rjb Below is a copy of my correspondence with Jim from powerflow. I'm going to put the powerflow system on my Maule. I'm tired of welding exhaust system components on a regular basis and I like the idea of improved performance and possibly better fuel economy.
- Jim Shafer
Power Flow Systems, Inc.
Ph: (877) 693-7356
Fax: (877) 570-9831
>
> Thank you for your recent inquiry and in your interest in our Tuned
Exhaust System
> for your MXT-7.
>
> As you may have heard, Maule Air and Power Flow Systems just announced the
> development project that will lead to the production of an STC'd Tuned
Exhaust
> System for the four cylinder powered Maule airframes during the First
Annual
> Maule Homecoming & Fly-in this past weekend.
>
> This effort was undertaken at the urging of many Maule Customers who are
> seeking a more robust, reliable and longer lasting exhaust system for
their aircraft.
> Power Flow's Tuned Exhaust Systems have been providing these benefits to
our
> Customers since 1999 with more than 4,300 of our systems now installed and
flying
> on a variety of airframes worldwide.
>
> In addition to the reliability benefits, our Tuned Exhaust has been proven
to provide
> an additional 10 - 20 horsepower (with all of the accompanying performance
> benefits) on the airframes for which we have developed and certified the
system.
> The improved performance numbers you can realistically expect are outlined
on the
> attached product sheets.
>
> We brought our Power Flow equipped test-bed aircraft, an O-360 powered
MX-7 to
> the fly-in to demonstrate its effectiveness and to discuss the Pre-STC
discount
> program described in the attached pdf file.
>
> The Retail price for the complete system once the STC has been obtained
will be
> $4,895.00. As outlined in the Pre-STC Agreement, in exchange for an
earnest
> money deposit of $750.00, early adopters will receive a minimum discount
of
> $500.00 off of that retail price. The discount could go as high as
$800.00
> depending upon how many Maule owners commit to the program by the April
30,
> 2014 deadline.
>
> Please review the attached information at your convenience and feel free
to contact
> me if you have any questions or concerns.
>
> If you think your Maule would benefit from this upgrade and you would like
to take
> advantage of the Pre-STC Discount program, just complete and sign the
Pre-STC
> Agreement and return it to me via either fax or e-mail.
>
> Thanks again for your interest in our products, Bob. I look forward to
hearing from
> you.
>
>
> All the Best!
>
>
> Jim Shafer
> Power Flow Systems, Inc.
> 1585 Aviation Center Parkway, Suite 605
> Daytona Beach, FL 32114
>
www.powerflowsystems.com
>
jim@powerflowsystems.com
> Ph: (877) 693-7356
> Fax: (877) 570-9831