Joe Nunley wrote: >> I installed carburetor heat and cabin heat. Do you think it will be a problem running both from the same heat muff? Details; 4 inch pipe 10 inches long around a 2 inch exaust pipe, I ran one 2 inch hose to carb heat and one 2 inch hose on the opposite side to cabin heat, two additional 2 inch holes to allow static air to flow across the exaust. Do I need ram air? <<
You'll probably be fine for both cabin heat and carb heat. I know folks who don't run ram air, sucking air from inside the cowling instead, and I do that myself once the daytime highs drop below 60F or so. I would not simply run carb heat in the winter time though (preheated by the exhaust pipe), especially if running auto fuel, due the the increased likelihood of detonation from the higher temperature inlet temps. Having said that, in colder weather I run heat just about all the time, and certainly at high altitude to improve mixture distribution. You've probably seen it already, but my carb heat box is at http://www.n56ml.com/corvair/airbox/, and it works fine. Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com website at http://www.N56ML.com
