Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.64] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b1) with ESMTP id 3143944 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 03 Apr 2004 10:40:46 -0500 Received: from rad ([68.221.170.20]) by imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.08 201-253-122-130-108-20031117) with ESMTP id <20040403154046.EVKZ1715.imf16aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sat, 3 Apr 2004 10:40:46 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] O2 / EM2 problems. Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 09:42:53 -0600 Message-ID: <01c701c41992$5419c0b0$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01C8_01C41960.097F50B0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01C8_01C41960.097F50B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > So we moved back the injectors to the "muffler" side of the engine,=20 > taking extra precaution to heat shield the fuel system and to route=20 > any possible leak away from the hot muffler or turbo. It made a world = > of a difference. BSFC dropped down very sensibly, the engine worked=20 > much better, especially in transients, =20 =20 > Francois Badoux=20 =20 Thanks for all the additional comments. The negative points are = certainly mounting against "Paul's" intake (notice how I give him full credit now ). At this point, I am burning a lot more fuel than Tracy, but now = that I have a working O2 sensor, we'll see what I can do about that today. = I've already mentally conceded to a rev-2.1, which will consist of a new = intake, but I'll certainly fly this one for a while, to see how it works out. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (catching up to Ed with intake configurations) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_01C8_01C41960.097F50B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

> So we = moved back=20 the injectors to the "muffler" side of the engine,

> taking extra = precaution to=20 heat shield the fuel system and to route

> any possible leak = away from=20 the hot muffler or turbo.  It made a world

> of a = difference.  BSFC=20 dropped down very sensibly, the engine worked

> much better, = especially in=20 transients,  

 

 > = Francois=20 Badoux 

 

Thanks for all=20 the additional comments.  The negative points are certainly = mounting=20 against "Paul's" intake (notice how I give him full credit now = <g>). =20  At this point, = I am=20 burning a lot more fuel than Tracy, but now that I have a working O2 = sensor,=20 we'll see what I can do about that today.  I've already mentally = conceded=20 to a rev-2.1, which will consist of a new intake, but I'll certainly fly = this=20 one for a while, to see how it works out.  =

 

Cheers,

Rusty (catching up to Ed with intake=20 configurations)

 

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