Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 16:55:07 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from wb2-a.mail.utexas.edu ([128.83.126.136] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP-TLS id 2994232 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 16 Feb 2004 08:38:16 -0500 Received: (qmail 29336 invoked from network); 16 Feb 2004 13:38:14 -0000 Received: from dhcp-191-101.per.utexas.edu (HELO benefits3.mail.utexas.edu) (146.6.191.101) by wb2.mail.utexas.edu with RC4-SHA encrypted SMTP; 16 Feb 2004 13:38:14 -0000 X-Original-Message-Id: <5.1.1.5.2.20040216073125.020d92f0@localhost> X-Sender: msteitle@mail.utexas.edu@localhost X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1.1 X-Original-Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 07:38:07 -0600 X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" From: Mark Steitle Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: nonEFI fuel systems In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=====================_240289218==.ALT" --=====================_240289218==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Marc, The stock Chevrolet 5.7 TB is about 10mm bigger than the stock 5.0 Ford unit. I went a bit bigger and bought a Holley 104mm high-performance Ford unit. It was pricey, but nice and light. Since you're building a 20B, I'm not sure a 5.0 Ford or LS1 TB will provide adequate flow. If you're interested, I still have my LS1 TB that I would let go for $25. Mark S. At 08:49 PM 2/14/2004 -0500, you wrote: >What it the area/dia in mm of those tb s? Need airflow for 20B&.. > > > >Marc Wiese > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On >Behalf Of Bartrim, Todd >Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 2:01 PM >To: Rotary motors in aircraft >Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: nonEFI fuel systems > > > >Bruce Terrentine told me to get a Throttle valve from a 5 ltr. Ford, or one > >off a V-6 Toyota. > >Hi John; > I just went down to the wreckers to find mine and coincidentally > the one that I chose is from a Ford 5.0 liter Triton. It has worked very > well and was easy to adapt to my installation. > >S. Todd Bartrim >Turbo 13B >RX-9endurance >C-FSTB >http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm > > > "Imagination is more important than knowledge" > -Albert Einstein > > --=====================_240289218==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Marc,
The stock Chevrolet 5.7 TB is about 10mm bigger than the stock 5.0 Ford unit. I went a bit bigger and bought a Holley 104mm high-performance Ford unit. It was pricey, but nice and light. Since you're building a 20B, I'm not sure a 5.0 Ford or LS1 TB will provide adequate flow. If you're interested, I still have my LS1 TB that I would let go for $25.

Mark S.

At 08:49 PM 2/14/2004 -0500, you wrote:

What it the area/dia in mm of those tb s? Need airflow for 20B&..

Marc Wiese

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From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bartrim, Todd
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 2:01 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: nonEFI fuel systems

Bruce Terrentine told me to get a Throttle valve from a 5 ltr. Ford, or one

off a V-6 Toyota.

Hi John;
        I just went down to the wreckers to find mine and coincidentally the one that I chose is from a Ford 5.0 liter Triton. It has worked very well and was easy to adapt to my installation.

S. Todd Bartrim
Turbo 13B
RX-9endurance
C-FSTB
http://www3.telus.net/haywire/RV-9/C-FSTB.htm

        "Imagination is more important than knowledge"
                                        -Albert Einstein

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