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    LS1 Powered Airplane

    If my stepdad does not build up the Corvette, or his 2nd gen Camaro, or what ever he has up in his mind. He will do this with my LS1...

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP2bJcu85ho[/ame]

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    yeaaaa, does he own a plane yet?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hi-Po View Post
    yeaaaa, does he own a plane yet?
    Yea, he's on his second airplane. He's an A/P Mechanic by trade.

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    It's not the worse thing I have seen done to a LS1 or an airplane..


    I'm interested in how it would effect performance of the of the airplane.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SMWS6TA View Post
    It's not the worse thing I have seen done to a LS1 or an airplane..


    I'm interested in how it would effect performance of the of the airplane.
    My guess...

    LS1 is light, I forget what an aircraft engine weighs, Google I guess.

    Most light aircraft are 4-6 Cyld and don't have as much power as an LS1... I think it would be an improvement.

    Here's some info on his current airplane, I think this is the exact model. I know it's a Warrior.

    http://www.risingup.com/planespecs/i...plane436.shtml

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    Quote Originally Posted by SMWS6TA View Post
    It's not the worse thing I have seen done to a LS1 or an airplane..


    I'm interested in how it would effect performance of the of the airplane.
    Also, that's an kit airplane, classified as experimental. So the FAA does not put there nose up it's ass so much.

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    soooo, you could run cheaper ground fuel no? Is there such thing as NO lead aviation fuel, not just low lead? Wonder if you can hear the rasp in plane kidding

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    Quote Originally Posted by wheeliE-maxx View Post
    soooo, you could run cheaper ground fuel no? Is there such thing as NO lead aviation fuel, not just low lead? Wonder if you can hear the rasp in plane kidding
    Low lead, 100 octane. My stepdad use to run it in his built T/A.

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    Your ideas just keep getting worse and worse.

    Just sell the damn car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z View Post
    Your ideas just keep getting worse and worse.

    Just sell the damn car.
    Not my idea, stepdad idea.

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    that was the most boring video in the world

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    I have seen them put an ls-7 in a little sea plane. Saw it over at Oshkosh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zboner View Post
    that was the most boring video in the world
    I skipped through it watching a total of about 10 seconds. I can't believe someone posted a 9 minute long video of a plane fucking idling.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 86 IROC-Z View Post
    I skipped through it watching a total of about 10 seconds. I can't believe someone posted a 9 minute long video of a plane fucking idling.
    My stepdad loves those videos...

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    Todays word is "Anticlimactic".

    On a side note: What would the increased performance REALLY do in this? The speed of the plane is more dependent on the speed of propeller. I can't imagine that extra power would really matter much in this case as you would have to spin faster but there's a threshold where the propeller would just disengrate from the speed. They don't have transmissions do which would allow for higher RPM at lower engine RPM is there?

    The only place I could see an advantage to this is if there were multiple props that were gear driven and I don't think that's really something that is out there either, is it?

    Over all impression of video: fail!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SHines-IT View Post
    Low lead, 100 octane. My stepdad use to run it in his built T/A.
    I was getting at the fact that you can't run O2 sensors with any lead. And it looked to be fuel injected...

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrMilhouse View Post
    Todays word is "Anticlimactic".

    On a side note: What would the increased performance REALLY do in this? The speed of the plane is more dependent on the speed of propeller. I can't imagine that extra power would really matter much in this case as you would have to spin faster but there's a threshold where the propeller would just disengrate from the speed. They don't have transmissions do which would allow for higher RPM at lower engine RPM is there?

    The only place I could see an advantage to this is if there were multiple props that were gear driven and I don't think that's really something that is out there either, is it?

    Over all impression of video: fail!
    Bigger and more pitched prop, not rpm

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    You would have to figure how to put second spark plug in every cyllinder...either that or I aint getting in the damn thing. Airplane engines are redundant as a mother fucker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wheeliE-maxx View Post
    Bigger and more pitched prop, not rpm
    well, yes, of course that too.

    seriously though, how much power can it need to turn even one with a really nasty pitch? I'd expect not a lot more than what it takes to power a 4 wheeler or bike.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Smkn_TA View Post
    You would have to figure how to put second spark plug in every cyllinder...either that or I aint getting in the damn thing. Airplane engines are redundant as a mother fucker.
    Redundancy is great when your life depends on it

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