KitLog pro

Powered By Kitlog Pro v2.0

Building Integrity
' style=
Date:  8-27-2015
Number of Hours:  5.50
Manual Reference:  Section 2
Brief Description:  Call me Insane... I'm ok with that :)

Canards have always been plagued by oil temp issues, and especially on hot days while waiting on the ramp to takeoff. No prop blast is no good. But, by golly, I think I may have the solution.
I gave Wayne over at Pacific Oil coolers a call and asked a VERY strange question he'd never heard before. I said, "Wayne, how much warmer is the air coming OUT of the cooler comparred to the air coming IN?" Wayne said, ummmm, that's new.. LOL. Anyways, after all the math and calculations we could do, he came up with the exit air only being 10 degrees warmer than ambient! YES! This confirmed what I needed to know in order to embark on something I've never seen anyone else do. And here it is:

The Belly Naca is designed to Lower the air's velocity and Increase the pressure. Coincidently, this is exaclty what the engine is hungry for. So why not take the oil cooler's exit air and pump it into the engine? Knowing that the air will only be slightly warmer I decided to go for it.
The air will exit the cooler and go into a plenum BOX where the intake air filter will be located, then sent via a 1.5" CAT tube to the throttle body. Amazingly, 1.5" is more than enough for this engine. Not to mention, getting a larger hose down to the cooler is impossible with this tight cowling. The best part is that sitting on the ramp at idle, the engine will be sucking fresh air into the oil cooler. :) So there you have it, critics welcome!
' style=

Only room for 1.5

Only room for 1.5" hose

' style=

Tape it up

Tape it up

' style=

Air filter fits inside

Air filter fits inside

' style=










Copyright © 2001-2024 Matronics. All Rights Reserved.