Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 10:41:10 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m25.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.6] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b3) with ESMTP id 3238895 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 18 May 2004 10:39:18 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m25.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r1.3.) id q.148.29e24f7b (25508) for ; Tue, 18 May 2004 10:39:14 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <148.29e24f7b.2ddb7a12@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 10:39:14 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Ram air, LOP & the Legacy X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1084891154" X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5028 -------------------------------1084891154 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 5/17/2004 8:05:52 PM Central Daylight Time, toucan@78055.com writes: This is similar to the situation in the TSIO-xxx, and the fix will be the same, also. That is, a different shroud is used over the injectors, and air, instead of being pulled in from the ambient air, is ducted to each injector shroud from the intake manifold. One could either add the shrouds and rails from the TSIO parts catalog, Jim, Et Al, Be carfeful about the terms you use on this topic. One may want to tap into the ram air pressure plenum, if one exists, before the throttle body BUT not afterwards from the induction manifold since the air pressures may not be right at anything less than WOT. Even though I have been using a separate ram air "pitot" to supply air to shrouded injectors for over a year, I am still surprised to see the affects on the mixture when the entire ram air system becomes more effective at the level out and speed increase after a climb. I have not yet blocked the air to the injectors to see if the engine will keep running. Scott Krueger IO 320 -------------------------------1084891154 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 5/17/2004 8:05:52 PM Central Daylight Time, toucan@7= 8055.com writes:
This is similar to the situation in t= he TSIO-xxx, and the fix will be the same, also.  That is, a different=20= shroud is used over the injectors, and air, instead of being pulled in from=20= the ambient air, is ducted to each injector shroud from the intake manifold.=   One could either add the shrouds and rails from the TSIO parts catalo= g,
Jim, Et Al,
 
Be carfeful about the terms you use on this topic.  One may w= ant to tap into the ram air pressure plenum, if one exists, before the throt= tle body BUT not afterwards from the induction manifold since the air pressu= res may not be right at anything less than WOT.  Even though I have bee= n using a separate ram air "pitot" to supply air to shrouded injectors for o= ver a year, I am still surprised to see the affects on the mixture when= the entire ram air system becomes more effective at the level out= and speed increase after a climb.
 
I have not yet blocked the air to the injectors to see if the engine wi= ll keep running.
 
Scott Krueger
IO 320
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