We’ve moved both the engine air intake and the rear oil cooler intakes from the bottom to the sides, and have made slanted pick-ups that should improve the airflow. Since the premolded engine cooling NACA ducts don’t seem to be covered elsewhere in the manual, I’ll include them here. Much of the cutting was completed […]
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We decided to move our combustion air and firewall oil cooler runner ducts from flat bottom-facing duct connections to side exiting ducts. We’re also making the ends permanently attached to the firewall so they are very rigid, as we’d had issues with them pulling the cowl screw out and collapsing. We’re also added a little […]
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I got the new sump fuel level (optical) sensor installed today. It’s a VP03E, by Carlo Gavazzi, just follow the link for purchasing information. to alleviate these problems I also changed out all of the lines that connect to my sump for hoses to facilitate getting it in and out easier. I also finished sanding back […]
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We’ll start installing the Reiff preheat system once the cowling work is done. Here you can see we’ve purchased the turbo XL version. Reiff preheater system (turbo XL) For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum […]
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We purchased a CozyGirrrls air/oil separator for our engine and mounted to the engine mount with Adel clamps for now. We also just have the oil draining into a cup, though I hope to get a member of our EAA chapter to weld a nipple on one of my oil drain-back tubes so I can […]
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Here are the results from our dyno run at Lycon in California. For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur. Quis aute iure […]
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