I am running a RevFlow Carburetor on my Revmaster 2100D with a 12 gallon header tank. I have owned the plane for almost two years and the carburetor has never even gave me as much as a hiccup. It is also very ice resistant and has never iced up on me once.
The downside to the RevFlow, however, is that it is designed for gravity fed systems only, does not contain a bowl/float and thus, does not perform well when hooked up to a fuel pump. Because of this, if you are planning to use wing tanks, you may also need a small header tank (even if only 3-4 gallons), as sort of the “feed” system to the carburetor, with the wing tanks transferring into the header tank, and the header tank transferring to the carburetor. Another consideration for the RevFlow is that it requires at least 8 gal/hr of fuel flow to operate properly; this isn’t hard to achieve when just sitting on deck with full fuel, however with less than full fuel and during climb out, there is much less “head”, and hence fuel flow to the carb, which could potentially pose a problem. If you decide on the RevFlow, ensure it has sufficient fuel flow; the last thing you would want is an engine failure during climb out. If you can work within these restrictions, the RevFlow is a great carb. If not, there are plenty of other great options out there. Sam Spanovich N6399U 74S, Anacortes WA _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
