---------------------------------------------------------- RV6-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 01/06/03: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:13 AM - Vertical or horizontal induction (Shane Summerhays) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:13:49 AM PST US From: "Shane Summerhays" Subject: RV6-List: Vertical or horizontal induction --> RV6-List message posted by: "Shane Summerhays" Dear friends, My Father and building partner are clipping along on our fuselage and have ordered our finish kit recently. We have not yet bought a motor but we are considering the superior xp360 injected version. It is a parallel valve with a vertical induction. My question is how much drag does the chin scoop create with the vertical induction? Does the slight boost from the ram air on a chin scoop version outweigh the lack of drag from a non chin scoop cowl that is used with horizontal induction? Does anyone have any hard numbers to compare the 2 cowl versions?. I think the xp360 can be converted to a horizontal draft induction but is it worth the bother? Any comments would be appreciated. The bottom line is given the same motor which cowl is faster, chin scoop or non chin scoop? Shane Summerhays Salt Lake City Utah Flying rv6 Fuse rv8