Thanks for the pictures, Al....it
looks amazingly similar to the one I made two weeks ago. (I guess it's true
that great minds think alike)? (kidding). I am glad to hear it
works well for you. I think I'll go ahead and hook it up and give it a
try. I can always reverse the procedure if I am not happy with it.
Thanks for the pic and input. Paul Conner
BTW; Paul. In my installation the
TB is at a slight upward incline, so if there are any fuel droplets in the TB
at shutdown, they would move toward the intake. There is the question of
why you would have any fuel in there to drip after shutdown. My shutdown
mode is always to turn off the fuel pump and/or injector power first, then the
ECU and other power. Might be a factor.
Also, on the heat baffle issue; I was
amazed at how cool the baffle would stay even when the exhaust was glowing, as
long as it had some air blowing on it. During the dyno runs we kept a fan
blowing up from underneath, and I could touch the baffle without getting
burned. Any drops of fuel on that surface would just evaporate and be
gone. I have a NACA scoop on the lower cowl and a diffuser to blow air up
from underneath.
FWIW,
Al
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday,
December 15, 2004 12:41 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary]
Re: Atkins
Paul;
To comment on just one of
your questions; I think it is advisable to have a heat barrier between the fuel
rails and intake manifold, and the hot exhaust manifold. I made one out
of .020 SS. Photo attached. It has brackets to the lower intake
manifold bolts, and some light weight SS brackets to the TB.
Al