Notifications

Clear all

This Forum is a place for Piper Comanche pilots to communicate and discuss technical issues

If you join or reset a password, please check your Spam Email box for emails from Admin at ComancheTechTalk.com

Please put your questions on the forum as well so everyone can read and respond. Someone else might be having similar questions.

All questions or topics on the Forums automatically get sent to the Tech team as well.

Speed Cowl For a 250?

Comanche Modifications

Last Post by ICS archives 2008-2018 5 years ago

1 Posts

1 Users

0 Reactions

370 Views

RSS

ICS archives 2008-2018

Admin

Joined: 5 years ago

Posts: 1162

Topic starter 06/05/2020 12:37 am

Speed Cowl For a 250?

by Samuel Beaulieu » Sun Apr 19, 2015 1:01 pm

Hi everyone,

Does anyone knows if there is a kind of ''LoPresti'' cowl for the PA-24-250? I know they have one but it only goes on the 260.

Something for the 250?

Thx!!

Samuel Beaulieu

Posts: 5

Joined: Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:11 pm

Top

Re: Speed Cowl For a 250?

by Don Nelson » Sun Apr 19, 2015 7:15 pm

The "Eagle" cowl, from Aviation Performance Products, if still available.
Along with the conversion to dual exhaust, I did it to my 250 several years ago.
Don

Don Nelson

ICS member

Posts: 312

Joined: Mon Nov 10, 2003 5:57 pm

Location: Burlington, Washington; KBVS

Top

Re: Speed Cowl For a 250?

by Matt Bogard » Mon Apr 20, 2015 3:50 pm

I spoke with LoPresti a Oshkosh a couple years ago and their cowling can be installed on a 250. I think it was $30,000 when we discussed. The only two options I know of are the LoPresti cowl and the APP Eagle cowl. I like the looks of the LoPresi much better.

Matt Bogard

Posts: 110

Joined: Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:47 pm

Location: Omaha, NE

Top

Re: Speed Cowl For a 250?

by Samuel Beaulieu » Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:02 am

Samuel Beaulieu

Posts: 5

Joined: Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:11 pm

Top

Re: Speed Cowl For a 250?

by Zach Grant L1011jock » Tue Apr 21, 2015 1:29 pm

I have had an Eagle Cowl for almost 10 years. It has held up well and it does add performance. It makes some nice changes under the cowling as well that helps the overall serviceability of the aircraft. It is a bit more blunt nosed than the Lopresti but it looks much more modern than the stock cowl! I got about 10 mph extra in cruise from it.

"Keep it above 5 feet and don't do nuthin dumb!"

Zach Grant L1011jock

Technical Advisor

Posts: 1404

Joined: Mon Mar 22, 2004 4:35 pm

Location: Indianapolis KEYE

Top

Re: Speed Cowl For a 250?

by Samuel Beaulieu » Thu Apr 23, 2015 2:49 am

Samuel Beaulieu

Posts: 5

Joined: Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:11 pm

Top

Re: Speed Cowl For a 250?

by Zach Grant L1011jock » Thu Apr 23, 2015 3:18 am

The Dual exhaust is included in the kit. I have a 180 that does 175 mph true at WOT and 2200 rpm at 9-11K (significantly less than 75% power) with a significant number of mods including the eagle cowl.

"Keep it above 5 feet and don't do nuthin dumb!"

Zach Grant L1011jock: Technical Advisor; Posts: 1404; Joined: Mon Mar 22, 2004 4:35 pm; Location: Indianapolis KEYE

Quote

26 Forums
1,397 Topics
1,718 Posts
0 Online
337 Members

Forum Icons: Forum contains no unread posts Forum contains unread posts

Topic Icons: Not Replied Replied Active Hot Sticky Unapproved Solved Private Closed