Hank Posted October 27, 2021 Report Posted October 27, 2021 It'd be nice! But expensive st half the price. 1 Quote
Jesse20 Posted October 27, 2021 Report Posted October 27, 2021 Yes very expensive I have the F model so I have to buy a lot of extra stuff to make this kit work on my plane Quote
rbridges Posted October 27, 2021 Report Posted October 27, 2021 From what I've heard, there is little gain over the J cowl as far as speed. Correct me if I'm wrong. It looks pretty modern and cool though. Quote
Mooney in Oz Posted October 27, 2021 Report Posted October 27, 2021 On 10/27/2021 at 11:45 AM, rbridges said: From what I've heard, there is little gain over the J cowl as far as speed. Expand There would also be little to no gain over the J cowl as far as MP. Quote
MoonFlyer68 Posted October 27, 2021 Report Posted October 27, 2021 Are you looking to sell one? I could definitely be interested if that is the case and the price is right. Quote
steingar Posted October 27, 2021 Report Posted October 27, 2021 50 years of assembly and disassembly has left my cowls in less than ideal condition. Could happen some day. Quote
201er Posted October 27, 2021 Report Posted October 27, 2021 Already have the LoPresti Mooney Cowl 1.0 1 2 Quote
Ragsf15e Posted October 27, 2021 Report Posted October 27, 2021 On 10/27/2021 at 6:31 AM, cliffy said: Expand Are they even still available? Quote
philip_g Posted October 27, 2021 Report Posted October 27, 2021 Wasn't the factory working on a carbon fiber cowl for the j before they went bankrupt one of the hundreds of times? Quote
201Mooniac Posted October 27, 2021 Report Posted October 27, 2021 On 10/27/2021 at 11:45 AM, rbridges said: From what I've heard, there is little gain over the J cowl as far as speed. Correct me if I'm wrong. It looks pretty modern and cool though. Expand When it was put on my airplane, it increased top speed by about 7-8 kts. Some was due to drag reduction and some due to the much more efficient ram air. Whereas the original ram air system gave me at most 0.25" of MP, I get between 1.25" and 1.5" increase in MP. I also really enjoy the dramatically easier preflight and maintenance given the large inspection panels (one on each side) that span the baffling (you can see both in front and behind the baffling) and the lower parting line that makes many more maintenance operations possible with only removing the top cowling (for instance, I can replace all spark plugs, top and bottom, with just removing the top cowling). Quote
toto Posted October 27, 2021 Report Posted October 27, 2021 On 10/27/2021 at 8:43 PM, 201Mooniac said: for instance, I can replace all spark plugs, top and bottom, with just removing the top cowling Expand I hadn't heard this before. That's awesome. Quote
ArtVandelay Posted October 27, 2021 Report Posted October 27, 2021 For those of us who removed the ram air and landing light from the cowl, we don’t want one. Quote
Jocbay Posted October 28, 2021 Report Posted October 28, 2021 On 10/27/2021 at 8:43 PM, 201Mooniac said: When it was put on my airplane, it increased top speed by about 7-8 kts. Some was due to drag reduction and some due to the much more efficient ram air. Whereas the original ram air system gave me at most 0.25" of MP, I get between 1.25" and 1.5" increase in MP. I also really enjoy the dramatically easier preflight and maintenance given the large inspection panels (one on each side) that span the baffling (you can see both in front and behind the baffling) and the lower parting line that makes many more maintenance operations possible with only removing the top cowling (for instance, I can replace all spark plugs, top and bottom, with just removing the top cowling). Expand So what was the install like. Time and cost, if you don’t mind me asking. Quote
LANCECASPER Posted October 28, 2021 Report Posted October 28, 2021 David LoPresti is on this site. Maybe he wants to chime in. @Speed Merchant 1 Quote
201Mooniac Posted October 28, 2021 Report Posted October 28, 2021 On 10/28/2021 at 1:15 AM, Jocbay said: So what was the install like. Time and cost, if you don’t mind me asking. Expand Sorry but my plane was used to develop the cowling so my experience isn't really meaningful to your question. Quote
201Mooniac Posted October 28, 2021 Report Posted October 28, 2021 On 10/28/2021 at 1:30 AM, LANCECASPER said: David LoPresti is on this site. Maybe he wants to chime in. @Speed Merchant Expand I thought that was Curt LoPresti here with that name. 1 Quote
LANCECASPER Posted October 28, 2021 Report Posted October 28, 2021 On 10/28/2021 at 3:16 AM, 201Mooniac said: I thought that was Curt LoPresti here with that name. Expand You are correct Quote
Jesse20 Posted October 28, 2021 Report Posted October 28, 2021 Hi guys I am slowly getting parts together to do the conversion please see image below does anyone now what the part number or were I can get this part oil cooler baffles . thanks Jesse Quote
LANCECASPER Posted October 28, 2021 Report Posted October 28, 2021 On 10/28/2021 at 1:43 PM, Jesse20 said: Hi guys I am slowly getting parts together to do the conversion please see image below does anyone now what the part number or were I can get this part oil cooler baffles . thanks Jesse Expand https://www.avweb.com/ownership/whelen-acquires-lopresti-aviation/ https://flywat.com/pages/contact-wat Quote
Jesse20 Posted October 28, 2021 Report Posted October 28, 2021 I went on the website listed above and did have any luck finding the part, any other suggestions. Jesse Quote
RoundTwo Posted October 28, 2021 Report Posted October 28, 2021 On 10/28/2021 at 3:13 PM, Jesse20 said: I went on the website listed above and did have any luck finding the part, any other suggestions. Jesse Expand You might want to call them. Quote
MisfitSELF Posted October 28, 2021 Report Posted October 28, 2021 Can they make one without the ram air hole? Quote
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