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gary.algate(at)sandvik.co
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 Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 12:24 am Post subject: Jabiru installation |
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Hello Jim
I had to do quite a bit of experimenting during the installation of the cooling ducts with my Jab - biggest problem I ended up having was the inlet area of my oil cooler was way to big and this was pressuring up the lower cowl area. I reduced the inlet opening to 4" x 1-1/2" and added some additional exit area below the cooler and saw a significant temp drop.
If you want a good contact for Kitfox / Jab installations you can also contact Dave Jalanti as he is now a dealer for Jabiru in the USA and is a wealth of knowledge on Kitfox installations - he's also a really nice guy and has helped me a lot! His Company is called jabiru power solutions:
dave(at)jabirups.com
By the way after Lynn's comment about my airspeed I checked my ASI against a friend's plane today and it looks like I am reading about 8 mph high - Damn!
This brings my cruise back to 107mph - still great, but for a while there I was getting really excited.
I have a really fast ASI for sale if anybody's interested !!!!!!
Regards
Gary
Gary Algate
Classic 4 Jab2200
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Gary,
It sounds like you have it all together. Good for you. I am in the process of installing a 3300 on my Kitfox S5. I am working on a custom cowling and am doing some redesign after all of the emphasis on getting proper pressure drop. I have been away from home for two months and am about to get serious about the project again.
Jim Crowder
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Lynn Matteson
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Location: Grass Lake, Michigan
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| Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:01 am Post subject: Jabiru installation |
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Interesting about your airspeed indicator, Gary....I've always
suspected mine to be a bit low. My groundspeed (GPS) seems to always
show higher unless I am in a pretty good headwind. I'm going to look
into getting mine calibrated.
Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV Speedster
Jabiru 2200
Status: flying w/557+ hrs
On Aug 3, 2008, at 4:21 AM, gary.algate(at)sandvik.com wrote:
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Hello Jim
I had to do quite a bit of experimenting during the installation of
the cooling ducts with my Jab - biggest problem I ended up having
was the inlet area of my oil cooler was way to big and this was
pressuring up the lower cowl area. I reduced the inlet opening to
4" x 1-1/2" and added some additional exit area below the cooler
and saw a significant temp drop.
If you want a good contact for Kitfox / Jab installations you can
also contact Dave Jalanti as he is now a dealer for Jabiru in the
USA and is a wealth of knowledge on Kitfox installations - he's
also a really nice guy and has helped me a lot! His Company is
called jabiru power solutions:
dave(at)jabirups.com
By the way after Lynn's comment about my airspeed I checked my ASI
against a friend's plane today and it looks like I am reading about
8 mph high - Damn!
This brings my cruise back to 107mph - still great, but for a while
there I was getting really excited.
I have a really fast ASI for sale if anybody's interested !!!!!!
Regards
Gary
Gary Algate
Classic 4 Jab2200
Office Phone: +61 8 8276 7655
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Gary,
It sounds like you have it all together. Good for you. I am in
the process of installing a 3300 on my Kitfox S5. I am working on
a custom cowling and am doing some redesign after all of the
emphasis on getting proper pressure drop. I have been away from
home for two months and am about to get serious about the project
again.
Jim Crowder
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