Thanks for the links. That is one beautiful engine and the weight is better
than I thought. I'll bet it sounds nice too. I have been leaning toward an
experimental with a V8 since I talked with a friend who ate a sprague gear
on his 421 which lead to a 50k rebuild and six weeks of waiting. Granted, a
520 or 540 is less but still...



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The engine is far from stock. It uses a Ford Motorsports block, cocla
crank. H beam rods, titaniam valves etc. The best stuff one can buy. It
did cost me 12,000+ to build including the redrive but that's far less
expensive then a comparable certified 300 hp motor.If you are a true
motor head you will appreciate pics of it. here are a few links of the
plane. There are some on Jays, alexisparkinn's site, Beltedairs'site
and www.ch701.com.

http://www.zenithair.com/stolch801/builder-pics/bh2.jpg
http://www.zenithair.com/stolch801/builder-pics/bh1.jpg

Firewallforward weight including a three bladed inflight adj prop is
less then 420 lbs. A little lighter then a fully dressed 0-360Lyc and
twice the power in a detuned state. It is basically a full race sprint
car motor capable of 800+ hp so it is just idleing along,

Ben