engine is a 230 HP, flat 4 cylinder, air cooled,  turbocharged direct drive engine.  The Rep said the engine will be  available to builders at some point.  They want to be sure it is a very  proven, reliable design and works well in the 182s and such they are putting  them in before offering to experimentals.  (They had one in a Maule as  well)  Really looks like a great engine accept, it has a $90,000.00 price  tag for installation in a 182.  

  

 I went to the Lycoming tent and talked with those  guys about their certified and experimental engines and the availability of  100LL.  Now there is a new fuel called UL90 which is unleaded and the  Lycoming rep said will work in their engines.  Problem is there is none  available they say.

  

 I think I am going to install a  Lycoming.

  

 Dave Leikam

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apilot2(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:26 am Post subject: Engines

I believe he was talking about UL96. Current 80/87 where available is

essentially unleaded. 96 is about as high as they can go without lead,

and is workable for normally aspirated engines, but not turbocharged.

A product that only added 3 octane points to existing 80/87 wouldn't

benefit that many engines and wouldn't be enough for current 100LL

engines.



On 7/25/07, Dave Leikam <DAVELEIKAM(at)wi.rr.com> wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   I went to the Lycoming tent and talked with those guys about their certified

 and experimental engines and the availability of 100LL.  Now there is a new

 fuel called UL90 which is unleaded and the Lycoming rep said will work in

 their engines.  Problem is there is none available they say.



 I think I am going to install a Lycoming.



 Dave Leikam

 40496

 Summer build slow down

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