From: To: Subject: KRnet Digest, Vol 88, Issue 2 Date: Sunday, July 06, 2003 12:03 PM Send KRnet mailing list submissions to krnet@mylist.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mylist.net/listinfo/krnet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to krnet-request@mylist.net You can reach the person managing the list at krnet-owner@mylist.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of KRnet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Test (Rick Wilson) 2. Re: Subaru Power (ROBERT COOPER) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 11:09:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Rick Wilson To: krnet@mylist.net Subject: KR>Test Message-ID: <20030706180926.8830.qmail@web21204.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 Precedence: list Message: 1 Sorry, Hopefully this will be the last test. ===== Rick Wilson, Haleyville, Alabama KR2-0200A -99% rwdw2002@yahoo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 14:32:43 -0400 From: "ROBERT COOPER" To: "KR builders and pilots" Subject: Re: KR>Subaru Power Message-ID: References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: list Message: 2 I was impressed with the Subaru when I first considered building a KR. = About that time I acquired my mothers car which was a Subaru. From what = I had heard the Soob had to rum at approximately 5000 RPM to develop its = rated power and torque. I don't think I ever ran my Soob at 5000 RPM. I = figured from monitoring the tach and speedometer that I would have to do = 100 MPH to attain 5000 RPM. Then one day it quit suddenly from a broken = timing belt. The timing belt was probably because of a lack of = maintenance on my and my mother's part. If I remember correctly it had = about 70,000 miles on it at the time, but I feel better with a geared = timing of the Corvair. Also Gene Byrd's KR was Subaru powered and had a = cruse speed of 135 MPH. Jack Cooper mailto:kr2cooper@msn.com http://www.jackandsandycooper.com/kr2 Fayetteville, NC. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ronevogt@aol.com=20 To: krnet@mylist.net=20 Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 12:08 PM Subject: Re: KR>Subaru Power Les Palmer has achieved good performance with his EJ-22. The numbers = that he=20 has quoted me are as follows: 1,850 fpm climb rate, 170 mph max level = speed=20 and 150 mph cruise. My KR-2s is almost ready to fly. It is equipped = with an=20 ej-22 with a Les Palmer built reduction unit and prop. Since my = airplane is=20 lighter than his, I am expecting even better performance. I will know = soon,=20 and I will let everyone know what numbers I come up with. =20 Auto engine conversion vs certified aircraft power seems to be a hot = topic in=20 homebuilts these days. There is a lot to be said on both sides of the = issue.=20 Before one makes up his mind, I think it would be a good idea to read = Richard Finch's Book on the topic. But, if you are using a VW or = Corvair engine,=20 you are actually in the auto conversion camp already. Even though the = Subaru=20 EJ-22 is heavier and there are engineering issues to be dealt with in = order to=20 achieve a workable engine, it is my opinion that it is a quantum leap = over the=20 VW or Corvair. The main reasons I feel this way are due to the = increased=20 reliability and wt to power ratio offered by EFI. =20 I would be very interested in hearing any and all comments on this = issue. Ronevogt@aol.com _______________________________________________ see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ See KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html End of KRnet Digest, Vol 88, Issue 2 ************************************