[williame3590]

Technopwer 7cyl 22cc

Bill

[OLD PRAIRIE RED NECK]

Can't compete with that Bill!

Here is a Saito .82 on a 4 Star Bipe.

[fsone]

Nice engine Bill on the right kind of plane too. And Merv how many hrs have you flown on the bipe with that engine?

[OLD PRAIRIE RED NECK]

About a half dozen flights Norm. I just changed engines, I had a Saito .56 in it before which was adequate but you needed to do a bit of energy management to get much vertical. It made you a more honest pilot. I can cheat a bit now!

I love my Saitos! That being said, there is nothing wrong with the OS 4 strokes. I have had excellent service from them too!

[OLD PRAIRIE RED NECK]

In fact here is one that I am at least the third owner of. It was used hard and put away wet by the first owner. Owner #2 honed it out with 80 grit and put in a new ring so when I got it there was a serious lack of power and compression. It has gotten a bit better with time but will never be quite right due to the coarse scratches on the cylinder walls. It still hand starts with one or two flips and powers this bird just fine!

[fsone]

It's amazing to see these engines that log many many hrs of service most of them will outlive you and I Merv Lol.

[williame3590]

Those models are alot of fun Merv. I beefed mine up and added a twin which works and fly's extremely well. I have since changed out the wheels to 6'' Trexlers.

Bill

[OLD PRAIRIE RED NECK]

Mine is a .48 Bill with the extra span. Yours is a .90 I believe with the short wing! It should be a rocket... as Lazy Bees go that is!

[OLD PRAIRIE RED NECK]

Originally Posted by fsone

It's amazing to see these engines that log many many hrs of service most of them will outlive you and I Merv Lol.

Here is a story you might enjoy. (Stop me if you have heard it already! )

About the early 90's my brother in law Richard bought a well used small plane from a member of the Laugheed club with an Enya .15 on it. He had acquired it from a fellow club member who was the original builder. Richard flew it some and sold it to me, I flew it a lot, eventually put an OS wankel on the plane and gave the .15 to my son in law. He built a Sig Wonder for it and flew the bag off it until the Wonder finally succumbed to castor oil rot and came apart in the air this last summer. The engine is still useable! Low enough on compression that it needs a starter but it still runs well! 5 owners later!

I miss Enya, they were good engines!

[fsone]

Yes indeed Enya is a good engine. There are some good quality 2 strokes in the market today and still running from yester year. Keep em going.