KR> Re: KR> Fuel injection in planes( LONG so BEWARE)

2008-10-12 Thread Phillip Matheson
Netters.I have been discussing the EFI with Ron Slender the owner of VW Engines Australia, His comments may be of interest to some, it is long!! Phillip, The comments made regarding fuel injection and the experience that some writers had are consistent to using a system in an auto. This may a

KR> Fuel injection in planes( LONG so BEWARE)

2008-10-12 Thread Doug Rupert
OK Colin I know this one is going to start a flame war but misinformation is worse than no information. First of all VW has been putting fuel injection on air-cooled engines since the late sixties or = early seventies. A quick Google regarding the Bosch system will tell you all = you need t

KR> Fuel injection in planes( LONG so BEWARE)

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Doug Rupert wrote: >>OK Colin I know this one is going to start a flame war but misinformation is worse than no information. First of all VW has been putting fuel injection on air-cooled engines since the late sixties or early seventies. << I used to be a "factory" VW mechanic at a dealership, an

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2008-10-12 Thread Phillip Matheson
It seems to me that many of you have not had a look at the NEW range of VW EFI engines from Vw Engines Australia / USA. 100 to 115 HP He even has a PSRU for your Corvair Engine. http://www.vw-engines.com/ Phillip Matheson mathe...@dodo.com.au Australia VH PKR See our engines and kits at

KR> Fuel injection in planes( LONG so BEWARE)

2008-10-12 Thread Doug Rupert
Thanks for the first person info Mark. All I know is what I have read = and that has been rather hard to find. I was really looking at the setup = towards building a Type 4 until William=92s manual arrived. Now if I can get a = certain party in this area to part with one of the many vairs he has be

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2008-10-12 Thread William Jeffries
Mark, I went to this website and seen the aluminum cylinders for the corvair. Have you done any research on these and what would be your thoughts on this. Bill Jeffries > He even has a PSRU for your Corvair Engine. > > > http://www.vw-engines.com __ Do you Y

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2008-10-12 Thread Ron Eason
Go to www.lnengineering.com for another local American resource. It's where I brought mine. Ronald R. Eason Sr. Pres. & CEO, KCMO Office J.R.L. Engineering Consortium Ltd. -- Original Message -- From: William Jeffries Reply-To: KRnet List-Post: krnet@list.

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2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Bill Jeffries wrote: > I went to this website and seen the aluminum cylinders > for the corvair. Have you done any research on these > and what would be your thoughts on this. If I remember correctly, the price was astronomical, and I'm not so sure about reliability. I'd want a bunch of other

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2008-10-12 Thread Doug Rupert
Mark the aluminum is nice but look at the manufacturing bit. Machined = from billet and 10 fins per inch verses standard 6 for increased cooling. = Also no cast iron insert since the heat transfer between the different metals = does in fact impede proper cooling. Their inside coating is a refinemen

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2008-10-12 Thread Frank Tomko
Hello they are in great shape and later on if needed they are the rebuildable type. price is $450.00 for the both of them. Frank Tomko - Original Message - From: "Doug Rupert" To: "'KRnet'" Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 11:02 AM Subject: RE: KR>

KR> Fuel injection in planes

2008-10-12 Thread Colin & Bev Rainey
Not to start a new thread on a topic that has been much discussed and bunches of information can be found by a search in the archives, but to summarize for the new builders, at the risk of over simplifying: Fuel injection is the cats meow for a combustion engine. It solves all kinds of problem