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frank.goodnight(at)att.ne
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 8:00 am Post subject: HKS and 701 ?

Hi All,

 I'm new to this list. I now fly a kolb firestar2 with the HKS 700e engine. Plan to purchase a 701 or a 750 kit 

 in the near future. Will someone on this list help me with information so I can make the best decision?

  If someone has put a HKS engine on a 701 and it is a good preformer and they are happy with it, that is

 the way I would prefer to go, simply because I already have the engine ( read economics). However if it

 would be a poor preformer. I would bite the bullet and go with the 750 even at a cost of 15 to 20 k more.

 I have heard that the newer models of the 701 are quite a bit heaver than the original 65hp mod. also

 I am a large person --6ft 250lb. Please put your heads togeather and share the knowledge that will save

 me the time,energy ,money and frustation that will be wasted if I make the wrong choice. I will be going to the factory in the next month or so and get a ride in oth planes ,but I think they both have 100 hp engines so don"t

 know how much that will help. They say the HKS is doable as the 701was designed for 50 to 100 hp, but don"t encourage -discourage-or support it.

 Thanks

 Frank Goodnight  



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dougsnash

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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:50 am Post subject: HKS and 701 ?

Frank, I have a 701 with a 912ul.  While the 701 might work with a HKS, I think you will find the 701 pretty tight.  Given your dimensions, I think you'll find the 750 a much better fit.

Doug MacDonald

CH-701 C-GBQX

Northwestern Ontario, Canada

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On 2011-01-04, at 9:55 AM, frank goodnight <frank.goodnight(at)att.net (frank.goodnight(at)att.net)> wrote:



[quote]Hi All,

 I'm new to this list. I now fly a kolb firestar2 with the HKS 700e engine. Plan to purchase a 701 or a 750 kit 

 in the near future. Will someone on this list help me with information so I can make the best decision?

  If someone has put a HKS engine on a 701 and it is a good preformer and they are happy with it, that is

 the way I would prefer to go, simply because I already have the engine ( read economics). However if it

 would be a poor preformer. I would bite the bullet and go with the 750 even at a cost of 15 to 20 k more.

 I have heard that the newer models of the 701 are quite a bit heaver than the original 65hp mod. also

 I am a large person --6ft 250lb. Please put your heads togeather and share the knowledge that will save

 me the time,energy ,money and frustation that will be wasted if I make the wrong choice. I will be going to the factory in the next month or so and get a ride in oth planes ,but I think they both have 100 hp engines so don"t

 know how much that will help. They say the HKS is doable as the 701was designed for 50 to 100 hp, but don"t encourage -discourage-or support it.

 Thanks

 Frank Goodnight  



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frank.goodnight(at)att.ne
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 1:15 pm Post subject: HKS and 701 ?

Hi Doug,

 Thanks for your thoughts, Useful info.

 Frank

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   From: Doug MacDonald <dougsnash(at)yahoo.com>

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Sent: Tue, January 4, 2011 1:49:03 PM

Subject: Re: HKS and 701 ?



 Frank, I have a 701 with a 912ul.  While the 701 might work with a HKS, I think you will find the 701 pretty tight.  Given your dimensions, I think you'll find the 750 a much better fit.

 



 Doug MacDonald

 CH-701 C-GBQX

 Northwestern Ontario, Canada

 Phase one 



Sent from my iPad

 

On 2011-01-04, at 9:55 AM, frank goodnight <frank.goodnight(at)att.net (frank.goodnight(at)att.net)> wrote:

 

 [quote]   Hi All,

 I'm new to this list. I now fly a kolb firestar2 with the HKS 700e engine. Plan to purchase a 701 or a 750 kit 

 in the near future. Will someone on this list help me with information so I can make the best decision?

  If someone has put a HKS engine on a 701 and it is a good preformer and they are happy with it, that is

 the way I would prefer to go, simply because I already have the engine ( read economics). However if it

 would be a poor preformer. I would bite the bullet and go with the 750 even at a cost of 15 to 20 k more.

 I have heard that the newer models of the 701 are quite a bit heaver than the original 65hp mod. also

 I am a large person --6ft 250lb. Please put your heads togeather and share the knowledge that will save

 me the time,energy ,money and frustation that will be wasted if I make the wrong choice. I will be going to the factory in the next month or so and get a ride in oth planes ,but I think they both have 100 hp engines so don"t

 know how much that will help. They say the HKS is doable as the 701was designed for 50 to 100 hp, but don"t encourage -discourage-or support it.

 Thanks

 Frank Goodnight  



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tclongo(at)att.net
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:36 pm Post subject: HKS and 701 ?

On 1/4/2011 10:55 AM, frank goodnight wrote:      	  Quote: 	
		                         Hi All,

         I'm new to this list. I now fly a kolb firestar2 with the           HKS 700e engine. Plan to purchase a 701 or a 750 kit 

         in the near future. Will someone on this list help me with           information so I can make the best decision?

          If someone has put a HKS engine on a 701 and it is a good           preformer and they are happy with it, that is

         the way I would prefer to go, simply because I already have           the engine ( read economics). However if it

         would be a poor preformer. I would bite the bullet and go           with the 750 even at a cost of 15 to 20 k more.

         I have heard that the newer models of the 701 are quite a           bit heaver than the original 65hp mod. also

         I am a large person --6ft 250lb. Please put your heads           togeather and share the knowledge that will save

         me the time,energy ,money and frustation that will be           wasted if I make the wrong choice. I will be going to the           factory in the next month or so and get a ride in oth planes           ,but I think they both have 100 hp engines so don"t

         know how much that will help. They say the HKS is doable as           the 701was designed for 50 to 100 hp, but don"t encourage           -discourage-or support it.

         Thanks

         Frank Goodnight  

       

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     Hi Frank, I remember you from the Kolb list. I had an MK III with a     582 that I sold to Ellery and built the 701 with 912uls which I like     very well, I would go with the 750 in your case. 

     

     Tom

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kmccune

Joined: 22 Sep 2007
Posts: 577
Location: Wisconsin, USA

Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:17 am Post subject: Re: HKS and 701 ?

Frank,

I weight 170 and my wife.. well quite a bit less    We fit fine in the 701, but even at our size I wish the 750 had been released 6 mo earlier.

think about your 250 lbs, the 120 lbs of fuel, the 40 lbs of cargo, can you still carry another person? The thing would weigh less with the HKS then with a 912 so there is some room there.  I struggled with this for 1 1/2 years and the only thing that saved the 701 is all my time and the fact that we are not large people. But I'd rather be building a 750.



My $.02 ...my Dad could rub these together and make change!



Kevin

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frank.goodnight(at)att.ne
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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:50 am Post subject: HKS and 701 ?

Hi Kevin,

  Thanks for your thoughts. I have had several responses and the opinions vary.But each one is valuable to me.

 Thanks again.

 Frank

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Frank,

I weight 170 and my wife.. well quite a bit less  [Wink]  We fit fine in the 701, but even at our size I wish the 750 had been released 6 mo earlier.

think about your 250 lbs, the 120 lbs of fuel, the 40 lbs of cargo, can you still carry another person? The thing would weigh less with the HKS then with a 912 so there is some room there.  I struggled with this for 1 1/2 years and the only thing that saved  the 701 is all my time and the fact that we are not large people. But I'd rather be building a 750.



My $.02 ...my Dad could rub these together and make change!



Kevin



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â€œAlways do what you are afraid to do.â€

R.W. Emerson (1803-1882)



&quot;Real freedom is the sustained act of being an individual.&quot; WW - 2009



&quot;Life is a good deal...it's worth it&quot;

Dorothy  McCune





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