Light weight 4 cycle engines

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:55:46 +1100, mastic donttry@thisaddress
wrote:

There is a new Yahoo group that you may want to join about the
Geo/Suzuki engines for use in aircraft.
The one litre engine weighs a little more than a Rotax 582 and
produces 62 HP in standard naturally aspirated form but with a better
torque curve while using only half the fuel. The 1.3 litre produces
around 90 HP in standard form.
Of course they both produce far more power when turbo charged.
Both gear and cog belt type redrives are available for reasonable cost
as well as many other bolt on components.

The new groups home page is:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlyGeo_uncensored

The one liter is a 3 cyl engine and has some NASTY torque peak and
harmonics issues. If you are thinking Zooks, think 1300cc and above -
which are 4 cyl and MUCH easier to tame.