Brian Luckett's Unlimited MEL 300

[flying skunks]

Love those Greves holders...

[Brian L]

Awesome work Rob, the pipe holders are SWEET! I can't see any problems with cooling, that's a lot more exit space than my 260. I wonder how it would fly without covering, just a little saran wrap.LOL

[prizzy]

Defiantly not upset. Apparently I wasn't paying my builder enough. Flies great at 39.5, I bet it is wicked at 38, with a 170, that's just crazy. I already don't go to full throttle on certain uplines!!!!!

[prizzy]

Brian, are you concerned with the issues that some are having running the 170 on greeves?

[sukhoi26]

What problem was that?

[Brian L]

Pride not really sure about any problems. I've been running my 170 with the greves for a while now with no problems, unless you count the gobs of power they gave me. I started running it right after Nats, and have alot of run time on it.

[prizzy]

Some have been blowing the heads. I think most of them were using a 30/12 or a 32/10 prop. Tony R. thinks the RMPS are just stupid high.

[Brian L]

Do you mean PMS??LOL, the heads are blowing because of the guys turning the little 30x12 props. I'm spinning the 32x10 on my plane right at about 6150 RPM. I'm temping the outermost fin on the jug and getting a temp of about 155 to 160.

[Jim Woodward]

Pride,

I believe the only problems people were having were on the prototype version of the motor. I had the prototype version 170. Last Monday I sent it in for service instead of waiting. I had the engine back on Thursday. In short, my motor was brought up to the current standards which have a few new components, mainly different cylinders and a new hub with 6 mm bolts. I flew the engine yesterday turning 6080 rpms on the 29x12 Mej. Even back on the lawn-boy mixture, I couldn't tell a difference in the performance before and after. The motor and service from DA rocks!!!
Thanks,
Jim

[prizzy]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Jim Woodward
	Pride, I believe the only problems people were having were on the prototype version of the motor. I had the prototype version 170. Last Monday I sent it in for service instead of waiting. I had the engine back on Thursday. In short, my motor was brought up to the current standards which have a few new components, mainly different cylinders and a new hub with 6 mm bolts. I flew the engine yesterday turning 6080 rpms on the 29x12 Mej. Even back on the lawn-boy mixture, I couldn't tell a difference in the performance before and after. The motor and service from DA rocks!!! Thanks, Jim

That's great to hear!!!

[captain ducman]

Very nice work Rob!!! The laser cut parts look great.

Brian, Stephen, Don, Jim,
It's great to know that all the painstaking measures ole Rob the Builder goes through to get that little extra amount of performance are going to pilots with the skills to fly these things to their full potential.

Looking forward seeing everyone this weekend.

Steve

[Radioactive]

Rob, you are hammering this build for sure!! Nice job, looking awesome for sure...See you guys this weekend!!! I'll be out at the field around 1pm....Bring your favorite beverages, and plan on some BQ friday night!!

[VooDoo Child]

I wonder if Rob has a case of the mondays......Rob!!!Ya in there...You OK?Probably has a weekend work hangover

[sukhoi26]

I'm here. There's never a problem getting a hold of me. Just trying to keep my head above the water.

[hovermaster]

Brian, you cant handle this airplane.... Although from what I've seen I dont want to know what you can do with this thing... you might actually be able to hold a straight line or something??

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