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Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 19:16:35 -0700
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
From: Michael McGee <jmpcrftr@teleport.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] fuel injector prices
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>Take a look in the Mustang magazines:  38 and 42 lb injectors sell for 
>between $295 and $395 for a set of eight.  So call it $200 for a set of 4 
>if you split the costs with someone else.  Brands vary, but are usually 
>Bosch.  I'm going to start with 38 lb injectors at 38 PSI - should be good 
>for about 230 HP at 80% duty cycle and 0.5 BSFC.  Would also be good for 
>~245 HP at 44 psi.  Note that if NA these will not be working very hard at 
>cruise altitudes.  If turbo I would probably go with the 42's just to keep 
>the duty cycle a little lower.
>
>Ken P.

I'm due to order a set of injectors myself.  Do you want to split a set of 38s?
Mike

Mike McGee, RV-4 N996RV, O320-E2G, Hillsboro, OR
13B in gestation mode, RD-1C, EC-2