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Could someone that has the stainless shield please take a photo when they have their cowling off? Sounds like in the mean time, I need to find some 3k type cloth. Thanks, Neil

I was thinking about fabricating an aluminum shielding to be more permanent.

passenger side. I wish I would have shot photos. I will next time when I open it up. It just dawned on me when I got home to post.

I have an issue with the heat shielding on the air input duct on the right side. The exhaust is really close. I keep replacing the heat shielding cloth every oil change at 25 hours. It's looking pretty burned from heat. I'm using cloth rated to 2000 Fahrenheit. I've looked very closely for exhaust leaks and no exhaust soot is there. Is this a common issue?

I'm adding two quarts on 25 hours. Put 9 in and pull 8 out. I guess that means I'm consuming 3 total quarts in 25 hours. Seems good for 1950 TSMOH.

Yes, familiar with Bravo and Turbo related issues/cost. Learning more all the time. Already had first exhaust crack and DMax had part manufactured by Dawley. Expensive and VBands have to be replaced next time opened. This is my 4th Mooney and 6th plane.

Currently, nothing in the panel is really modern. It's all very serviceable and better than most I've had in the past. KFC150 system and GNS480 GPS which works well and I have become comfortable with. My IPad with Stratux gives me the same functionality as the plane installed Ryan 7000 TCAD system, Garmin XM receiver (of some flavor) interfaced to a King MFD150 MFD. Good stuff in 1998 but outdated now. A new panel will include remote mount options for WnB. At 960 UL, I would love to shed a few pounds too. Although less money, the panel options and choices is more overwhelming than the engine project. No first annual yet which is always an unknown. Flown it 60 hours since mid January and see it being a keeper for a while. Just don't want wait until the absolute last minute on the ADS-B out. Trying to figure out the complexity of this swap. Looks pretty simple, almost too simple.

Yes, the GNS480 is a WAAS certified data source.

I would seriously consider the extra money for the 345 could I find one in the used market. I'm really trying to find out if I'm missing something on the complexity of making the swap. Based on a radio shop quote the 345 was going to cost about 7K installed. If i can install the 330 by simply rewiring the connector and getting paperwork done it would cost $4500 less. I just know when engine time comes it will be spare no expense. Do everything firewall forward and I see that between 70 and 80K. I bought the plane knowing this so no surprise but just want to get legal as cheaply as possible for now.

The used market has some 330ES units. I'm technical and can do the install myself to save the install cost. I'm trying to keep the cost as low as possible because I may replace everything in a few years after the engine. I'm getting ADS-B data on foreflight on my IPAD w/ Stratux. I would like all the bells and whistles but the GNS480 is not the base to build a new panel from. I may go avidyne or GTN750. Then I would rewire and make everything interface to the displays.

Starting to get serious about the ADS-B requirement. I may do some serious panel changes in the future but I have a high time engine and looking at an expensive bill coming on my bravo. LIke to wait until the engine is done before replacing a perfectly capable system I have in place. So can this been done as simple as I think? I currently have a Garmin GTX 327. Was thinking simple swap to a GTX 330ES. Currently, my Garmin 480 is interfaced to the 327 to start the trip timer. Altitude is coming from the encoding altimeter on the King KFC150AP. So the question is: Can I just simply rewire the connector matching everything to the new pin locations and have this thing work. I know there is paperwork and programming on the 330 for aircraft info. Since my GNS480 is certified and currently taking to the garmin 327, it looks like all the connections for the 330 are in place. Am I missing something?