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Old 07-14-2009 | 10:16 PM
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Default RE: DLE 111 Engine

Oh yea! A lot more power!

Nice thing about the DLE 111 is that if you had been using a DL 100 it drops right in without changing anything. I got a couple of flights in on mine today. Too new to say a lot other than it was easy starting and had plenty of power. Unfortunately I used the carb off the old 100 I had in the plane and it must have injested someting into the high speed circuit. That ended the day until I can clean it out. The reason for using the old carb you ask? It was easier to drop 2 screws out of the new carb and replace it with the old instead of disconnecting the throttle linkage. Had I been just a little less lazy about the deal....

The 111 is smoother than the 100 for sure. Seems to idle a little lower without complaining about it. As noted, mine's a little too new to tell but it shows a lot of promise.