Here are the results from our dyno run at Lycon in California. Dyno Results 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 […]
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We’re fighting engine RPMs, have been for some time. Here are a couple of interesting pictures. We needed to check the timing of our LSE plasma III system. The book says to grab a timing light and shine it on the back of the flywheel with a nice picture of Klaus doing just that…. So, […]
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Here is something else we ran into. After having trouble building RPM and having a very rough running engine that seemed to want to run very lean, and ran relatively well at idle, but not at WOT. We tested the fuel flow from the injectors and found the below. Very uneven flow. After removing the […]
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We’ve decided to create an augmented exhaust system for our plane (see Buffalo Forge paper on augmenters, also under “Downloads”). I foresee a couple of benefits from this. First, we don’t have the ‘rooster-tail’ that the factory exhaust creates by dumping out directly down from the cowling near the firewall. This creates a major disturbance to […]
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Now we’ve got to finish up the rest of the connections to the motor. I opted to buy pre-fabricated fuel and oil lines from my engine shop rather than do the factory ‘roll-your-own’ solution, well, because Gene recommended it and gave me a good deal. Fuel Pump Outlet to…. Fuel Servo Inlet Side Fuel Schematic […]
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We’ve begun to fit the prop and spinner. We have to put the propeller on and take it off several times to get the spinner installed. First we have to mark where the blades intersect the spinner bulkhead, and then make templates of the blade so we can cut the openings for the blades to stick […]
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