914 RPM on Takeoff

Since you have a ground adjustable prop then you could add a tad of pitch to get down around 5600 - 5650 at WOT in cruise at your average altitude. Right now you have a better climb pitch vs a balanced pitch for climb and cruise.

It won't hurt to just do a test.

Roger Lee wrote:

Since you have a ground adjustable prop then you could add a tad of pitch to get down around 5600 - 5650 at WOT in cruise at your average altitude. Right now you have a better climb pitch vs a balanced pitch for climb and cruise.

It won't hurt to just do a test.

Thanks Roger! Is it bad for the motor if 115% throttle ends up yielding less than 5200 RPM after pitch change?

Yes, It would stress it.

So I'm not misspeaking. Your prop is ground adjustable?