ORIGINAL: yankphan
i would have thought a 24x8 would have more thrust than the 23x8...maybe its the spool up that's killing it ? Pretty big difference from what you reported.... So should I stick with a 23 over the 24 for that ''thrust'' power ? Im looking to put this engine in a 32% pilot decathlon...would like to hover once in a while.... I saw a video on youtube from Tony(pilot rc) kinda hovering with a dle55.....wondering if this will be enough to make it better.....any thoughts ?
i know,i was also surprise on the NX 24-8 thrust,it's got to be the lower rpm and or just the difference in props.the Xoar 23-8 is working at the top of it's rpm, just screamin at 7200,along with the speed and screamin verticls.
one other thing i found out was the Falcon 24-9 had just 1/2lb. difference in thrust compared to the Xoar 23-8,both props had almost identical performance.
i would start out with the 23-8 for your heavier plane,or maybe the Vess 24a.
on the Bowman ring all you have to do is remove the cylinder and take the old ring off and replace with the new one.you just have to pay attention on the ring,the ends have a notch cut out and the notch faces up,so it will fit under the indexing pin located in the groove of the piston.