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Old April 27th 07, 06:23 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Robert M. Gary
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Default Tomahawk 125 hp STC performance?

On Apr 27, 8:31 am, Ron Natalie wrote:
Kingfish wrote:
On Apr 27, 5:19 am, virtuPIC wrote:
Well, there is this kit to boost your Tomahawk to 125 hp. However, so
far I could not find statements on speed gain and fuel burn.


So my questions are
o How fast do you go with it?
o How much fuel do you burn?


A 12hp gain over the factory engine would not do much for cruise speed
(5kt?) or change fuel burn noticeably. The climb rate might be a bit
better though


You can soup up a VW, it's still a VW.


One of the best things about the Tramahawk is that you can sit aloft
for hours on end on next to no gas. The 125hp engine must suck more
gas.