I am installing a fairly traditional fuel system in the RV-10 and need to emplace my Red Cube FT-60. Of course the manual shows it after the electric boost pump and before the engine driven boost pump in the center console. The Red Cube manuals states it must be installed after all boost pumps to prevent vapor lock.
Installing in the center console per the Van's manual is of course the easiest and probably best for the red cube as it doesn't expose the transducer to the heat and vibration of the engine compartment.
Installing after both fuel pumps abides by the manuals, but finding a good location away from heat, vibration, and chemicals is difficult as they tend to fail faster when exposed to those conditions. The firewall would be the best location to mount it in the engine compartment, but that requires some interesting hose routing. Mounting to an engine mount tube is likely best to reduce vibration, but difficult to find a secure mount type (zip ties are not what I would consider secure). The RV-14 solution shown below may be possible, but exposes the FT-60 to exhaust heat and engine vibration.
Which one did you do? Pictures are appreciated if you ended up putting it in the engine compartment.
Installing in the center console per the Van's manual is of course the easiest and probably best for the red cube as it doesn't expose the transducer to the heat and vibration of the engine compartment.
Installing after both fuel pumps abides by the manuals, but finding a good location away from heat, vibration, and chemicals is difficult as they tend to fail faster when exposed to those conditions. The firewall would be the best location to mount it in the engine compartment, but that requires some interesting hose routing. Mounting to an engine mount tube is likely best to reduce vibration, but difficult to find a secure mount type (zip ties are not what I would consider secure). The RV-14 solution shown below may be possible, but exposes the FT-60 to exhaust heat and engine vibration.
Which one did you do? Pictures are appreciated if you ended up putting it in the engine compartment.