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special4

Joined: 27 Sep 2006
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:43 am Post subject: 601XL/650 Cowling

Does a Subaru EA81 fit in the Continental O-200 or Lycoming O-235 cowling without any modifications...??Any builder(s) out there with this setup...??

Thanks

Peter Sonders

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larry(at)macsmachine.com
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:04 am Post subject: 601XL/650 Cowling

Hi Peter,

The EA81 in the Stratus configuration is very close. The mount adapters attached to the engine were originally designed to 

duplicate the 0-200 mount pattern. The engine crank centerline is below the prop centerline by 7-inches, so the valve 

covers may bump into the 0-200 cowl width at that point. Otherwise the length, weight and fit on a 0-200 mount is the "same".

Reiner Hoffmann originally replaced a 0-200 in a Cessna 150 with a EA81 and his conversion FWF package was sold and is now the Stratus Subaru package offered by Mykal Templeman. The Hoffmann Cessna looked very "stock" externally. 

The Stratus has become one of the better units out there and the belt redrive, my preference, is undoubtedly the best design 

I've seen. I've 142 hours on my Stratus EA81.



To answer your question, you'd probably not be able to fit up the EA81 with absolutely no modification. That'd be a stretch.



Larry McFarland 601HDS at www.macsmachine.com



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 Does a Subaru EA81 fit in the Continental O-200 or Lycoming O-235 cowling without any modifications...??Any builder(s) out there with this setup...??

 Thanks

 Peter Sonders



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special4

Joined: 27 Sep 2006
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Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:13 am Post subject: Re: 601XL/650 Cowling

Larry,



Thanks for your information..it will help. I know you have a different cowling which needed quite a bit of rework to fit the engine. The O-200 engine/cowling is wider but due to the redrive, the EA81 is sitting lower.



Peter

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Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 6:40 am Post subject: 601XL/650 Cowling

Dear Peter,



  I just finished my 601HD with the E-81 and we did have to cut 2 speed

bumps in the lower cowl.  It's not all that bad a job and I can tell you

this is the set up to have.  I'm running a Warp Drive 70" 3 blade prop set

at 17 1/2 %.  The numbers work on this very well.  The engine starts

immediately and runs very smoothly and quietly.



Good luck,

Flyboy3847



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