http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/ RV Aircraft Builders Group Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:42:15 GMT danbaier http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6241 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6241 Damn! "...With nothing installed, I had lower than normal temps on #1 and higher on #3. I could see 400 on #1 on takeoff (more if I didn't stay on top of it) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:34:28 GMT danbaier http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6240 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6240 Dave... I'm having trouble visualizing the blank plate in front of number one as I didn't have one (or I missed it) per the plans. I think you mean a small Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:24:26 GMT Ralph E. Capen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6239 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6239 Geezer'd it too and sent it to all y'all.... Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:22:48 GMT Ralph E. Capen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6238 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6238 Dave, I put my plate in with four nutplates so I could monkey with it without disassembling half the airplane. I can get it in and out through the SamJames Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:18:27 GMT Ralph E. Capen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6237 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6237 Dan, Thanks for your experiences.... I don't have anything in front of my #2 other than the original angle. I trimmed the #1 plate a number of times to get Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:06:37 GMT fig_man2002 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6236 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6236 I am down for the first annual and want to fix my #1 high CHT on climbout, it goes straight through 400 unless I power back or flatten the climb. I do not have Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:47:02 GMT danbaier http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6235 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6235 Geezer syndrome has struck - I was trying to respond to Ron - Sorry guys. Dan Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:37:23 GMT danbaier http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6234 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6234 Ralph... I have 7A / TMX O360A1A / 9:1 Pistons / Carb / Mags. On mine, the difference between 2&4 was pretty close using the angle as depicted int the baffle Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:08:49 GMT Ron Fearnow http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6233 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6233 Ralph, Your CHTs are very good and yes you are obsessed with them. My CHTs on #1 and #2 are usually within 4 or 5 degrees of each other after I trimmed the Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:08:04 GMT mcgaughyrv7 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6232 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6232 I've spent considerable time researching and hear this may have been hashed out long ago, but I can't seem to find clear direction.... and I have contacted Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:14:16 GMT Ralph E. Capen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6231 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6231 Thanks Dan, Good suggestion to run it like this for a while. I'll recalibrate my system and see how that changes things. I capture data from each flight Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:18:57 GMT danbaier http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6230 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6230 Ralph... My sense is that you have the temps pretty close, and the first thing I'd do before going any further would be to calibrate the instrumentation to Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:35:02 GMT Ralph E. Capen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6229 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6229 As many of you may know, I have been obsessing a bit about my CHT's...to get them consistent. Here's the setup: IO360B1F6 9.2:1 pistons AFP Fuel Injection Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:08:28 GMT Ralph E. Capen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6228 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6228 I got to fly my first passenger yesterday - finished my phase I stuff earlier in the month. Alane (my lovely and patient wife) and I left Laurel airport and Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:02:35 GMT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6227 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RV7A/message/6227 Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the RV7A group: Time for a quick poll. We're trying to get two responses - one, who did the first