satio 120 prop??
03-26-2006 | 11:45 PM
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satio 120 prop??
Hey guys I test flew my new dave patrick ultimate with a new satio 120 today.. I am running a 16x8 apc prop and the engine seems to really struggle and not get near full rpm. Mind me the engine is new, but do you think a 15x6-or 8 would be more of what I need to achieve full rpm after break-in. forward flight and verticle suffered badly with this 16x8. Seems like too much prop and its loading it up.. I tryed to lean the hi end needle but before I got more rpm, the engine would starve. would be ok on a 1/4 scale cub I guess, but this is a performance airplane.. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
03-27-2006 | 08:57 AM
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RE: satio 120 prop??
I ran a 16x6 on mine and it was fine. Just for re- break in I used a 15x6 and had it runnig good. It was an old engine that was locked up. I have new bearings and ring ordered for it and will try it again. 16x6 or 16x8 should be fine when you get it broke it..
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03-28-2006 | 10:09 AM
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RE: satio 120 prop??
ORIGINAL: taildragger21
Hey guys I test flew my new dave patrick ultimate with a new satio 120 today.. I am running a 16x8 apc prop and the engine seems to really struggle and not get near full rpm. Mind me the engine is new, but do you think a 15x6-or 8 would be more of what I need to achieve full rpm after break-in. forward flight and verticle suffered badly with this 16x8. Seems like too much prop and its loading it up.. I tryed to lean the hi end needle but before I got more rpm, the engine would starve. would be ok on a 1/4 scale cub I guess, but this is a performance airplane.. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Hey guys I test flew my new dave patrick ultimate with a new satio 120 today.. I am running a 16x8 apc prop and the engine seems to really struggle and not get near full rpm. Mind me the engine is new, but do you think a 15x6-or 8 would be more of what I need to achieve full rpm after break-in. forward flight and verticle suffered badly with this 16x8. Seems like too much prop and its loading it up.. I tryed to lean the hi end needle but before I got more rpm, the engine would starve. would be ok on a 1/4 scale cub I guess, but this is a performance airplane.. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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It sounds as though your engine isn't broken-in as yet. Give it some time. Go fly and laze about for a weekend or two. Get that sucker airborne every chance you get. You paid a lot of money to buy an engine with superior metals. It is going to take a while for this superior metal to wear in correctly. Be patient and enjoy yourself. <G>
