22 Feb 2006 Custom intercooler hump hose
The standard 3" hump hose that came with the kit was not quite long enough. Unfortunately, the 2.75" diameter hump hose only comes in 3" lengths. I really wanted a 4" length, so I found...
Engines
19 Feb 2006 Fuel system plumbing completion
Finally - the fuel system plumbing is complete! I added the final parts of the fuel return system today. Here's the 1/2" hole for the AN833-5D bulkhead fitting. The hole from the inside of the cockpit. Here's the...
18 Feb 2006 Firewall penetrations for heater
I finally got to the point where I can make the firewall penetrations for the heater. The recommended way is to have the hose barbs for the heater penetrate the firewall, and just seal them...
17 Feb 2006 Cooling system modification
The way the cooling system is set up from the factory, there is a hose coming from the top of the engine to the expansion tank and then down to the water pump at the...
17 Feb 2006 Coolant expansion tank Version 2
I decided to check the junkyard again to see if I can find a better expansion tank there. I found what I think will be a good one. It came from a Renault van, and...
17 Feb 2006 Fuel pressure regulator mounting
I've been staring at the fuel pressure regulator for about a year, trying to find a good way to mount it. I've seen it done mainly with adel clamps, but I really didn't like that....
10 Feb 2006 Intercooler Mounting Brackets
The intercooler is used to cool down the compressed air coming from the supercharger before it goes into the engine. Cooler air is more dense, so it helps produce more power. The engine kit came with...
10 Feb 2006 More fuel system progress
I received some more AN fittings in the mail today from Aircraft Spruce. I've probably spent several hundred dollars on these fittings - but I think I finally have all that I will need for...
05 Feb 2006 Visit to Mistral Engines, engine production
Here is a view of a customer engine. I'm always amazed at the small size of the rotary engine. Note the machining for the engine mount. They have designed the engine to use the standard...
05 Feb 2006 Visit to Mistral Engines – test run
During my visit to Mistral Engines in Geneva, I had the chance to see one of their engines on a test stand. The system they have set up is very complete, and allows them to...
04 Feb 2006 High pressure fuel filter installation
Update 20210918: I didn't install the Eggenfellner Subaru engine, so any post that references that can be ignored or used as a cautionary tale about how to avoid wasting many years and $50k. All this...
02 Feb 2006 Visit to Mistral Engines
Yesterday, Feb 1 2006, I spent the afternoon at Mistral Engines in Geneva. Mistral is developing a family of rotary aviation engines for the certified and experimental markets. They have completed development on the 2-rotor normally...
19 Jan 2006 Coolant overflow tank
I went to the local junkyard to try to find a coolant overflow tank. I looked in about 50 cars. One pattern I found was that the best places to find stuff are the "smaller"...
17 Jan 2006 Coolant Expansion Tank location
On my 8 with the intercooler, there is not a lot of room to have the coolant expansion tank sitting up very high. I had a custom tank built, but it really didn't solve the...
12 Jan 2006 Subaru engine fuel injectors
Update 20210918: I didn't install the Eggenfellner Subaru engine, so any post that references that can be ignored or used as a cautionary tale about how to avoid wasting many years and $50k. Here are a...
12 Jan 2006 Coolant Expansion Tank Version 1
I designed and had built a new coolant expansion tank. I outsourced this to Canton Racing in the US, since they seem to have a lot of nice coolant expansion tanks in their product line....
29 Dec 2005 Exhaust system sensor bungs
The exhaust system has connection points, called "bungs", welded onto them for two sensors on the left, and one on the right. These bungs are for the air/fuel ratio sensor, and the exhaust gas temperature...
29 Dec 2005 Supercharger and Alternator belts
Update 20210918: I didn't install the Eggenfellner Subaru engine, so any post that references that can be ignored or used as a cautionary tale about how to avoid wasting many years and $50k. There are three...
24 Dec 2005 Bolt engineering
A great article by Steven Miller, chopped out of the airsoob Yahoo list. Excellent reading! I have to chime in after reading Marvin's post. He seems to have put a lot of thought into his theory...
15 Dec 2005 Jet-Hot Ceramic Coating on Exhaust Pipes
I got my pipes coated with ceramic by http://Jet-Hot.com. It seems like it turned out ok. It cost about $200. I guess I'll know how well it works after I get them installed, and fire...
17 Nov 2005 Engine failure in cruise
Update 20210918: I didn't install the Eggenfellner Subaru engine, so any post that references that can be ignored or used as a cautionary tale about how to avoid wasting many years and $50k. Here's another story...
09 Nov 2005 coolant expansion tank
Here are a couple of photos that show some things I'll have to figure out about mounting the coolant tank. The coolant expansion tank is a Moroso racing tank, and costs about 99 USD from places...
08 Nov 2005 Fuel pressure regulator – new and old
Here are a couple of pictures of the old and new fuel pressure regulator. The original was set at a fixed pressure, and the new one is able to be regulated. The old one: The new one: ...
08 Nov 2005 PSRU breather
I installed the PSRU breather. The original design was simple, but in some installations there was a bit of oil dripping out. The breather should solve that problem. Here are a couple of pictures of the...
23 Oct 2005 Oil leak on 2.5L engine (and the fix)
Update 20210918: I didn't install the Eggenfellner Subaru engine, so any post that references that can be ignored or used as a cautionary tale about how to avoid wasting many years and $50k. I changed the...