Kompressor....

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Ron Zetterberg

Registered Users

Nov 12, 2012

My son and I (both engineers) were talking about getting a few more H/P out of a Lycoming powerplant and we happened upon the idea of using a Mercedes 'Kompressor' that is used in the C-230. My C-230 ate its Kompressor (a Mercedes trade name) and I have the casing for mounting design and prototyping .

Soo, what is my question???

How much leaway do we have, as 'Experimental' builders, in modifying firewall forward to this extent?