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Warp Drive Props
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:38 pm
by BOATCH
I have a Warpdrive prop on my 503 d/i with a B box but it looks like if the 503 runs out of revs cause the rev counter revs up to 6500Rpm. If i cruise at 5800 rpm it feels like if i loose lift and the motor sounds like if it is running on less revs than it shows on the rev counter.

Re: Warp Drive Props
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:10 pm
by nickjaxe
I use a 503/warp drive on my trike and my tach is a westach or something like that,
If you use the same one its quite common for them to be not to accurate mine over reads by 10%,
I bought off ebay a hand help laser tach to check my RPM and set my prop to get the correct RPM,
6500rpm max is the right fig for a 503 by the way.
Nick.
Re: Warp Drive Props
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:43 am
by BOATCH
I see this is a 2.58 VO gearbox,what does the VO stand for.
Re: Warp Drive Props
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:55 pm
by nickjaxe
I think my gearbox ratio is 2.54 and mines a B box, I have not heard of a VO.
Nick.
Re: Warp Drive Props
Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:40 am
by kiwilad
Hi,maybe your tacho isn't accurate,but I run a warpdrive on 503/e-box --- static max 6300 rpm,cruise 4800-5000 rpm,maybe you could do with another degree or two more blade pitch
Re: Warp Drive Props
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:00 pm
by Boet
VO ? Vreeslik Oud.

Re: Warp Drive Props
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:47 am
by JFK
I fly a 503 b box windlass with 2 blade warp and Max rpm iuis 6540 static and on take off 6600
My cruise straight and level dual is about 5800 rpm and solo 5000 rpm and runs fine with nice climb rate and about 10 -13 liters an hour feul burn.

Re: Warp Drive Props
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:16 am
by Tailspin
Boet wrote:VO ? Vreeslik Oud.

Boet
You know how to put a smile on anybody's face
Would never had thought of that.
