larry(at)macsmachine.com
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 Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:10 pm Post subject: Building on a budget - alternative engines for the 701. |
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Randy,
The Suzuki 1300 with redrive is probably the best alternative engine
going for a while. I fly a 601 HDS Subaru and have two friends that fly
701 Subarus that
like their power and economy. Don't let liquid cooling be a downside as
it's not. Recently the Suzuki was revved up here on by Rick Roberts and
his good looking
701 Suzuki. Very sleek looking machine. See link to www.n*701*rr.com/
It's a whole lot less cost than a 912 or a Jabaru. So's a Subaru at
$6900.00 or half that
used. Stratus has a great re-drive that's easy to maintain too.
Everyone has an engine to promote based on what they own, but look to
your own pocketbook and if you're a mechanical guy, these are a best
choice for the buck.
Problems with running these were solved long ago.
Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com
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AB_Summit wrote:
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Hi everyone,
I'm fairly new to the forum and hopefully soon to be a 701 plans builder. I posted once before about building as a way for a non-pilot to get into aviation and it generated a lot of discussion which I found helpful.
As I said, I'm considering building a 2 place airplane from plans. The aircraft I am leaning towards is the Zenith STOL CH-701. To me the advantages are it's all metal, meaning storage and maintenance costs will be low, and it appears to be quite simple to build, and plans are available for it.
The only big downside to the 701 is the high cost of the Rotax 912,
b)GEO/Suzuki 1.0L or 1.3L
Pros: cheap to buy, good fuel consumption, cheap to rebuild, can have EFI
Cons: heavy, would cut into useful load, needs aftermarket redrive, need to fabricate/engineer motor mount/FWF/cooling system, etc.
c)Subaru EA81 or similar
Pros and cons similar to Suzuki but I think the Subaru engine is even heavier so useful load would be minimal.
Thanks in advance for your input,
Randy
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