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Roger,
Here are pictures from my airflow performance fuel pump and filter installation.
It's all in the cockpit to keep temps low on fuel. No gascolator firewall forward.
I use the header tank and feed it with the wing tanks.
Never had a leak or smell of fuel.
Hot starts are no problem at all.
Christian
Am 28.08.2013 um 13:54 schrieb Roger Iverin <roger@iverin.com>:
> Thanks for your feedback Gary!
>
> The reason I not going with two P mags is properly the old school thinking ?
> And the case I actually breaked out from only slick mags!
> To not consume to much time in thinking on it right now I traded and ended between.
> Pretty east since it a highly changeable case and slick mags is cheap to but
> in theese days after replaced by others technology.
>
> Regards the fuel pump(s) I have not got into it yet, but I have noticed
> possibilities to regular NAPA, EFII or Airflow.
> I planned to chech out the possibility to make space for pump and relay
> under the pedals in a room and accesible from a lid on the hull.
> This to keep easy acces and no smell in cocpit if leakage.
> However this is not as low as actually possible.
>
> Regards your conecern about keep fuel as possible Iĉm not sure about
> keeping the fuel pump as close to tanks makes any matter if this was
> the intention.
>
> However I see it will be a study itself and will come back for advices
> later for this. I hope it's OK.
>
> The reason I have looked on the AirflowPerformance is the developer
> worked at Precision, the price and the tuning course he provide.
> Erlier I had plans for the Silverhawk. (Precision).
>
> Yeah.. I actually are in dialog with B&C.
>
> But I need to figure out whitch product to choose.
>
> Again thanks!
>
> -Roger-
>
>
> On 2013-08-27 15:06, Gary Casey wrote:
>> Roger,
>> I think you are making reasonable choices. I'm pretty sure the IO360
>> will run well on mogas at 8.5 compression, but I have no direct
>> experience. I've heard good things about the P-mag and that's the one
>> I would pick. What about using 2 E-mags?
>> The concern I have is with the higher volatility of mogas. To protect
>> against that I have several suggestion regarding the fuel delivery
>> system. While it's probably not practical to put an electric pump
>> inside the fuel tanks, I would put an electric pump as close as
>> possible to each fuel tank. Most electric pumps contain internal check
>> valves, so you can simply T the outlets together - whichever pump is
>> on is the tank you are feeding from. However, I'm afraid I don't have
>> a good suggestion as to the best pump to pick that will supply the
>> required 12 psi or so. A typical automotive "Bosch" pump would require
>> a pressure regulator and a return to the tank - not terrible, but I
>> would like to avoid the complication. No "auxilliary pump" required,
>> and if you want you could make the lines from the pumps to the
>> gascolator in one length of stainless and joined ahead of the firewall
>> (I'm thinking about crashworthiness). If you keep the header tank,
>> it's a little different story, but the same principle. Next I would
>> make every attempt to keep the fuel cool on its way to the engine. The
>> gascolator should be mounted as low as possible ahead of the firewall
>> and in an insulated box. The standard mechanical fuel pump, which is
>> now the "backup," should be boxed-in and positively cooled. The whole
>> idea is to keep the fuel under pressure and cool. I know the
>> AirflowPerformance system is available with a return line, but I would
>> recommend using the Precision Airmotive Experimental unit. Maybe it's
>> just because I've worked with those guys for many years and think
>> highly of them. You can add the Airflowperformance return line to it
>> as well.
>> As for the electrical system, give B&C a look. Not necessarily the
>> lightest starter available, just the best.
>> Good luck building!
>> Gary Casey
>> Gents,
>> After years on the ground I'm starting put my LNC2 together,
>> this a/C was taken apart and robbet by HighSpeed Composites.
>> I will need a lot of advices and one big issue is the engine
>> configuration.
>> This is what I have bought so far:
>> ECI kit engine: (will build engine myself)
>> (IO) - 360 8.5:1 pistons. (constant speed)
>> No harness, fuel injection, mags, starter/alt.
>> This is what I think sounds like an suited configuration would be :
>> IO360 - 8.5:1 - setup for mogas. (I will check engines components, not
>> sure about tanks wil take it)
>> Fuel injection: http://www.airflowperformance.com/html/site_html.html
>> [1]
>> Mags: One p-mag and one slick.
>> Alternators: Lightweight type ?
>> Starter: Lightweight type ?
>> Superior sump or other not ECI.
>> Locally powdercoated.... Need to learn about specfic coating is needed
>> ?
>> Please help me do the right choices.
>> Best regards
>> Roger Iverin
>> Links:
>> ------
>> [1] http://www.airflowperformance.com/html/site_html.html
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