---------------------------------------------------------- KIS-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 01/17/11: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:35 AM - Re: Engines (Graham Brighton) 2. 03:53 PM - Re: Engines (Bill Schertz) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:35:52 AM PST US From: "Graham Brighton" Subject: Re: KIS-List: Engines Scott, My Internet has been interrupted lately (flooding up north) ..so couldn't get back straight away .. Good thinking on being able to hold HP up high ..have to wonder about 'watering the horse' though with all that fuel endurance .... My 'endurance' due bladder ..!!! is only a couple of hrs though ..!!! On my engine build ... well the engine is in some ways the easy part and i do like water for head cooling etc ...but the Redrive with an auto conversion is much more problematic .. !!! Should come in under 300lbs ... will re total the weights this week .. Hey ..Bill Schertz ...how bout chiming in with some back up with ur Cruiser .... it has a Rotary rite ..or ..or ..? Cheers Graham (TR1 #80) - =nofollow target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?KIS-List et=_blank>http://forums.matronics.com llow target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/contribution ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:53:25 PM PST US From: "Bill Schertz" Subject: Re: KIS-List: Engines Yes, I have installed a Mazda Rotary (Wankel) engine in my TR-4. I don=99t have a Firewall Forward weight per-se, but my weight and balance came out okay, with any configuration of fuel and one person (pilot) it has a CG near the forward allowed, so I conclude that it is comparable to an O-360 all up weight. I have just finished the 40 hours and am working on reducing the data. I may repeat some tests, because near the end I did another Pitot Static test and had a leak that had to be fixed. After I repeat some of the numbers to verify them I will post the results. Weather is crummy here, and I am traveling during February and part of March, so it may be a while. Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser #4045 N343BS Phase I testing From: Graham Brighton Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 5:30 AM Subject: Re: KIS-List: Engines Scott, My Internet has been interrupted lately (flooding up north) ..so couldn't get back straight away .. Good thinking on being able to hold HP up high ..have to wonder about 'watering the horse' though with all that fuel endurance .... My 'endurance' due bladder ..!!! is only a couple of hrs though ..!!! On my engine build ... well the engine is in some ways the easy part and i do like water for head cooling etc ...but the Redrive with an auto conversion is much more problematic .. !!! Should come in under 300lbs ... will re total the weights this week .. Hey ..Bill Schertz ...how bout chiming in with some back up with ur Cruiser .... it has a Rotary rite ..or ..or ..? Cheers Graham (TR1 #80) - =nofollow target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?KIS-List et=_blank>http://forums.matronics.com llow target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/contribution href="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?KIS-List">http://www.matronics .com/Navigator?KIS-List href="http://forums.matronics.com">http://forums.matronics.com href="http://www.matronics.com/contribution">http://www.matronics.com/c ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kis-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/KIS-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/kis-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kis-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.