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Quote: GeorgePerry Not true....ECI cylinders are compatible / approved for the IO-360-A1A http://www.eci.aero/pages/products_titan_320.aspx

Quote: MHale What is the best brand/type of cylinder and does it make a difference?

...or set up filters to drop each of the lists into its own folder.

Overpriced and underachieving compared to what? If I'm looking for a WAAS GPS/Nav/Com (or, for that matter, an IFR-legal WAAS GPS at all), what do I buy if not a Garmin? I could hold out for a used 480, I guess... That link is also incorrect at least with respect to terrain information, as the WAAS units do include a terrain database. I'd love to see some competition to Garmin for these units, but there isn't any yet, and it sounds like the unit King has been promising has been sent back to the drawing board.

The question of a web forum vs. a mailing list is often debated. One big advantage of the mailing list is that it comes to you, while you have to go to the web forum periodically to check if there's anything new. Ten emails a day? Doesn't sound like much to be complaining about...

Aviation Consumer's write-up a few years back indicated several knots (5-7, IIRC) gained on a 20J with the Lopresti cowl. It would seem that the increase should be greater yet on an F, since the J cowl was a big source of its speed increase.

I'm really pretty much dreaming right now, but I'm thinking about cowling mods for my '67 F (currently has the LASAR cowl closure installed). I'm mainly considering the 201 cowl, but the Lopresti cowl looks nice. I'm considering both speed and appearance as reasons. I see SWTA has a 201 cowl for $5k, and they estimate 55 hours for installation. I thought LASAR had one, but I don't see it on their web site. I have vague memories of an STC that would allow the owner to assemble the parts from an actual J and install them on an earlier model, but I have no memory of who had that STC--I might be imagining it. And, of course, the Lopresti cowl added more speed, but cost a fortune, and I understand it's not currently in production anyway. Any feedback on cowl mods? Is this something that an owner could reasonably do (under A&P supervision, of course), or would it really need to be done by an expert? Would the 201 windshield need to be installed as well, or is this something that could be done separately? (edited to fix formatting)