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Sorry. The ratio is not significant. It is basically 1/3 acetone and 2/3 transmission fluid. This has been asked and answered a few times.

Good luck your Kitfox, great airplane for sure. I want to add that my engine install was NOT a Viking Engine installation. The only part of my set up that was Viking was the Gearbox. (Viking no longer sells gearboxes by themselves.) The rest I created myself. I used the R18 which stock is about 145 may be a bit more. I added a turbo to it and added very little boost, about 4 psi. So I would guess that I was only developing about 170 may be 180 HP tops. I was very happy with it. Flew it for about 250 hours and sold it.

Thank you. It flew great for me. I flew it about 250 hrs then I sold it.

Depending on how the flasher is set it can be either (strobe or wig wag style flasher),

@@charosenz thnx. cool stuff

Thank you. It did turn out better than I had even hoped. First time for me to use the vinyl. Charlie

thanks

I heat it gently with a hair dryer and then gently push with the soft pad part of my thumb. It takes very little heat ( like 150F-ish?) and little pressure.

I do not know about certified planes. If someone says there are restrictions, see if they can quote the actual CFR.....

Here is a reload of the Honda Factory vid that shows the answer in detail. ua-cam.com/video/Px0_6-Btx3Y/v-deo.html (together is high output).

I would say in most cases, yes. But for most small light planes were probably only talking about 7-8 lbs or so. But I have never weighed a plane before and after painting or vinyl wrapping to give hard numbers. I think we would be hard pressed to find anyone who offered up answers. I.E. how much weight would a gallon of paint be added once all the solvents have evaporated? Many will have opinions but most of them will be guesses. Good question though. I'll try to weigh the next order of vinyl for the wings when it comes in. By the way. Polishing added no weight. Food for thought.

@@charosenz Thank you for the reply

@@marks7502 I read a spec sheet that says that it is 150gms per square meter.

@@charosenz Interesting, thanks

If you are referring to my other airplane that had the Honda engine on it, I sold it. This project that I purchased already came with this engine.

I sold the RV6A with the R18 engine. I flew it about 160 hours and it ran great. I know of the 1.5L but I have never owned one.

I am not sure if you are asking a question or making a statement?

my email is charosenz-msn-com

Thank you. I’ll send an initial contact message with my email.

Thanks. 140 flight hours and counting.....

When applied correctly it is also an excellent method to cool air inlet temps too. Some people just don't know this.

@@charosenz You are correct. Ideally the setup should already have cool inlet. In the even of not having a sufficient charge cooler, water/meth will do this. All leads to the same outcome. If you have it setup near the inlet valves it will have little effect on inlet cooling. having it setup further from the valves increases the risk of inconsistent distribution and pooling in the manifold. Depends on individual runner length.

@@charosenz the way you have this set up. you may be only ingesting part of the water meth thinking it is working. Meanwhile you have a portion of it pooling in the bottom of the manifold. You change angles in the aircraft and one or many cylinders are flooded with water meth, then a bang. because the liquid is more dense, it does not follow the same path as air, it can miss an inlet port and pool in the corner of the manifold. if you have it setup up stream, the intake needs to be more like that designed for carburettors, having a direct path for the fuel. nice work though, how did this all turn out?

@@chippyjohn1 No pooling at all. You have to make sure you pick the correct nozzle for proper atomization.

Thank you.

It is really a component on how much boost you choose to use. I am conservative using a few lbs of boost usually only on Take Off. Which would work out to be about 160 - 170HP.

Thank you.

The gearbox I use is no longer available from the company Viking Aircraft Engines (unless you buy one of their engines). The Pietenpol is a great airplane. I suggest you contact Vasilli at airtrikes.net. I think he has a good reputation on his SPG gearbox as well as in providing Susuki engines. Good luck. (I do not use magnetos, I just electronic ECU made by SDSEFI - a fantastic set up.

@@charosenz woah man that really helped, thank you!! I will definitely look at their gearboxes when I install the engine! Good prices and proven reliability. Priceless!!

The Turbo is there to normalizing MAP at higher altitudes. My statement about Honda engines was in general as to how they compare to the industry as a whole. This is a good engine for my application.

Thank you for the kind words. I am asking $52k. Empty weight is a under 1100 lbs. Gross is 1800 lbs.

I was wondering the same thing - thanks for updating

yes. the greater the pressure over the set point, the greater the noise. but there are probably better, easier ways to make that air release sound....

I don't. I have only done this 3 times on this tractor and the bolt still looks very solid.

Manual states that the hardware should be replaced if removed. Not sure why.

I don't. I use a 4ft cheater bar when tightening. I have never had a blade come loose.

I have a small kitchen scale that measures down to the tenths of ounces and that is accurate enough for me.

Thank you for the kind words. I paid $800 for my engine....but...the PSRU from Viking was about $4k, and I made my own engine mount. and cowling. I used The ECU is from SDSEFI and it was $1500. So the saving was several thousand compared with a viking engine, mount and cowl. . For me it was never really about saving money. I really like the SDSEFI. it was easy to program and I really like the mixture knob feature. I have over 250,000 views on my VAF thread in the Alternative Engines forum on VAF.net. Hence there is a TON of interest in my project and auto conversions per se. But sadly most are lurkers who don't comment out of not wanting to get jumped on by so many folks in the Vans community who are very quick to tell you how stupid you are and that you are going to kill yourself on and on. I had to work hard at stopping the hassle asking them allow folks who want to experience experimental powerplants as much as experimental airframes... to be free from parental style comments. Thats my soapbox....

Acetone and transmission fluid. Ratio not important. I use 60 Trans fluid and 40% acetone. (Or MEK).

The engine had less than 5000 miles on it. I did not overhaul it. I have over 100 hours flying with the engine so far.

@@charosenz whats your fuel consumption during cruise speed flying? BTW, cool little bird you've built there. I want to build the RV7a myself.. 👍

@@risegonza2257 sorry I do not have a fuel flow meter to provide accurate number. But i believe max power is about 8 gal/hour.