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Old 12-11-2018, 04:15 AM
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Default Spinner question??

Just curious.....on average, how much speed loss would you suffer on a 150 hp RV 3 if you were to use a skullcap spinner vs a standard type of spinner?
Only looking for ?ballpark? numbers......thx in advance for all comments .
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Old 12-11-2018, 04:18 AM
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Looking for cruise speed estimated numbers.....thx
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Old 12-11-2018, 09:30 AM
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I ran my RV8 with no spinner for a couple of weeks awaiting repair of the spinner and noticed no difference in cruise speed or CHTs.

YMMV
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Old 12-11-2018, 10:26 AM
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Probably no speed difference, but I would expect a cooling difference, as the round opening normally behind the spinner would pressurize the lower cowl.
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