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Old 01-11-2011, 05:40 PM
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Default RV-10 EG33 Twin Turbo Photos

Here are a few photos of my -10 and the turbo installation plus some shots of the ventral radiator scoop.











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Old 01-11-2011, 05:42 PM
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Default AT LAST!!!!!

Been waiting for these

Sure does look good, you do amazing work.

Now a flight report, please
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Old 01-11-2011, 05:49 PM
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Thanks Mike, I got off my lazy butt and finally took these photos today as various people have been bugging me for months...

Business is taking most of my time but I decided to close shop at noon on Fridays as of Jan. 1 to be able to get a few hours in on the -10 every week. I gotta get this thing flying this year. Still slogging through wiring at the moment. Once that is done, the panel goes in (already built long ago with all the stuff to go in the holes) and then I can stick the tail and wings on which have been done for a couple years now too.

Sounds easy but there are a couple hundred hours to go to have it flyable. Two business moves have added almost 2 years to the project unfortunately but that is how life goes sometimes. I think I had burnout on the project too after pounding on it for the first 3 years and needed a break. I got a GSXR, took up fashion photography in my "spare time", bought a Genesis Coupe and now I'm studying Japanese for a trip to Japan in April. Can you say mid life crisis? Trying to get focused back on the -10 with all these pesky distractions. At least getting to work now at the airport is fun so there are no excuses there.
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RV10 95% built- Sold 2016
http://www.sdsefi.com/aircraft.html
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Old 01-11-2011, 06:03 PM
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So what is the cylindrical device below/in front of the turbos?? Has a red cap on it.

Oil cooler for the turbos, before returning hot oil to the crankcase??
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Old 01-11-2011, 06:10 PM
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So what is the cylindrical device below/in front of the turbos?? Has a red cap on it.

Oil cooler for the turbos, before returning hot oil to the crankcase??
Heat exchanger for cabin heat. Can also divert hot air out the lower cowling exit for extra summer cooling in the climb.
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Old 01-12-2011, 05:30 AM
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Default Beautiful work, Ross

IIRC, you fabbed all of the intake manifold and injector housings?

Great attention to detail!

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Old 01-12-2011, 07:41 AM
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IIRC, you fabbed all of the intake manifold and injector housings?

Great attention to detail!

Regards,
I fabbed the intake manifold, turbo plumbing, intercooler tanks, engine mount and sub mount frame, header tank, twin alternator mounts, air filter mounts, crankcase vent tank and the many braces and brackets etc. The intake runners have velocity stacks built in to maximize airflow and are tuned for the cruise rpm range. The injector housings are something I designed that we sell for people to convert from carbs to EFI. We have many different designs and sizes to fit different injectors for Lycoming, Jabiru, Rotax, Subaru etc. Our CNC shop turns out hundreds of these a year.

It all fits under a stock cowling but was not easy, taking many hours of juggling component locations. I did have to move the oil filler door to the right rear for the EG33.

There are also over 100 hours into the radiator scoop alone with a cockpit controllable exit door, smooth contours, rad mounts and guide vanes glassed into it and many hours of reshaping and sanding.

I expect the engine to make an easy 275hp at 36-38 inches and 5400 rpm for takeoff and project speeds of 190 knots at any altitude, depending on how much fuel burn I want to suffer. The turbos can maintain full power to 18,000 feet+ so the climb rate should be fairly impressive.

I think the worst is over with now.
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RV10 95% built- Sold 2016
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http://sdsefi.com/cpi2.htm



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Old 01-12-2011, 08:05 AM
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Amazing work, congratulations.

I don't blame you for picking up a Gixxer though. Sport bikes are a blast.
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Old 01-12-2011, 08:53 AM
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Awesome work Ross!
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Old 01-12-2011, 09:41 AM
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That's so awesome Ross!!! Amazing looking...can't wait to hear that thing running!!
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