Flew Temptress Saturday and Sunday again on Avgas. It simply ran great with loads of power on the extended vertical Masters stuff. More than that, I have been getting throttleability like never before. Could be I was just running the engine too rich.
I asked Todd what was done and he said that he changed bearings to double sealed, both front and back. I think the ring was also changed but not 100% sure on that one. Engine holds compression better and is giving me considerably better output than before the changes.
Matt,
That was with the 16x12?
I will be flying mine tomorrow for the first time, also with the new bearings. I think Todd also tweaked the ports a bit, but I have no idea what exactly he did. I'll let you know how it goes.
The Sickle with e-power has distracted me quite a bit this Spring! Totally different beasts, both airframes and power plants.