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Old 11-26-2018, 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by banjbob1
That's a relief Tom.

Iv'e had 4 flights with the spit and kolm il135. The engine goes okay but i can't seem to get it dialed for those high screaming revs,in a dive it sounds like its nearly going to pick up revs but on level flight the throttle doesn't go above 50% which is still loads of power but sounds dirty.

High needle doesn't seem to have much effect.

Any ideas anyone?

Cheers

Rob
What degree crank offset did you order with the IL135, 270 degree or 180 degree? The 270 degree offset will produce the warbird scream while the 180 degree will give a fairly even sound.