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    Davis DA2A Kit $5000 OBO

    A guy who already has an engine asked me if I would sell the kit apart from the Lycoming. I would. Aluminum sheeting, plexiglas, fuselage frame, plans, etc,etc,etc for $3500 less engine. Thx. Andy
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    VW cooling

    It wouldn't be hard to rig a solenoid that came on at a preset temp based on the cylinder head temp. So I would only be injecting water/alcohol when cooling was really needed. That would limit water in the bottom end. Wouldn't small amounts of water in the crankcase boil off???
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    VW cooling

    Are you still in touch with this guy? It would be interesting to know how he came to this conclusion. The turbo vw guys commonly use water/alcohol (windshield wiper fluid for example) delivered thru an injector nozzle at the intake manifold to control detonation and cool the combustion camber by...
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    VW cooling

    I hope this thread isn't too old to revisit but I'm interested in vw cooling. Has anyone experimented with water/alcohol injection? Pretty simple to rig, not much weight. Just wondering...
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    Davis DA2A Kit $5000 OBO

    People seem to be happy with the 65HP it was designed for but apparently it becomes very impressive with 100HP. There's at least one corvair conversion flying and I have 2 late model corvair engines in the shop. If I end up finishing the build, I may have to consider dropping one in.
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    Davis DA2A Kit $5000 OBO

    It is my understanding that you could buy it in "kit" form even tho it was a plans-built design. I stumbled upon an online article saying that a basic kit came in a 4FT X 8FT crate and a cardboard tube 8 IN in diameter. So there may have been a couple of "kits" out there-I really don't know. The...
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    Davis DA2A Kit $5000 OBO

    Of course. Sorry. Location is central Colorado. I've got a work deadline coming up in 2 weeks but once things calm down, I'll get some pictures and hopefully some video of the project posted to my website. Thx for the replies.Andy
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    Davis DA2A Kit $5000 OBO

    Davis DA2A kit including lycoming 65HP engine and a full set of plans. Fuselage frame and tail completed. $5000 for everything."Some assembly required"!!!
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