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On the CC site they state that you can reuse the 150 HP mount if you go to the 180 HP with concial mounts. Are they using a stock mount ( piper specs for 150 hp ) I want to change my Exp Pacer Pa22/20 over to a 180 hp. I have no problem buying a new mount (But I will stay conical mounts...

180 vs 160 Hi guys, On my exp Pacer I am running a 150 with a 54 pitch prop, at 2400 I see about 115 MPH . I am thinking of going to a 180 with a 56 pitch. If you work out the math I would gain about 10 MPH . My question is, With a 180 hp with 56 pitch will l still improve my takeoff? My...

Hi, I used the stock tail feathers. I am also using the stock fuselage. If you lengthen your fuselage, I believe your stock feathers will work fine as the tail will have even more leverage than my stock fuselage. When I built, I thought about making the tail feathers wider, but because of the...

Wider tail feathers I also built an experimental using a PA 22. When it was done using the stock tail feathers, I found it didn't have enough tail. After some research, I found first the Tripacer doesn't have the same travel limits as a Supercub. I installed VG s under the tail. That helped...

Do numbers lie? What am I doing wrong Hi Guys, Been busy flying the project. Sorry it's been so long for an update. I now have about 35 hrs on the plane . Best takeoffs are with the tail on the ground. Anyways the plane flies good . 35 MPH mush stall, top speed is about 138 MPH although I have...

HI, I was checking out the mag timing on a C 85 in a EXP the other nite. It has impulse on both mags. They are Eiseman LA 4 s . Anyways, we had the plugs out of it to to look at them and while there decided to do a compression check. It was good. Anyways we turned the engine over with the...

FLOOR HEAT Hi, I have floor heat here in central PA. We installed it in spring of 2005. Using a oil fired boiler. I found we burned about 6 -10 gal per day depending on outside temp. The hanger is 48 ft deep x 60 Ft wide. 13 ft ceilings. Side wall are insulated with 2 " R Max , the ceiling is...

Thanks guys, Dave G, I am not quite sure what you are telling me to do. I set my neutral mark by turning the trim handle back 10 turns from the front stop . With me and mostly full fuel at 2000 RPM I indictate 100-105 MPH. with the trim on the neutral mark. If I add full power I need to trim...

Thanks you guys, I am going to pull the flap gap seals off and try it. Also as Jim as stated. I will try a few TOs with the tail low. It makes sense that the plane should fly off that way. My AOI as close as I can tell is about 1-2 * Max but I also raised the thrust andle about 2* from...

mvivion, The stab moves up and down correctly. If I trim nose down for take off is it seems the tail doesn't come up much sooner , but I get this pogo type of bounce , Because? the wings are trying to lift the plane off the ground, the tail wheel is getting light, but on my grass strip which...

Dave, Thanks for your thoughts. I tried leaving the tail low once or twice on take off, the problem is on my grass strip which isn't super smooth that I get a lot of bouncing at both ends , main gear and tail . Smoothest TOs seem to be as I described before. Trim for nose up, hold nose down (...

Hi Longwinglover Thanks for your ideas, comments. This was a Tri pacer when I started, therefore I still have a Piper tail. As I stated before power off , wings stay level pretty easily, airspeed about 35 MPH and mushing 3-400 FPM down. This is with 35 * of flaps which are cessna 150 because...

Stock Tri pacer AKA Pacer ( no vgs on tail yet ) Which brings up another question. Since the tail is "flying pushing down or up depending on the trim set. Why wouldn't you put vgs on the top and bottom both ?? What about gap seals ? Some one say adjust the rigging for more ' Nose down "...

Well I finally got my experimental done and legal. I'll download pictures soon, I now have 10 hours on it. If you remember I took a 1953 tripacer and changed it to a taildragger. I installed Cessna 150 wings on it with a 0320 150 Hp with a a 74 X 54 prop. I installed flap gap seals, a...

Easy to get 50 to 100 hp or more. Comes in a bottle! Put four little nozzels ( on a 320 ) where your primer noozles are. Hook up a bottle of Laughting gas ( NOS ) with a solenoid, a push button on the stick or yoke. It comes in 2 , 5, or 10 lb bottles . With the correct plumbing you can use...

S/N On my '53 I converted, S/n was on plate riveted to firewall and I found small metal tag with it stamped on welded to large tube under passenger's side

This bring up a guestion. 337s ,STC While looking that the FAA Data CD on my plane. I noticed they don't have three 337s on STC items on my plane . How do you correct that? I called the local FAA office and got the runaround. "337s have to be filed with in X days !!" Two of the...

Hi guys, Posted another pic of my project. A Tripacer turned into a taildragger with Cessna wings. Coming down to the end now. I need a few parts yet, nothing major, but I could use some advice on a vaccum part or maybe someone has one. I need a Vacuum pump adaptor for on the rear r/s of my...

Hi Guys, thanks for all the ideas. I finally have the six coats of P Spray on the fuselage. 3 Cross Coats It's finally looking good . I agree that the second recover job a person could do alot better. Experience teaches a lot. Hopefully I won't have to do a recover job for a long time. I...

Thanks Guys, I have the Poly Manual and I have 3 spray guns, Binks and a Sharp HVLP . I have been spraying for 30 years. I also have a very good filter system . The question is unlike spraying a car where the finished spray is what you get, but you know what you are starting with ( a smooth...