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Julio Silva's XP w 582 As you can see, Julio has done an outstanding job with this XP. Just look at the paint job, the panel and the 582 Installation. Here's some e-mail text on the subject :
Hi
Mike,
It
was nearly 300 hours, and the recommended thing to do was
rebuild the "block", buying a rebuilt block was
nearly the same price of a new, complete, engine, so my
father and I decided to buy the complete engine. So for a
few more bucks we can have a complete 0h engine, so we can
run more 300h again.
The
old engine flown for +/-100h in 2-3 years with the old
owner, and with us flown 200h in 2 years :), so the 1st
100h was parked without running too much time, so we do
trust more in a new engine now.
Maybe
the block did the same job of this new engine, but it's
just a matter of trust in it, I trust more in a new
engine, then on a rebuilt one...
By
the way, I'm installing a REP BRS chute on the top of it,
between the wings, before that I had one installed
"below"/"near" the landing gear and
tank, but I didn't think that was a good idea, so I chose
to put it on the top of it, so it can deploy freely.
I
changed my cockpit, I have Garmin GPS III, and Microair
transponder and radio on it, I think it's a good
choice for who want to do some traveling and need radio,
transponder and GPS, in this very small cockpit.
Pictures on the cockpit to follow.
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