Electronic Ignition

X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 23:15:22 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.pshift.com ([63.166.217.30] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0c5) with ESMTP id 771635 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:50:07 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=63.166.217.30; envelope-from=colyncase@earthlink.net Received: from ccaselt (unverified [206.229.199.193]) by mail.pshift.com (Vircom SMTPRS 4.1.361.21) with SMTP id for ; Mon, 17 Oct 2005 21:48:57 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <190101c5d386$18ffe8b0$0202a8c0@nvidia.com> From: "colyncase on earthlink" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Electronic Ignition X-Original-Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 18:48:54 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_18FE_01C5D34B.6C4275F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_18FE_01C5D34B.6C4275F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Electronic IgnitionMichael wrote: I have read several accounts of people using the LSE electronic = ignition. Any further updates on how it is going? Has anyone installed = or know anything about E-mags? Looks like a compact design. Michael, I have absolutely no first hand experience with LSE. but I will say = two things: 1) I wouldn't do business with Klaus (with whom I have had first = hand experience). 2) If you set your timing to optimize for LOP operations and you run = LOP, I don't see technically any reason you are going to see fuel = savings. You can spark as hot as you want but the flame front speed is = going to be mostly a function of mixture. If you run ROP, okay there's = fuel savings but at unknown peak pressure. Klaus wouldn't say enough = to convince me that he stays out of the red box. I figure I have a right = to know.... If I were racing airplanes I might push it that extra little bit. = more often I'm racing my airplane to the bank to see who will get the = money first. In that race I think I'm better off with the old mags for = now. I'll put PRISM in if it ever gets to market because it provides = closed loop control on engine damaging events by measuring peak pressure = in every cylinder many times per cycle. Hopefully my mags will last a = couple hundred hours and that will be good enough. Colyn Case ------=_NextPart_000_18FE_01C5D34B.6C4275F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Electronic Ignition

Michael wrote:

I have read several accounts = of people=20 using the LSE electronic ignition. Any further updates on how it = is=20 going? Has anyone installed or know anything about E-mags? = Looks=20 like a compact design.

Michael,

I have absolutely no = first hand=20 experience with LSE. but I will say two things:

1) I wouldn't do = business with=20 Klaus (with whom I have had first hand experience).

2) If you set your = timing to=20 optimize for LOP operations and you run LOP, I don't see technically any = reason=20 you are going to see fuel savings. You can spark as hot as you = want but=20 the flame front speed is going to be mostly a function of mixture. = If=20 you run ROP, okay there's fuel savings but at unknown peak = pressure. =20 Klaus wouldn't say enough to convince me that he stays out of the red=20 box. I figure I have a right to know....

If I were = racing=20 airplanes I might push it that extra little bit. more = often I'm=20 racing my airplane to the bank to see who will get the money = first. In=20 that race I think I'm better off with the old mags for now. = I'll put=20 PRISM in if it ever gets to market because it provides closed loop = control on=20 engine damaging events by measuring peak pressure in every cylinder many = times=20 per cycle. Hopefully my mags will last a couple hundred = hours and=20 that will be good enough.

Colyn Case

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