Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.4) with ESMTP id 2607545 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 00:02:28 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.13.204]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20030929040228.TBWN1874.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Mon, 29 Sep 2003 00:02:28 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Life is better at 5 psi Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 23:02:29 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c3863e$80b166b0$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C38614.97DB5EB0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C38614.97DB5EB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I spent part of the afternoon with Turbo Tom at a soaring club (he was = the tractor driver this weekend, and I'm going to get into this stuff).=20 =20 Driving tractors :-) =20 Also, since rotarys aren't exactly torque factories, the benefits are = not as great as with recips. =20 =20 I was re-reading some of the Maximum Boost book today, and noticed one = of Bell's "rules". "Turbos make torque, and torque makes fun". =20 =20 That said, he assured me that it CAN be done - but you will need a = SERIOUS intercooler for good results. No surprises here.=20 =20 Certainly it can be done. My FD does it very well. Then again, the = largest (by a huge margin) waste of money has been the larger intercooler that I installed. It's about 250% the size of the wimpy original, and came = with a much better duct as well. As far as I can tell, it did NOTHING, nada, zippo. I will still try to work one in on the final version, but I'm = not holding my breath that it will be significant. =20 =20 Thanks, Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C38614.97DB5EB0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 I spent part of the afternoon with Turbo Tom at a soaring = club (he=20 was the tractor driver this weekend, and I'm going to get into this = stuff). 
 
Driving=20 tractors :-)
 
Also, since rotarys aren't exactly torque factories, the benefits = are not=20 as great as with recips.   
 
I was=20 re-reading some of the Maximum Boost book today, and noticed one of=20 Bell's "rules".  "Turbos make torque, and torque makes=20 fun".   
 
 That said, he assured = me that=20 it CAN be done - but you will need a SERIOUS intercooler for good = results. =20 No surprises here. 
 
Certainly it=20 can be done.  My FD does it very well.  Then again, the = largest (by a=20 huge margin) waste of money has been the larger intercooler that I=20 installed.  It's about 250% the size of the wimpy original, and = came with a=20 much better duct as well.  As far as I can tell, it did NOTHING, = nada,=20 zippo.  I will still try to work one in on the final version, but = I'm not=20 holding my breath that it will be significant.  =
 
Thanks,
Rusty
 
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