X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-vw0-f52.google.com ([209.85.212.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.8) with ESMTP id 4431153 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 14 Aug 2010 21:38:18 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.212.52; envelope-from=david.staten@gmail.com Received: by vws14 with SMTP id 14so2581119vws.25 for ; Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:37:43 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=rDK660PUJQkjl0IIHjpYfqYDNwvGK8B+OJzAGUXsc/Y=; b=qMEsP9xBH+vYU0KcCn5yRM1z3ge3jzP2lUS8k1FMmJEJKdOhxNyuq21F9k87cdhF8R wT5nB/5F1Sm9uTWVNLvQ2eQS0uoILUOy0IJs8/3MWN1JjmI8Lx1jZ4Hgkwl7W+GCSsoy Dzdn+qrx5TJR30GDhga68T85vqWsfGsPEh7CI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=mcXjTj7uB+VLwTrMfnljpNIMDnP6hX54SNLJKwpfCXouM88Mo/KAtNgA5/1TJsD4Tm O0eD5LxC1QQoFUGJdG6emMKXd6IRzHDeUit+uMyHRS8evjS53V7CcQj9BOa1/DIvuh4K TkdiSDeEOxssJ5Eo79vB7EhOK5DlPzHU35o1A= Received: by 10.220.126.130 with SMTP id c2mr2073049vcs.25.1281836262753; Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:37:42 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.3] ([216.80.142.154]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id s29sm1429886vcr.23.2010.08.14.18.37.41 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:37:41 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4C6744E4.20201@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:37:40 -0500 From: Dave User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (Windows/20100228) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Turbo Questions References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit My vote would be no if I was paying for it. More likely to have detonation problems and less likely to benefit as much from boost as a lower compression engine. Bill Bradburry wrote: > > Should the Renesis, with the 10:1 rotors, be turboed or supercharged? > Isn’t this too much compression to add more air? > > Bill B > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] > *On Behalf Of *David Leonard > *Sent:* Friday, August 13, 2010 11:54 PM > *To:* Rotary motors in aircraft > *Subject:* [FlyRotary] Re: Turbo Questions > > I hope some of this real world info from Bob and John is helpful > to others of > > the group that may be considering turboing their 13B or > Renesis...........These > > guys plus a few others (Dave Leonard and Steve Brooks) are > turboed........... > > Dave is flying a T3/T4 hybrid if I recall correctly.........Jump > in here Dave.......... > > > No, mine is a full big shaft TO4 with a 60-1 compressor and housing. > For ease of installation it as just been put into the stock turbine > housing. > > -- > David Leonard > > Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY > http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net > http://RotaryRoster.net >