Lopresti Super 201 cowl new 25% off list

[testwest]

Hi everyone

Wanted to get the word out on this, Lopresti Aviation has one available STC'ed cowl kit for the M20J (also E and F, if the oil cooler is relocated to be similar to the J) for 25% off list, or $12,000. It was manufactured for a customer who, unfortunately, had a mishap with his airplane before he could take delivery of the upgrade kit. So Curt (Lopresti) has this STC kit on a special price.

The kit is very extensive and includes new low profile nose gear doors and an all new induction box, with a ram air system that actually works very well (unlike the stock 201 ram air). We can easily get about an inch of manifold pressure from the ram recovery at WOT, 8000' and 2500 rpm on the one we installed on 201JX.

And the cowl itself looks pretty cool and is less drag. When we did this upgrade we were able to offset a lot of the cost by selling our old cowl and nose gear doors, they went pretty quickly!

Here is a web link for a video on the cowl:

http://www.loprestiaviation.com/#!lopresti-super-201-cowl/cj7h

And if you are interested, just shoot an email to Curt Lopresti directly at curt@loprestiaviation.com or call 772-562-4757.

 

[Alan Fox]

impressive

 

[Marauder]

I'm holding out hoping that David's cowling mod won't cost me a kidney.

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[amillet]

How much labor is required to change the cowl?

[Alan Fox]

3 hours ago, Marauder said:

I'm holding out hoping that David's cowling mod won't cost me a kidney.

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Your Kidney probably is worthless from all the single malt you have run through it !!!!

 

[DaV8or]

10 hours ago, amillet said:

How much labor is required to change the cowl?

All of it. It is a big job with lots of custom fitting. Don't forget you'll have to paint it too which requires some filler and sanding if you want it to look nice. I love this mod, I really do. It looks cool and from all accounts it really works, but you need deep pockets filled with money to burn to put it on. If you do all the labor yourself, you can write it off as a labor of love and keep some of your money. 

[DaV8or]

7 hours ago, Alan Fox said:

Your Kidney probably is worthless from all the single malt you have run through it !!!!

 

What's the big deal?? He's got two. (I think...) It's the liver he can't afford to trade!!

[INA201]

What is David's cowling mod?

[carusoam]

INA,

Put David cowling mod in the search box.

You will find that MS's Sabremech is David, David is a mechanic with a few extra skills including parts manufacturing, testing and proper paperwork.

http://mooneyspace.com/search/?type=all&q=David+cowl+mod

Briefly: This particular mod is aimed at the older cowls with a dog house.  David's mod improves engine cooling airflow using proven more modern airflow and construction techniques.

David has done a nice job of explaining what he is doing in great detail, without over-selling or over promising. (Tough task)

Best regards,

-a-

 

[Bob_Belville]

10 minutes ago, carusoam said:

INA,

Put David cowling mod in the search box.

You will find that MS's Sabremech is David, David is a mechanic with a few extra skills including parts manufacturing, testing and proper paperwork.

http://mooneyspace.com/search/?type=all&q=David+cowl+mod

Briefly: This particular mod is aimed at the older cowls with a dog house.  David's mod improves engine cooling airflow using proven more modern airflow and construction techniques.

David has done a nice job of explaining what he is doing in great detail, without over-selling or over promising. (Tough task)

Best regards,

-a-

 

And he'll be at KOSH all next week. With his recowled C, I think.

[Alan Fox]

19 hours ago, DaV8or said:

What's the big deal?? He's got two. (I think...) It's the liver he can't afford to trade!!

I bet he would trade his filter (liver) for a fresh G1000 !!!

[testwest]

So the labor for this is maybe 30-40 hours. Hope this helps!

[DaV8or]

It should also be pointed out that you must have the 201 windshield for this mod to work. The top of the cowl is designed to mate with a special fairing that goes on top of the firewall area and it is contoured for the 201 windshield. So if you have a vintage plane and don't have the 201 windshield mod yet, you'll be doing that too.

[Pictreed]

14 hours ago, testwest said:

So the labor for this is maybe 30-40 hours. Hope this helps!

Did I see that right, on flite aware it looked like you were getting about 156 kts ground speed on 201JX?  Does it have the cowling mod?  I assume other mods too. 

Tim

[testwest]

Yes, we do have the Lopresti cowling on ours. We have some pictures in the gallery as well.

The groundspeed on Flightaware is interesting, but the true airspeed is more relevant. We also have low profile main gear doors, the Hartzell blended airfoil prop, and have no antennas on the fuselage forward of the baggage compartment, and more. It was a boatload of work, but the airplane is now a ~163ish TAS airplane at reasonable cruise, instead of the ~155ish TAS airplane that most 201s are, on the same fuel flow.

Jetdriven on this forum has a 201 that have really been loved on lately, but without the Lopresti cowl. He and wife Rebecca will be in the Airventure cup race Sunday, should be a hoot to see their performance. Go Jet!