REFLECTOR:Here we go again ... was Forwarded from Canards@Yah oo

[Chuck Jensen]

Jim,

I agree with you (which is pretty scary in itself).  I think a lot of the
Lycosaur vs. horseless carriage motive force preference is driven by the
inclination of the user.  For those inclined to investigate, explore, test,
refit, retry, et al, the auto conversion fits the bill.  In the end, I
suspect much of the gain is offset by extra down time and extra effort it
takes to "customize" the installation, but its the journey that is as
interesting as the destination. 

For those that find the exercise interesting, but must watch from the
sidelines, the KIS approach with Lycosaur is beneficial.  Its simple,
reasonably reliable, a pretty well known quantity and others can work on it
and have some chance of not screwing it up.  I fall into this later group.
I buy into the Lycosaur, not for superior performance or characteristic, but
for ease of installation and maintenance.

Fair Notice:  I am not an expert, there is a high likelihood that my
information is not factual and I would advise all to ignore me.  This is
apparently good advice since most people I work with have already adopted
it.

Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
Behalf Of Jim Sower
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2004 1:07 PM
To: reflector@tvbf.org
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Here we go again ... was Forwarded from
Canards@Yahoo


Chuck,
<... like leading a horse to water in the middle of the desert ...>
Not sure I follow that ...
<... should have been there already ...>
OK.  Got it.  Of course you're preaching to the choir again.  But then, you
know that
;o)  From the git-go the only thing between me and EI was $.  Every time I
thought I
had the $800 or so, either my wife would spend it on something she really
REALLY
needed, or the airplane would break something with more priority (like a jug
or navcom
or something).  I'm getting that tired of screwing around that I'll make the
move
pretty soon.

<... should stir up all of 'em that are concerned about know-nothings
expressing their
opinions ...>
It's been my experience that a lot of the discussion about certified engines
v. auto
conversions gets to be kind of theological, and produces more heat than
light.
Sometimes I get in and mix it up just for the pure joy of it.  Other times I
get back
to setting up my Mazda with EI, EFI, EFIS, $6000 capitalization, $800
overhaul, 4000
hr TBO etc.  Decided a loooong time ago that the fact that a powerplant was
invented
in biblical times and not changed much since does little to recommend it to
me.
Others feel that many decades of tradition are a really good thing and that
kind of
stability and documentation (even if it is a litany of failure and
unreliability)
makes them comfortable.

To each his own .... Jim S.

Chuck Jensen wrote:

> Jim,
>
> Leading you to an EI is like leading a horse to water in the middle of the
> desert...should have been there already.  Inherently better timing, better
> spark, lower plug fouling, more power, smoother operating, independent
> ignition source (when used in a mag/EI combo), better reliability, able to
> operate LOP, et al.  (I'm not sure about the reliability but I hear about
a
> lot of mags going South, but then, there's a lot more mags out there).
So,
> instead of being a curse, maybe its the push you need to get with this new
> century. (For those concerned about the tone--forget it, Jim can take it!)
>
> So, that should stir up all of 'em that are concerned about know-nothings
> expressing their opinions.  But the key word here is "opinion" not a fact.
> I don't know enough to be an expert and delve only in facts.  Just hiding
> behind personal experience.  So, for those that feel firmly that Reflector
> should be conducted at the highest levels of accuracy and preciseness, I
ask
> you leave a little room for expression of opinion and relating of personal
> experience.  We may be wrong, but that's for someone else to point
out...and
> I'm glad they do.
>
> Humbly,
> Chuck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
> Behalf Of Jim Sower
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 11:14 PM
> To: reflector@tvbf.org
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Forwarded from Canards@Yahoo
>
> Ain't this technology wunnerful??  Sure do wish I could get something this
> well
> designed and easy to maintain for my car (the devil made me say that)
> Still pissed that I have to retard my timing (or let that timing crap lead
> me to an
> EI)... Jim S.

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