KR> Morning flight
Had A great flight down too Marks hanger?this morning. The air was smooth as glass going down but heading back too M54 (Lebanon,Tn.) it was rough. I had A good visit?But figured I better get goin weather didn't look so good?just of Nashville.?Mark I hope you got that grass mowed.
KR> ADS-B
Hi Guys & Gals, I just returned from a nice long flight over central Wisconsin. No we have not left for Florida yet. The move date is July 14th as we had a slight delay. Anyway, what a beautiful flight and an absolutely gorgeous sunset. ADS-B is an awesome tool to have and now I will not fly without it. I have seen so much more traffic that otherwise I would not have seen it. This evening I was heading direct into the sun when traffic showed up on the screen. It was headed direct towards me and was only 1100 feet lower than I was flying at. As he neared his icon turned orange to warn me of danger. If he had gotten close enough it would have turned red as immediate danger but he was too far below me for that to happen. Just yesterday I was flying and two targets appeared at 500 feet above me and headed direct towards me. These two guys were flying parallel to each other at what I estimated to be about a mile or so apart. I flew right between them and I honestly doubt that I would have seen them without the ADS-B. I watched them on the screen as they continued on and they never split up. I bought my receiver from Open Flight Solutions for $250 and it is by far worth more than that. They are working on AHRS upgrade for this unit and also an out upgrade. By far one of the best $250 I invested in my plane. Mark Jones (N886MJ) Dunedin, FL flykr2s at gmail.com www.flykr2s.com
KR> VW heads - RM-049 vs DRD L3
For what it's worth, I spent a few hours opening passages with good results. Jeff Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 2, 2016, at 3:08 PM, Mark Langford via KRnet > wrote: > > Kayak Chris wrote: > > > Mark, the 049 heads from revmaster are about twice the price what > > you're paying DCD IIRC. What do you make of the price difference and > > what that means? > > I have no idea. It usually means "you get what you pay for", but sometimes > it means "we have a big name, and it's going to cost you". But as I mentioned > before, given the kind of good luck Jeff Lang has had with his O49 torture > test, the O49's may very well be worth it. > > What worries me about them though is they appear to have very little in the > way of air passages, according to the photo I posted the other day (below), > but it's not the "whole picture", and somebody who has an RM-049 is welcome > to send me one to help with that decision. The reply that the seat material > was "good quality" but not an exact material didn't do much for my confidence > in them, but at least he didn't say "they're plain cast iron". The other day > I asked the guy at FAT Performance what material their SS exhaust valves > were, and he had no idea. How do we make decisions based on no information? > > I'd like some real steady-state CHT numbers from people with different heads > on aircraft with KR-comparable speeds, preferably from folks who are > monitoring all four cylinders, along with OAT and speed along with that. I > seem to be one of the few that records this kind of stuff though...but y'all > are welcome to prove me wrong on that. Or you could start this weekend. The > end result of this compilation would be a more educated group of VW head > buyers... > > Mark Langford > ML at N56ML.com > http://www.n56ml.com > > > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options
KR> VW heads - RM-049 vs DRD L3
Kayak Chris wrote: > Mark, the 049 heads from revmaster are about twice the price what > you're paying DCD IIRC. What do you make of the price difference and > what that means? I have no idea. It usually means "you get what you pay for", but sometimes it means "we have a big name, and it's going to cost you". But as I mentioned before, given the kind of good luck Jeff Lang has had with his O49 torture test, the O49's may very well be worth it. What worries me about them though is they appear to have very little in the way of air passages, according to the photo I posted the other day (below), but it's not the "whole picture", and somebody who has an RM-049 is welcome to send me one to help with that decision. The reply that the seat material was "good quality" but not an exact material didn't do much for my confidence in them, but at least he didn't say "they're plain cast iron". The other day I asked the guy at FAT Performance what material their SS exhaust valves were, and he had no idea. How do we make decisions based on no information? I'd like some real steady-state CHT numbers from people with different heads on aircraft with KR-comparable speeds, preferably from folks who are monitoring all four cylinders, along with OAT and speed along with that. I seem to be one of the few that records this kind of stuff though...but y'all are welcome to prove me wrong on that. Or you could start this weekend. The end result of this compilation would be a more educated group of VW head buyers... Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com http://www.n56ml.com -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: RM-049.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 31869 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://list.krnet.org/mailman/private/krnet_list.krnet.org/attachments/20160702/1f2e096b/attachment.JPG>
KR> DRD L3 heads with chrome seats and large chambers
Mark, the 049 heads from revmaster are about twice the price what
you're paying DCD IIRC. What do you make of the price difference and
what that means?
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 9:54 PM, Mark Langford via KRnet
wrote:
> The other day I meantioned DRD's "OEM 043" cylinder heads. Since then, I've
> stumbled across what they call the "L3" head, which appears to have more
> suitable seat material ("high-chrome"), stainless valves, 4130 retainers,
> and a much larger chamber volume without a "step".
KR> EVS - Enhanced Vision System
Near Tampa Adam Tippin A KR2S builder > On Jul 2, 2016, at 6:33 AM, Daniel Heath via KRnet > wrote: > > So, you have moved to FL. Where is Dunedin? >
