In a message dated 6/29/2005 3:33:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
lendich@optusnet.com.au writes:
I don't know why everyone
is going on about idle. I have worked on bridge-ported RX-2s and that car
idled worse than any PP I have ever heard. The only reason that ANY of the
racers don't use P ports is that most of the racing organizations prohibit the
mod!
That is accurate. However, The idle is also a function of how long the
runners are between the port face and the butterly, and on an engine tuned for
9,000 RPM, that runner may only be 7-8 inches long (quite shot). But even so, it
would have little effect on an aircraft engine.
Pport is allowed for GT-2 class only and only for the 12A engine with only
44 MM chokes.
Kind of pointless because it leaves you 30 HP short of the competition.
Lynn E. Hanover