X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao103.cox.net ([68.230.241.43] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.5) with ESMTP id 4230155 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:46:20 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.43; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao103.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20100422044545.DYFK20088.fed1rmmtao103.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:45:45 -0400 Received: from willsPC ([174.66.169.142]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id 8Ula1e00334gpFS04UlagY; Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:45:34 -0400 X-VR-Score: -120.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=KqzZVGv1/pIBe+XbL3gCBfL8vaFXECOST7Bs1vfp5Gs= c=1 sm=1 a=cPUexvdKvEVW1PN6gG+JiA==:17 a=N8B9JuSIAAAA:8 a=C_IRinGWAAAA:8 a=YWISOAoqAAAA:8 a=nLnLo3PQ4aeZpwO3pXgA:9 a=hrCoNFsupq3n4Lw5GyMA:7 a=TX7xcixX_ipPz2WIOdfM-KFjuEYA:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=VvPTdWEW8HYA:10 a=si9q_4b84H0A:10 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=Iv_Z4VlC4ecsSp1txpQA:9 a=eNl7IMWmF_sh7lncCRwA:7 a=nV0EfAxNdbogVzkjZeyL7VdgrRcA:4 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=cPUexvdKvEVW1PN6gG+JiA==:117 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: elec fuel pumps Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:45:36 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00BD_01CAE19B.FA1BB220" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8089.726 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8089.726 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00BD_01CAE19B.FA1BB220 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have to disagree with that one. I've been involved in the hot rod car = scene on and off since my high school days. Specs sell and companies = like Holley know it. Bigger is always better. I wish I could get back = all of the money I spent over the years on the latest trick part = advertised/hyped in Hot Rod Magazine. A tiny fraction of the people that = they market to could actually use that fuel flow. But of course the guys = that need that are probably spending an order of magnitude more money = for a REALLY COOL Barry Grant fuel pump not the cheap Holley red pump. Mike Wills From: David Leonard=20 Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 10:58 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: elec fuel pumps In Short, yes they can burn that much. --=20 David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 11:02 PM, kevin lane wrote: I want to know why electric fuel pumps for race cars have capacities = ranges of 71 - 90 gallons per hr at pressure? they don't burn anywhere = near that, do they? when looking at pumps, those capacities seemed = pretty common. why? weight is a consideration in race cars as well as = airplanes, right? the Holley red pump, 71 gal/hr @ 3 psi weighs 3 lbs = and is huge. my renesis could never use half that capacity, right? KevinLane Carpentry www.KevinLaneCarpentry.com ------=_NextPart_000_00BD_01CAE19B.FA1BB220 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have to disagree with that one. I've been = involved in=20 the hot rod car scene on and off since my high school days. Specs sell = and=20 companies like Holley know it. Bigger is always better. I wish I could = get back=20 all of the money I spent over the years on the latest trick part=20 advertised/hyped in Hot Rod Magazine. A tiny fraction of the people that = they=20 market to could actually use that fuel flow. But of course the guys that = need=20 that are probably spending an order of magnitude more money for a REALLY = COOL=20 Barry Grant fuel pump not the cheap Holley red pump.
 
Mike Wills

Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 10:58 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: elec fuel pumps

In Short, yes they can burn that much.
 
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David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.nethttp://RotaryRoster.net


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On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 11:02 PM, kevin lane = <n3773@comcast.net>=20 wrote:
I want to know why electric fuel = pumps for=20 race cars have capacities ranges of 71 - 90 gallons per hr at = pressure? =20 they don't burn anywhere near that, do they?  when looking at = pumps,=20 those capacities seemed pretty common.  why?  weight is a=20 consideration in race cars as well as airplanes, right?  the = Holley red=20 pump, 71 gal/hr @ 3 psi weighs 3 lbs and is huge.  my renesis = could never=20 use half that capacity, right?
 
 
KevinLane Carpentry
www.KevinLaneCarpentry.com


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