X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [65.33.122.220] (account marv@lancaironline.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 5.0c6) with HTTP id 781955 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:39:14 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: Advanced Ignition Timing and EIs on normally aspirated engines. To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser v5.0c6 Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:39:14 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for Lorn H Olsen : Scott, I get from Detroit to New Orleans and back, consistently in 5 hours on 30 gallons of fuel. The distance is 808 NM (Y47 - KNEW). That is 31 MPG at 161 KTS. I'm interested in the road economics. How much fuel would the bike take using roads (1,075 SM says my Garmin)? How long would it take and how much would it cost including hotel/motels? Lorn > From: Sky2high@aol.com > . > Sometimes I am just amazed that my water cooled twin cylinder > motorcycle engine (110 ci, 4" bore, 4.4" stroke), utilizing two > iridium plugs per cylinder, 12 port electronic fuel injection, 9:1 > CR, 3 valves and a 3D mapped computer that manages the 107 HP > (@5000 RPM) engine with refinements from coolant temperature > (startup), Baro, MAP, RPM, induction air temp, and O2 feedback. > Works at any altitude with a road. Why aren't our aircraft engines > so controlled? Ahhh, don't answer that - it was a rhetorical > question. -- Lorn H. 'Feathers' Olsen, MAA, DynaComm, Corp. 248-345-0500, mailto:lorn@dynacomm.ws LNC2, O-320-D1F, 1,100 hrs, N31161, Y47, SE Michigan