If you happen to be installing throttle quadrant , you could delete the supplied control cable as they will be too short.
Yep - forgot to say that if you plan on the standard push/pull cables the firewall forward kit provided throttle cable will be ~2" short. The mixture and prop fit. Unfortunately Van's does not have a longer throttle cable to substitute so you will need to buy elsewhere (and they are amazingly expensive).
I wonder how the flying RV14's keep from chaffing the heater scat tube between the engine and throttle cable?
Van's doesn't have a longer one because the one supplied in the FWF kit should work (I don't know why yours didn't, but I have a guess).
Both of the prototypes, and Mitchs' demonstrator were all built using the same controls as are supplied in the kit
Technically correct - but if the RV-14 is built to plans the throttle cable is tight against the bottom of the engine. The exact same problem found with the recommended RV-10 throttle cable. Most people will want to have another couple of inches to avoid this chaffing problem - and perhaps put the cable in a run of fire sleeve to further protect it.
Carl
Carl,
I don't know why it is on yours.
It is not, on the prototypes.
Yep - I was told the same thing when I called Van's that the throttle cable was too short on the RV-10. Then I found out others had the same problem. For the RV-10 at least I was able to exchange the recommended 47.5" RV-10 cable for the 50.5" RV-7 cable. The extra 3" solved the problem.
Too bad Van's does not carry a longer cable for the RV-14 as other cable vendors can be pricey.
Builders do as you want. I offer that a slightly longer cable is better.
Carl
One question....
The add on panel at the bottom that you have your engine controls mounted in... is it offset fwd like specified in the plans or is it flush with the face of the instrument panel?