My 13b powered rv8a is coming along nicely... should be ready for
    ground tests next week.

      Scott Ingoldsby

    Personal to Scott, very professional set up.  Good work.You probably just haven't done it yet but a heat shield for your soon to be glowing red/orange exhaust headers is a necessity. I have an old Inconel shield from an Allison turbine that may work.It would add a safety and performance factor by separating a possible fuel system leak from a direct drop on the headers... and the O-rings and fuel lines will last much longer being the cooler environment.

    Barry Bordes



    I would be interested in any thing that would help on my setup.
how do i get more info on the heat shield That Barry has?

Scott Ingoldsby

You will probably have to redo the cooling system as this did not work  well for
the new Power Sport. A one degree increase in the temperature of air going
through the rad is a 1% reduction in cooling. You need to get the rad as far
away from the exhaust as possible and protect it from the heat inside the cowl.

It is best to move the rad to the cool side of the engine.

Do you have a cowling yet?

Do you have my book "How to Cool Your Wankel"?

This important as at least one person has crashed when the engine
over heated on take off and blew all the coolant out.

Paul Lamar


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