[FlyRotary] Re: Non-EFI fuel
systems
Sorry to say but I think you are
dead wrong on the need for high airflow on the rotary and there is no
way 350 CFM will work unless you want to fly a
turd.
Fair
enough. I can certainly agree, to disagree. I'm not sure
which Ellison you're referring to, with the 350 CFM number, but I
would absolutely bolt an EFS 4-5 to a NA 13B in a
heartbeat.
You did a fine job making that high flow
manifold and I bet you wont put a 350 CFM throttle body on it.
TWM
doesn't publish CFM ratings that I know of, but I got a TWM 3000, with
55 mm bores. The ONLY reason I got that size was that it came
with dual fuel rails, and 4 injectors. I was
really tired of not having matching injectors.
For anyone thinking of a Weber I
will say there are pros and cons between a 48 and a 51, the 51 puts
out more power but it is temperamental on jetting and it runs rough on
the bottom end compared to the 48,
This is really the classic hot rod
carb theory. Put a 1050 Holley double pumper on a chevy
350, and it will have the best possible WOT power, but drivability
will suffer, since it's too large to precisely control the low
throttle requirements. Put a 600 on it, and you'll lose a tiny
bit of high end, but gain throttle response everywhere
else.
All
that being said, I can't help but agree that we care more about
high end, than low and mid range throttle. Still, I think the
Ellison would make a fine choice, even if you get one of the "too
big" sizes.
Rusty
(my 4A084 won't have EFI or an Ellison)
It has been many years since I have talked to Elison so
maybe they make a bigger model now but at that time the biggest was a
1.5 inch or 37.5mm bore and for the rotary you would need at least
70mm bore for a single throat so if they make something that size I
think it would work fine but I have never seen an Elison on any rotary
and there are many Webers out there so they are a proven.
Also at the $1500 price tag they want for the Elison its a
bit spendy to hope it will work.
Ken
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