----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 10:28
AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Its a
start!
Ed,
Well said and good advice !! Are we going to see you at the
"Roundup"??
--
Kelly Troyer
Dyke
Delta/13B/RD1C/EC2
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Original message from "Ed Anderson" <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>:
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> Bill, I believe its because there is less
load with the PSRU than with the
> automobile configuration. We use
the automatic flex plate which in the
> automobile has all the
damping/load of the automatic transmission fluid. The
> manual
transmission flywheel probably weights close to 35 lbs, so has lots
>
of inertia that slows down the engine acceleration a bit. Also, I suspect
> that some of our home made manifolds may have a bit more air
leakage than
> the stock throttle body/manifold - it does not take
much of an air leak at
> all to really rev the engine.
>
> I am personally aware of two incidents where a 13B was fired up
without a
> prop load and the throttle got advanced. One ended up
with the bearings
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