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Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 12:10
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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: normalized
supercharger? Was Re: Is common sense dead (rant mode on)
check up on the Whipple-charger/KenneBell(for
Fords)/Lysholm - they are all the same just different licence takers from
Lysholm (I think......).
Very high efficiency - up to a certain boost level a
intercooler is not required.
As far as I understand you will have not any
boost-pressure problems that would need a wastegate.
It is a pricey choice though....
Thomas J.
Hi Thomas,
Thanks for the info. Right now, this is all
back-burner thought for me, since I'm working on the Kolb at the
moment. Eventually, I'll get back to the RV-3, but I figure I'll
fly it like it is for a while, and hope I can live with the lackluster
2500 fpm climb :-)
I
didn't look at any of more traditional type blowers, because I didn't
think they would ever fit. I didn't find any sizes on the
pages you quoted, but the Eaton unit is really much smaller than I
imagined. Now that I think about it, my old supercharged MR-2 had a
pretty compact blower as well.
Hmmm.
I
also notice that (I'm spending too much time on this) GM used an Eaton
blower on their 3.8 liter engines for a while. These seem to be
available pretty cheap. I wonder if they turn the right
direction.
Cheers,
Rusty
(also trying to resist buying a Dynon
D10A)
What's wrong with
you??
In my line of work, if I
ever get 2500 fpm climb, I am in heaven!! :))
Somewhere else on this
list I posted that KenneBell offers a bolt-on replacement for the Eaton for
Fords.
So the size must be very
comparable.
Nice thing about both
(Whipple and Eaton) is, you can intercool them with a sandwich-cooler that
goes between the charger and the intake-manifold. Downside: It is water
cooled, so you need another
EWP/hoses/radiator/ducts/etc....
Thomas