KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

NOS is a high pressure gas that is delivered from steel pressure vessels (think high pressure oxygen in an oxy-acetylene set up). It certainly is not light and the hp increase probably would not be worth hauling the tank and control servos and plumbing around after you have exhausted the gas.

KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

Has anyone ever use NOS in a small qty to get maybe a 10-15 HP boost. It seems that a dry system does not weigh much and it would be nice to get a little boost when your at gross as long as you had an Air Fuel monitor to adj the mixture. The system could be turned off after you reach 1000ft.

KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

Ken Rand also spent more on Oxygen than on gas. Ken On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Steve Glover wrote: > And KR-1 that is at EAA OSH. > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > -Original Message- > From: Virgil Salisbury > Sender:

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And KR-1 that is at EAA OSH. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Virgil Salisbury Sender: krnet-boun...@mylist.net List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:46:26 To: KRnet Reply-To: KRnet

KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

Ken Rand turboed his KR-2, Virg On 1/2/2011 12:46 PM, Jeff Scott wrote: > Joe, You have to know that you aren't the first to go down this path. I > would suggest that you take a good look at Orma Robbins web > site, then do a search in the

KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

DJ, I forgot your personal e-mail address. I will take the Matco actuators, gascolater and misc.. Contact me at patru...@myfairpoint.net Pat - Original Message - From: "Dj Merrill" To: "KRnet" Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 10:44 AM Subject: Re: KR> To

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or not to Turbo that is the Question To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2011, 9:35 AM That's very true, it does make sense to have in in-flight adjustable prop. That way it can be adjusted, it's a good point. I've seen this one a

KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

Dene, You hit the head of the nail perfectly. John El Paso In a message dated 1/4/2011 3:42:31 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, av...@telkomsa.net writes: Guys John Finlay mentions the addition of an in-flight adjustable prop to use in conjunction with your turbo. The way I understand it,

KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

On 01/04/2011 10:35 AM, Jose Fuentes wrote: > That's very true, it does make sense to have in in-flight adjustable prop. > That way it can be adjusted, it's a good point. I happen to have an in-flight adjustable prop for sale (Vari-Prop VP-1) that was bought for a KR, if anyone is

KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

That's very true, it does make sense to have in in-flight adjustable prop. That way it can be adjusted, it's a good point. I've seen this one as a thought but heard a few bad things about it, but the bad things were based on years ago issues, would a company still sell something if they hadn't

KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

Guys John Finlay mentions the addition of an in-flight adjustable prop to use in conjunction with your turbo. The way I understand it, the motor that has a turbo with the waist gate set to X manifold pressure will produce Y power regardless of it's altitude (at a fixed throttle setting). How do

KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

Thanks everyone for responding, this have been an invaluable learnign experence and as concept its interesting but as much experenced people have said and validated some of my fears it might not be my best option. Right now I have been going with an EFI system as with my other plane and even

KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

Steve & Jeff are thinking positive, my cynical comment on electric 'turbos' failed to convey my approval of conventional exhaust turbos. My current plan is to installa l a normally aspirated EA81 which I have, as a possible forerunner to a factory turbo fuel injected EA81(comp ratio,pistons,

KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

I, as well as Steve (as he stated) would enjoy hearing more about the positives on turbo charging too. That said, I want to say that I did not want to come off sounding negative, I just wanted to point out my concerns about turbo charging from my experience's in high performance turbo

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"I've already heard some of the negatives from others, but does anyone have a list of positives?" 1. Massive power increase potential. 2. Really kewl "glow in the dark" feature (also glows in the light if desired). 3. Helps keep the engine compartment warm. 4. Allows you to add a neato "TURBO"

KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

"I've already heard some of the negatives from others, but does anyone have a list of positives?" Both Jeff Scott and Jeff York have responded to this and made excellent comments to be considered. I admit I am biased to the positive side of turbo's so I will add my opinion. As far as more

KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

I certainly do not have the experience of say Orma Roberts on turbo charging a VW motor. But I have done a fair amount of turbo charging on high performance and smaller displacement auto engines. I am a true believer in the benefits of turbo charging an automotive engine and have thought a lot

KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

Joe, You have to know that you aren't the first to go down this path. I would suggest that you take a good look at Orma Robbins web site , then do a search in the KRNet Archives for Orma's comments and problems with regards to his turbo installation on

KR> To Turbo or not to Turbo that is the Question

Hi Everyone Was discussed before I've ruled out "Electric" turbo chargers. I'm going with a VW Type 4 2400cc engine and I've been on the bench as to turbo or not to turbo. Ok, so I would get a bit More boast possibly on takeoff and when I fly high 7k+. though the negatives seem to out weigh the