---------------------------------------------------------- Continental-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 10/22/15: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:02 PM - Idea or.. (Efraim Otero Leongomez) 2. 03:41 PM - Re: Idea or.. (Jeff) 3. 07:00 PM - Re: Idea or.. (=?utf-8?Q?Hern=C3=A1n_Padilla?=) 4. 10:58 PM - Re: Idea or.. (Neal George) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:02:45 PM PST US From: Efraim Otero Leongomez Subject: Continental-List: Idea or.. Dear all: I was thinking of supercharging my O200 by attaching some sort of impeller to the vacuum pump accessory pad. This would compress air and have it piped to the carburetor. Does this sound too far fetched and too much of a brain far?? Reason for this is that I live 8,535 feet up in the South American Andes mountains. Density altitudes go up as high as 10,400 feet and temps as high as about 20 degrees C. Any thoughts? ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:41:07 PM PST US Subject: Re: Continental-List: Idea or.. From: Jeff I like the idea,but... I bet it is far more work than that. Most carbs aren't designed to work under pressure. At the least I would think you would need a carb and intake piping change. Why not turbo it and have free power instead of robbing power from the engine to power a blower? Jeff Sent from my iPad > On Oct 22, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Efraim Otero Leongomez wrote: > > > Dear all: > > I was thinking of supercharging my O200 by attaching some sort of impeller to the vacuum pump accessory pad. This would compress air and have it piped to the carburetor. > Does this sound too far fetched and too much of a brain far?? > > Reason for this is that I live 8,535 feet up in the South American Andes mountains. Density altitudes go up as high as 10,400 feet and temps as high as about 20 degrees C. > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:00:53 PM PST US From: =?utf-8?Q?Hern=C3=A1n_Padilla?= Subject: Re: Continental-List: Idea or.. That sounds no good.. Change the engine instead, just try to get the proper STC to install a Lycoming O-320 (150 HP) Hernn Antonio Padilla Tcnico de Aviacin (504) 3237-7799 La Ceiba, Atlntida Honduras > On Oct 22, 2015, at 15:02, Efraim Otero Leongomez wrote: > > > Dear all: > > I was thinking of supercharging my O200 by attaching some sort of impeller to the vacuum pump accessory pad. This would compress air and have it piped to the carburetor. > Does this sound too far fetched and too much of a brain far?? > > Reason for this is that I live 8,535 feet up in the South American Andes mountains. Density altitudes go up as high as 10,400 feet and temps as high as about 20 degrees C. > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 10:58:32 PM PST US From: Neal George Subject: Re: Continental-List: Idea or.. Bad idea. If you really need more power, you need a different engine. You didn't say which aircraft or other pertinent details... Consider the 125-Hp IO-240. I'd have to check the blueprints to confirm, but I believe it's the same footprint, same engine mount pattern, and only a few extra pounds. Being a cross-flow engine, it's a little taller from crank-center to top of the intake plenum - about 3 inches or so. Neal George Continental Motors Tech Support Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 22, 2015, at 4:03 PM, Efraim Otero Leongomez wrote: > > > Dear all: > > I was thinking of supercharging my O200 by attaching some sort of impeller to the vacuum pump accessory pad. This would compress air and have it piped to the carburetor. > Does this sound too far fetched and too much of a brain far?? > > Reason for this is that I live 8,535 feet up in the South American Andes mountains. Density altitudes go up as high as 10,400 feet and temps as high as about 20 degrees C. > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message continental-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Continental-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/continental-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/continental-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.