Go Henri! I have a Subaru EA81 Marcotte conversion that I’ve decided not to use, mostly due to weight. Experience around here has been that the Subaru conversions are quite reliable - once you work out the cooling and especially if your not trying to get 120% out the engine. Unfortunately, many are tempted to push all the power they can get out of them to claw their way back up that power to weight ratio.
My direct experience with Rotax engines dates back to before their conversion to CDI. At that time (1982 - 1987) the drifting points based timing would generally result in a seized engine in less than 20 hours if you didn’t stay on top of the timing. Since CDI, failures have become mostly oil injection or cooling based - and I think the two stroke 582 has become as reliable as any auto conversion 4 stroke with good maintenance and as long as the known issues are addressed. http://www.rotax-owner.com/en/support-topmenu/service-bulletins You’ll have an amazing performer powering your KR2 with a 582. If you happen to be popping through London, you could pick up this 670: https://london.craigslist.co.uk/ptd/d/rotax-670-experimental/6288032953.html Your collection of KR stats may be a great start to updating the performance spread sheet: http://www.krnet.org/kr-info.html I’d be happy to help with that. Maybe we could set up a google doc spread sheet that everyone could add to. Cheers, Owen Hughes > On Sep 12, 2017, at 9:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 19:03:14 +0000 > From: Hendrik van Rooyen <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > To: KRnet <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: KR> Light KR2s > Message-ID: > > <am4pr05mb349266cfb3ee50216ee71b3be8...@am4pr05mb3492.eurprd05.prod.outlook.com > > <mailto:am4pr05mb349266cfb3ee50216ee71b3be8...@am4pr05mb3492.eurprd05.prod..outlook.com>> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi all, > > Interesting list from one of the newsletters: > > 6051bs, 2100 Revmaster, 145 IAS cruise > 572 lbs, 1834 VW, 52.45 prop > Empty 463 lbs, Gross 793 lbs, 1700cc, 140 mph > 455 lbs, 1800 VW, 135 mph cruise at 3200 rpm > Vmax man 135 mph IAS > 575 lbs empty, Revmaster 21 OOD, > 580 lbs empty, Revmaster 2100, 160 mph at 3500 rpm > Revmaster 2100, 558 lbs empty, 140 mph true cruise > 628 lbs, 165 mph max., Hapi 60-2, cruise 140 mph > 625 lbs, 1835 VW, 124 mph indicated at 8,000' > 628 lbs, 1835 Hapi, 180 mph true > 502 lbs empty, 1834 V W, 1 55 mph cruise > 560 lbs, 145 mph at 2900 rpm, gross 960 > 639 lbs empty, 140 mph, Hapi 60-2 > 2180 cc VW, 155 Cruise, 404 lbs > 1835 VW, 562 lbs, Cruise 155 mph at 3100 rpm > 1835 VW, 160 mph cruise, 635 lbs > 2180 VW Great Planes, 575 lbs > 550 lbs, VW 1835, > Empty 524 lb, 160 mph at 3400 rpm, rate of climb 1100 fpm > 540 lbs, 170 mph with 2 up, Hapi 1835cc VW, > 530 lbs, 1835 VW, Cruise 140 mph, max 150 mph, 48 in pitch > 1835 VW, 150 mph > 670 lb empty, Hapi 2180, 3100 rpm 150 IAS > 3000 rpm gives 150 mph > 630 lbs, 21 80 VW, 192 mph on race circuit > 600 lb empty, 183 5 VW, 54 x 44 prop, 145 mph ma> > 688 lbs, 2100 VW, 80 HP, 129 kt cruize > 634 lbs, 2100 cc VW, 3,000 RPM 125 mph, 52 x 50 prop > 555 lb, 1835 cc VW, 54 x 57 prop, 3200 rpm 160 mph > 1835 V W, 5501bs, 3200 RPM -> 150 > > Henni > South Africa _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected]
