Return-Path: Received: from j-sux103.jci.com ([192.132.24.98]) by truman.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.1 release 219 ID# 0-52269U2500L250S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 11:18:24 -0400 Received: from jsux04.corp.jci.com (mhub [159.222.38.28]) by j-sux103.jci.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id KAA79450 for ; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:07:26 -0500 Received: from jci.com (root@localhost) by jsux04.corp.jci.com (AIX4.3/UCB 8.8.8/8.8.7) with ESMTP id PAA23702 for ; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 15:22:07 GMT Received: by jsux04.corp.jci.com ; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:21:35 -0500 Hop-Count: 1 Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:13 -0500 From: Lloyd A Dunlap Subject: Ram air To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Message-ID: <1564478@jsux04.corp.jci.com> X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> I have my induction inlet within 1 inch right below the prop spinner. Its 4.5" diameter which slowly tapers down to 2.3125" for the front mounted fuel injection servo inlet. At 11,500 ft I still have 20" manifold pressure. The charts in the Lycoming manual don't even go that far. It sure looks like about 2" M.P. gain to me...... Have you ever seen the front of Sean Tuckers cowling on his black biplane ???? his looks like he put a 6" funnel on it ! it works Lloyd >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML homepage: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html