dwight(at)openweave.org
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 Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:48 am Post subject: API FI-101 Class (was: I've sworn off purge valve installati |
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On Tue Feb 6 11:23:09 2007, Dan Checkoway wrote :
| Quote: | Pretty sure Don actually used to offer "Fuel Injection 101" classes.
The http://www.airflowperformance.com web site has an online thing for
it, but I coulda sworn he held occasional weekend classes at their
facility in the past. Don't quote me on that...
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Don already chimed in confirming that a classes were still an ongoing
activity at AirFlow, and the upcoming dates. I want to chime in and say
what a _fantastic_ _deal_ the class is.
I had long ago decided to go with the API FI system for my RV, and yet
knew I was totally ignorant about FI systems. I hate being ignorant. 
I eventually signed up for Don's class and headed down to sunny beautiful
Spartanburg, SC (I live in NC) for the weekend class. It was -great-.
Don covers FI basics, covers the details of the API system. For Bendix
FI users he also touches on those areas where the Bendix FI system is
different. (Note that API is a FAA certified Bendix overhaul center, so
they do know the Bendix technology ... never mind Don's past life as a
Bendix employee). You get to see parts. You get to see how all the pieces
play together. You get an idea of how pressure is "used up" through the
system. You get to learn that a flow divider isn't just a fancy manifold.
You get a up-close feel for the elegant engineering that goes into these
units. You get a sense of the dedication that goes into the product and
which is behind the whole organization. Along with classroom time you get
to spend hands-on time in their assembly and calibration area. You get to
-see- the units working on their test benches, and can get a real feel for
exactly how these puppies work.
Never mind that they -feed- you too. After class every night Don fired
up the grill out behind the hanger and we all sat around eating and
talking airplane-stuff for a few more hours.
Oh ... and yeah ... I came away a LOT less ignorant about FI systems, so
that goal was accomplished too. I speak only as a happy customer, and
can't possibly recommend the class (or AirFlow Performance in general)
strongly enough. Go. Particularly if you know -nothing- about FI systems
.. go to the class. Its a winner.
-- Dwight
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