John, it is not too low….it is WAY too low. Ron’s
comment about altitude is absolutely correct. As a matter of fact as you
go up in altitude the fuel requirement may go up because your manifold air temp
may go down. This is often the case on takeoff at a high altitude airport
on a cold day because the turbo, the intercoolers and all of the surrounding
engine stuff is still cool and therefore the manifold air temp is cooler than
that in cruise. My IV-P has not flown yet but I fly a turbocharged
Bonanza (TNIO 550). I fly ALL the time at WOT and 2500 RPM and 75 deg
LOP. On decent, I pull the throttle to 20 inHg and leave everything else
alone. The lean fuel mixture keeps the plugs clean and my cylinder temps
drop from 365-380 max to 330-340 degF. Hardly what I would call shock
cooling or cause for concern. It’s easy, efficient and good for the
engine. You DO have to have the discipline to push the mixture forward on
a go around. I do a last minute, on short final, GUMP B(brakes) check and
usually push the mixture forward at that time. Then lean as soon as I’m
off the runway. This works for me. I am setting my WOT fuel at
43-44 gal/hr on my TSIO 550.
Craig Berland
John,
If you don't want to believe what Pete or I were trying to
tell you then I doubt you will believe the TCM service bulletin either which
calls for fuel flows at take-off power to be 41.7 – 43.4 gph.
The GAMI guys recommend more than that. I'm confused about your
comment about landing at a higher airport. A turbo charged engine doesn't
care what altitude the airport is. 30 or 38" of MP is the same at
25000' as it is at sea level, and so is the fuel to air mixture ratio.
The TCM service bulletin is SID97-3D. Look it up for
yourself.
Ron Galbraith
I’m
getting 36-38 GPH take off flow on my TSIO-550E. I was told this is too
low but I don’t believe it. If its higher than 38 it may cause a
problem during take off at some higher altitude airports or when changing from
LOP during landing….just my opinion.