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Bill, can you give a little more detail on exactly how you are saving the gallon per hour?
Are you saying you try to peg a certain speed and magically fuel flow is less with the emag? or what are you holding constant.
My thought was that if you are running LOP, the spark, any spark, starts the wave front and you run out of fuel/air mixture to burn before the exhaust valve opens anyway. Am I wrong?
On Nov 10, 2010, at 7:49 AM, Bill Harrelson wrote:
John,
Yes, it's frustrating. I've been waiting for my 6 cylinder E-Mags for well over a year. HOWEVER, every time I talk to them they are extremely clear that they have not set a date for release. Only when I really press them will they give me their "guess". They make sure to say that their guesses are usually wrong and that they are not promises or schedules. Actually, I find it a bit refreshing compared to some of the "it'll ship next week" promises that I've heard from other manufacturers.
I've been using their 4 cylinder product on our 320 for a little over 500 hours. I have found it to be more dependable and far more efficient than a standard magneto. At the same true airspeed I save almost 1 gallon per hour (160 hp stock Lyc O-320) over a magneto. This fuel savings has easily paid for the ignition system. If this same efficiency and dependability carries over to the Continental 6 cylinder, I can't imagine any reason not to install it.
I have no connection to E-Mag, financial or otherwise, and am passing on this information only as a report of the results that I have had with their product.
Bill Harrelson
N5ZQ 320 1,850 hrs
N6ZQ IV under construction
-----Original Message----- From: John Schroeder
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 12:33 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Upgrade your ignition and help LOBO
I agree with Doug - it is one of the best examples of vapor hardware ever.
BTW, are the 4 cylinder ones "certified"?
Thanks,
John Schroeder
LNCE, 420 hours
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