Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #16765
From: <WRJJRS@aol.com>
Subject: Air volume and Throttle Bodies
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 00:51:58 EST
To: <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Group,
 I have read with some trepidation the comments about using an Eliason Throttle body carburator replacer. I won't elevate it to injection because it isn't. This type of fuel system can and does suffer all the malidies of carburators. Icing, difficult transition tuning, and in our case LOW POWER OUTPUT. Unless you can run 2 or 3 of these things, which is moderately insane, you will drastically reduce your power. The Throttle body works fairly well on a Lyc because it is DESIGNED TO BE CARB LIMITED. Slow turning large displacement and high vacuum signal. How does our favorite little engine put out the same power as one that is twice it's displacement? It processes a lot of Air and Fuel. Just as much as the Lycoming! We must do that in shorter cycles (higher RPM) and need better airflow, hence large volume carbs, more of them, or multiport fuel injection with a BIG F---ing Butterfly. Please everybody learn your system, and tune carefully. Trying to force your rotary to breathe thru the same system as a Lycoming is like trying to run your Throughbred horse with hobbles on. It will move but not very well.
Bill Jepson
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