X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from QMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.48] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.4) with ESMTP id 2998772 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:17:10 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.48; envelope-from=cbarber@texasattorney.net Received: from OMTA14.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.60]) by QMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id kSZE1Z0081HpZEsA503X00; Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:16:32 +0000 Received: from ChristopherNB ([98.200.107.125]) by OMTA14.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id kTGV1Z00D2iMkLq8aTGXhR; Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:16:31 +0000 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=_k-_FjO5ZwAKf45uB0kA:9 a=LUT_JVtHWyfDW_uYzvwjn8d5XJAA:4 a=GL-Re4spl-cA:10 a=TAoX_H6ya7X38ufZR_QA:9 a=yAaknU0Nm4nWD1l2P0kA:7 a=SrbE9GYaUkNXn_3ZLNEDHNI7cAgA:4 a=AfD3MYMu9mQA:10 Message-ID: <2743954976B9426AA1CA34FE9352FD6D@ChristopherNB> From: "Christopher Barber" To: "FlyRotary aircraft" Subject: Saga progress Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:16:28 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_1FC6_01C8DAFE.F1352740" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6000.16480 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6000.16545 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_1FC6_01C8DAFE.F1352740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wow, apparently real life progress. I have had trouble starting the = engine. I would seem as if the coils would just stop working. Well, they = were. I had a bad wire at the coil switch. It is still hard to start = but I just did a search of the of the achieves and will be reading those = in a bit. The search on surging is proving very useful. =20 Ok, here is the problem though. A question for the more electrically = savvy. When I get the engine to a low/very low idle I am tripping the = coil circuit breaker. It does not seem to be a problem at mid idle to = high RPM. It has been consistent. I don't even know where to start. = Thoughts please. I got it close to 6000 static today by advancing to full throttle, = flattening out the prop and adjusting the mixture...couldn't hold the = plane with full brake so I pulled back. This is on a newly built 2nd gen = turbo block (currently w/o turbo) with a medium street port and a = Mistral intake, Tracy's ECU, EM and 2.17 PSRU. The engine was built by = me, but the street port was done by Mazdatrix. =20 The surging is being brought under control with tuning. It does seem = that I have to hit the program button a few times to get it to actually = recognize the change, but it is changing. I briefly tried auto tune, = but it went from smooth to surging....don't know if I have it close = enough for auto tune yet. Temperatures to reach my max, while sitting = there on the ramp but it is taking a while. I am actually pretty happy = with cooling right now compared to the past. Also, when shut down, the = engine is just sitting there...no leaks, now weird hissing or moaning = . It is just off. Kewl. All the best, Chris ------=_NextPart_000_1FC6_01C8DAFE.F1352740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Wow, apparently real life = progress. I have=20 had trouble starting the engine. I would seem as if the coils would just = stop=20 working. Well, they were. I had a bad wire at the coil switch. It = is still=20 hard to start but I just did a search of the of the achieves and will be = reading=20 those in a bit. The search on surging is proving very = useful. =20

Ok, here is the problem = though. A=20 question for the more electrically savvy. When I get the engine to = a=20 low/very low idle I am tripping the coil circuit breaker. It does = not seem=20 to be a problem at mid idle to high RPM. It has been consistent. I = don't=20 even know where to start. Thoughts please.

I got it close to 6000 static = today by=20 advancing to full throttle, flattening out the prop and adjusting the=20 mixture...couldn't hold the plane with full brake so I pulled = back. This is=20 on a newly built 2nd gen turbo block (currently w/o turbo) with a = medium=20 street port and a Mistral intake, Tracy's ECU, EM and 2.17 PSRU. = The=20 engine was built by me, but the street port was done by Mazdatrix. =

The surging is being brought under = control with=20 tuning. It does seem that I have to hit the program button a few = times to=20 get it to actually recognize the change, but it is changing. I = briefly=20 tried auto tune, but it went from smooth to surging....don't know if I = have it=20 close enough for auto tune yet. Temperatures to reach my max, = while=20 sitting there on the ramp but it is taking a while. I am actually = pretty=20 happy with cooling right now compared to the past. Also, when shut = down,=20 the engine is just sitting there...no leaks, now weird hissing or = moaning=20 <g>. It is just off. Kewl.

All the best,

Chris

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