X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail30.syd.optusnet.com.au ([211.29.133.193] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.4) with ESMTPS id 1406230 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:57:58 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=211.29.133.193; envelope-from=lendich@optusnet.com.au Received: from george (d58-105-115-224.dsl.nsw.optusnet.com.au [58.105.115.224]) by mail30.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with SMTP id k8GLvBIp020517 for ; Sun, 17 Sep 2006 07:57:13 +1000 Message-ID: <002e01c6d9db$13715ee0$e073693a@george> From: "George Lendich" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: [FlyRotary]Update on my project Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 07:57:14 +1000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0029_01C6DA2E.E39DACB0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 0637-2, 15/09/2006), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C6DA2E.E39DACB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jason, What was the initial length of you intake manifold? George ( down under) =20 =20 Project status report=20 =20 I recently modified my intake manifold. I added 10 inches of runner = and velocity stacks. The other project was increasing the opening to my = radiator. I increased the opening approx. six square inches. I also = advanced the timing 3 "clicks". =20 I was able to test Thursday afternoon. Outside air temp was 94 = degrees. Full power climb to 2000 msl and water temp was below 200 = degrees. Reduced power to 5600rpm and water slowly come down to 185 = degrees. Climbed to 8000' and did a couple of speed runs. I was able to = turn the engine at 6700 rpm and that gave me 165 KTAS (Dynon). I was = only able to do two runs. The numbers were consistent on both runs. My = gps was showing 180kts ground speed on the second. I forgot to look on = the first. Going out this afternoon so I will keep ya'll posted. =20 Jason Hutchison =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0029_01C6DA2E.E39DACB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Jason,
What was the initial length of you = intake=20 manifold?
George ( down under)

 

 

Project status report =

 

I recently modified my intake manifold. I = added 10=20 inches of runner and velocity stacks. The other project was increasing = the=20 opening to my radiator. I increased the opening approx. six square = inches. I=20 also advanced the timing 3 "clicks".

 

I was able to test Thursday afternoon. = Outside air=20 temp was 94 degrees. Full power climb to 2000 msl and water temp was = below 200=20 degrees. Reduced power to 5600rpm and water slowly come down to 185 = degrees.=20 Climbed to 8000' and did a couple of speed runs. I was able to turn = the engine=20 at 6700 rpm and that gave me 165 KTAS (Dynon). I was only able to do = two runs.=20 The numbers were consistent on both runs. My gps was showing 180kts = ground=20 speed on the second. I forgot to look on the first.  Going out = this=20 afternoon so I will keep ya'll posted.

 

Jason Hutchison=20 =     

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