X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:05:02 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ironport5.liveoakmail.com ([216.110.12.21] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2575215 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:55:54 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.110.12.21; envelope-from=walter@advancedpilot.com X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ao8CAEdEXUdAMf4V/2dsb2JhbACCco5F X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.24,148,1196661600"; d="scan'208,217";a="39203249" Received: from rs5.liveoakhosting.com (HELO secure5.liveoakhosting.com) ([64.49.254.21]) by ironport5.liveoakmail.com with ESMTP; 10 Dec 2007 15:55:15 -0600 Received: (qmail 21795 invoked from network); 10 Dec 2007 15:55:15 -0600 Received: from ip12-197-248-25.networkusa.com (HELO ?10.0.1.4?) (12.197.248.25) by rs5.liveoakhosting.com with (AES128-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 10 Dec 2007 15:55:15 -0600 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-4--26818714 X-Original-Message-Id: From: Walter Atkinson Subject: Re: [LML] Re: GAMI Injectors? X-Original-Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:55:13 -0600 X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.3) --Apple-Mail-4--26818714 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Scott: I think there is hard data to support the notion that equal lengths for the liquid is appropriate but I know of no such supporting data for equalizing the lengths on the air tubes. Save the 0.72 oz. Walter On Dec 9, 2007, at 11:19 PM, Sky2high@aol.com wrote: In a message dated 12/9/2007 3:47:35 P.M. Central Standard Time, colyncase@earthlink.net writes: I know this is a dumb question but I want to be smarter: if the injection system is constant flow, why did you equalize the lengths of tubing from the spider to the cylinders? Colyn, There are no dumb questions. ----------- There can be dumb answers and this may be one. Why, oh why have you asked why? Who, oh who influenced me to do that? That is the question. A fellow racer (who shall remain un- named for privacy reasons) was convinced his engine ran better with equal length injector lines. He "suggested" that I might find the same result because of equalizing the effect of fluid drag in the longer lines. I have not found any results that would indicate any difference and, at the next annual (assuming I am not too lazy), I may just switch back to the two shorter ones for cyls 1 & 3. This will save at least .72 oz, thus allowing me to go faster. Notice that you are not any smarter after that "excuse." Grayhawk Easily influenced by promises of more speed. Check out AOL Money & Finance's list of the hottest products and top money wasters of 2007. --Apple-Mail-4--26818714 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Scott:

I think = there is hard data to support the notion that equal lengths for the = liquid is appropriate but I know of no such supporting data for = equalizing the lengths on the air tubes.

Save the 0.72 oz. = =A0<VBG>

Walter


On Dec 9, = 2007, at 11:19 PM, Sky2high@aol.com wrote:

In a message = dated 12/9/2007 3:47:35 P.M. Central Standard Time, colyncase@earthlink.net = writes:
I know this = is a dumb question but I want to be=A0smarter: =A0if the injection = system is constant flow, why did you equalize the lengths of tubing from = the spider to the cylinders?
=
Colyn,
=A0
There are no dumb questions. = ----------- There can be dumb answers and this may be one.
=
=A0
Why, oh why have you asked why?=A0 Who, oh who = influenced me to do that? That is the question.=A0 A fellow racer (who = shall remain un-named for privacy reasons)=A0was convinced his engine = ran better with equal length injector lines.=A0 He "suggested" that I = might find the same result because of equalizing the effect of=A0fluid = drag in the longer lines.=A0 I have not found any results that would = indicate any difference=A0and, at the next annual (assuming I am not too = lazy), I may just switch back to the two shorter ones for cyls 1 & = 3.=A0 This will save at least .72 oz, thus allowing me to go = faster.
=A0
Notice that you are not any smarter = after that "excuse."
=A0
Grayhawk
=
Easily influenced by promises of more = speed.



Check out = AOL Money & Finance's list of the hottest products and top money wasters of = 2007.

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