"Kilimanjaro Cloud"
Paris, France
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Envoyé par : krnet-boun...@mylist.net
13/09/2006 11:13
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Remis le : 13/09/2006 11:13
Pour : <kr...@mylist.net>
cc :(ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA/SAGEM)
Objet : RE: KR
Hi Hennie
For an ignition system take a ride down to your nearest second hand
motorcycle parts dealer and ask for the complete ignition from a Honda
CB750F or CB900F. Be sure to ask for the centrifugal advance mechanism from
the end of the crank as well. I have seen this system work in a KR2 for a
Hi Dene, Serge, Pete & all,
Thank you for your response.
Dene, I will definitely look at your suggestion - sounds really good.
Pete, I agree with you on the Jabiru. I have never looked at their prices over
here - I just assumed that they would be expensive & I think my assumption is
correct.
Hi Serge
> If I remember well, Colin Hales keeps complaining in his diary of the
> lack of reliability of that engine. I suppose it's teething problems
Colin had a very early engine, to the best of my knowledge these probs
have been fixed in later engines.
Agree - not cheap, quality never is !
Hennie
I took a quick look at my Chilton book at similar engine sizes and their
associated hp ratings as reported, and 2.3L to 2.5L engines were coming in
at 100 to 105 hp by several manufacturers. Bear in mind that these are EFI
engines with computer management engines so there is some advantages
Hi Colin & Mark,
Thank you for sharing the information. I was really hoping that someone would
confirm these figures as being accurate as that would have made the Type 4 VW
the ideal engine in this case.
The type 4 VW, with a belt reduction, is currently used extensively in a J3 Cub
look
Hi Bob,
That really sounds encouraging! Thank you for your reply.
Do you perhaps have the firewall forward weight for your engine? Is it
carburated & not turbocharged? If so, how many and what type & size
carburetor/s do you use and where is it situated with regards to the engine?
What size
Hi all,
Just discovered this amongst all my archived stuff;
Engine HP Weight(lbs)
Great Plains VW 1600CC 55 160
Limbach L 1800 66 154
Limbach L 1700 66 161
Great Plains VW 2180CC 75 165
Hennie van Rooyen asked (answers in brackets):
Do you perhaps have the firewall forward weight for your engine? << 219
pounds >>
Is it carburated << Fuel Injection >>
& not turbocharged? << I have added a turbo but the specs quoted are for the
normally aspired engine supplied by GPASC. >>
What
Hi Hennie,
I am running a VW, type 4, 2L, Turbo with a Mr Turbo EFI. Compression Ratio =
6.8.
EFI fitted with the following sensors: air temp ( inlet manifold), Oil Temp,
Lambda and a connecting tube to the inlet manifold (manifold pressure). Also
running dual distributors with optical
Hi David, Jaco & all,
Thank you for your response. Jaco, I will be visiting you shortly to look at
your project. Great to hear that you are so close to flying.
I think that I will invest money in converting my Type 4 VW. I'll opt for the
absolute max power at the lowest weight possible but
Hi,
have a look at http://www.leburg.freeserve.co.uk/
I know of several VWs flying with these jobbies, everybody very happy.
However if I had the budget, and was at your build stage I would ignore VW
engines and look at a Jabiru. The 80HP motor is approx 60kg ( 140 lbs )
inc starter. Colin
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