My engine came from revmaster as a package, so it's not as "experimental" as some others - there's an article with a picture of my setup at:
http://www.quickheads.com/homebuilt-aircraft-june-1984.html ________________________________ From: "Teate, Stephen" <ste...@compositecooling.com> To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wed, June 2, 2010 8:16:56 AM Subject: RE: KR> Turbos on HAPI's? "Now I'm wondering if it's wise to use the turbo on my REVMASTER" I am a big fan of Turbos so that will tell you about my bias. They are absolutely wonderful little things and about as close as you can get to free power especially in an aircraft application. They are not however without issues that you need to be aware of. How it is installed in your system is very important. The type of installation that Marty is talking about is called "normalized" where the turbo is used to simply make up for lost manifold pressure due to increasing altitude and is the best type of installation if longevity is important as you never actually ask the engine to produce any more power than it is rated for at sea level. Many issues to consider, location of turbo, sizing of turbo, plumbing, cooling/shielding, fuel injection/carburetion, control of wastegate, intercooling which is extremely important especially on an air-cooled engine just to name a few. Some of these issues may already be resolved in your case as I believe this has been done before by several people including Ken himself. To me the biggest advantage will come from flying the finished plane and the performance that it will offer. The advantage will be greatest on trips where you can make 25 to 30% more power than a normally aspirated engine at 10000 feet where it is cooler and typically smoother. I just finished the installation of my intercooler and it's brackets and then working out the plumbing to and from it. None of this is rocket science, just part of building. I have a couple of books that go into great detail on these subjects, one is called "Maximum Boost" and I think the other one is "Turbocharging". Stephen Teate Paradise, Texas ************************************************************** The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not an intended recipient, you should delete this message. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized, and any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or omitted in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. ************************************************************** _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
