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Old 09-11-2011, 10:44 PM
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Default More reliable horsepower from I)360

I've been flying my RV4 for about 6 years now. I have a stock 180 hp Lycoming IO360 with a constant speed prop, Airflow Perfromance fuel injection, Lightspeed electronic ignition and one mag. I'm interested in getting a bit more horsepower out of the engine. Can anyone recommend any engine mods that can get me to 200 hp or so? Also, if you know of a shop that can perform the work it would be appreciated.
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Old 09-11-2011, 11:20 PM
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Lycon, just a bit North of you in Visalia...

http://www.lycon.com/ly-con/specialitys.html

Porting and flow matching cylinders - high compression pistons -
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Old 09-11-2011, 11:32 PM
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What Gil said.

Add a Rod Bower ram air setup to the cowl also.

Good for an inch or more of manifold pressure.
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Old 09-13-2011, 08:53 PM
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Default Thanks for the info.!

I've checked the links. Looks interesting. I love flying my airplane, but I like tinkering with it as much.

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