Bob, Anthony (Romano) and I got together at Stormville yesterday so I finally got to see the SAP180 in action. I was impressed with Bob's setup. It's pretty much like Ed described: Like all 2-strokes you need to anticipate your next action. That being said it looks to me as though this engine has every bit as much power as my OS160 / Aeroslave pipe setup does. Bob's Focus 2 and my Black Magic V2.2 both weigh about 10.5 lbs and it looked like we both had about the same amount of power in the verticals. The SAP180 started really easily and it sounded good in the air. Almost like a 140Rx - it only sounds like a gasser when it's idling.

As Bob pointed out however, his fuel only costs about $3.00 a gallon! This is something to consider.

John Pavlick
Team Black Magic