Return-Path: Received: from out007.verizon.net ([206.46.170.107] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2970368 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 02 Feb 2004 01:37:19 -0500 Received: from [67.225.117.132] ([65.239.43.224]) by out007.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20040202063718.IFDX13340.out007.verizon.net@[67.225.117.132]> for ; Mon, 2 Feb 2004 00:37:18 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: res0c5l1@incoming.verizon.net Message-Id: In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2004 22:39:14 -0800 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" From: Ken Welter Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Non-EFI fuel systems Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="============_-1136418528==_ma============" X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out007.verizon.net from [65.239.43.224] at Mon, 2 Feb 2004 00:37:16 -0600 --============_-1136418528==_ma============ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" > The Elison throttle body wont flow enough air unless you run two >of them with is cost prohibitive. > > Ken > > >You "do" know that they have more than one size right :-) > >The largest is for engines from 300 to 350 HP. I'm pretty sure that >would flow enough for me :-) > >Cheers, >Rusty (loved my Ellison) The last I talked to Elison the largest one they had was 1.5 inch or 37.5 bore rated at 350 CFM and they told me that it would work fine for a Mazda which is bull shit as you need at least 650 CFM to get any kind of real power out of a rotary. Yes you can put a little carb like that on a IO 540 and it will work fine but just look a the crude intake manifold they have, they don't need efficient intake as they depend on the massive cubic inches to draw the air in. Ken --============_-1136418528==_ma============ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" [FlyRotary] Re: Non-EFI fuel systems
   The Elison throttle body wont flow enough air unless you run two of them with is cost prohibitive.
 
  Ken 
 
 
You "do" know that they have more than one size right :-)   
 
The largest is for engines from 300 to 350 HP.  I'm pretty sure that would flow enough for me :-) 
 
Cheers,
Rusty (loved my Ellison)

 The last I talked to Elison the largest one they had was 1.5 inch or 37.5 bore rated at 350 CFM and they told me that it would work fine for a Mazda which is bull shit as you need at least 650 CFM to get any kind of real power out of a rotary.
 
Yes you can put a little carb like that on a IO 540 and it will work fine but just look a the crude intake manifold they have, they don't need efficient intake as they depend on the massive cubic inches to draw the air in.

  Ken
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