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Thread: Leading Edge Exhaust

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    Looking at picture #3, it looks like you have capped off one of the hot air outlets (I guess it was supposed to provide carb heat), and put a small muff on the #4 stack which appears to supply carb heat. Any particular reason?

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    The cap was on when I got it. That outlet is for the back seat heat. I just havent hooked it up. Dont know if I need it or not, the main heat puts out tons of heat and air volume. The heat muff also came with the LEE and is installed per DWG.

    Ken

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    I have just put the LEE on my Pacer. I have seen a 150-200 rpm rise, and noticeable increase in T/O and climb performance. Everyone says it sounds "throatier" - (someone even said it sounded like an O-540) Awesome!!

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    Those are nice looking exhausts.....but I just have to ask..... why so many weird curves. Those bends reduce flow. Are they doing that to create equal length tubes??

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    Correct. Seems to work.

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    Craig,

    You have your bird back in the air?! That's good news. How are you liking the Trimmer gear? We need to see pics.

    Paul

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    Hi Paul, yip - the Chaser is finally airbourne!!
    Only got 3 hours on the engine, so still running it in, but an evil spirit did get hold of me last night, and I couldn't resist one little gravel bar and stretch of water..... at least the legs held on
    So far, my impressions of the new mods are :
    Trimmer gear - One word ... Awesome. Strong, and gives HEAPS of ground clearance, and angle of attack (16 degrees on the ground). Vis over the nose is better than I thought it would be.
    Leading Edge exhaust - 150-200 more rpm. Definintely more "tow" on takeoff and climb.
    Sullivan wing extension - the aircraft gets airbourne quicker, but haven't done much slow flying yet. New tips look cool.
    Got some good pics coming soon.
    Craig

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    Fantastic and congratulations. That's going to be a really fun machine. Let the adventures begin!

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    With the LEE system giving more RPM, has anyone repitched their prop to bring the static rpm down a bit?
    Any effect on fuel consumption?

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    Crag, did the Trimmer gear slow your cruise any. I just installed extended PA-18 gear and safety cables and we lost about 10 mph cruise.
    "You can only tie the record for flying low."

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