marc wrote:

New ignition systems will also control turbo.......

GAMI and TATI also have plans for boosting power beyond

turbonormalizing.

The key ingredient is the PRISM (pressure reactive intelligent spark
management) system, which they now expect to be able to sell for
experimentals at the end of this year, and to have certified in the last
half of 2004... perhaps as early as OSH 2004, but in time for Christmas
2004 they're projecting.  In any case, the next step for a
turbonormalized Cardinal, after installing the PRISM system, is to
install high compression 10:1 pistons!  Today such a mod pretty much
would guarantee ruinous detonation.  But their test stand work leads
them to believe PRISM can control this combination of equipment to
deliver high power output at high efficiencies while *reducing* engine
stresses.  Since the 10:1 pistons alone, as part of the existing FWF STC
(sans turbo) makes about 225 horse in the IO360A engine, this is a
potent combo.  Stay tuned, there's interesting developments coming.  Oh
yes... George Braly of GAMI/TATI believes that this is possible even on
unleaded avgas, currently under development at all of the major oil
companies.  It'll take some test stand work to demonstrate, but that's
what George likes to do.  :-)  www.gami.com<<<

Marc Wiese

 
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