I went out today to check something out that I was curious about - Does the airflow taken off of #4 cylinder for oil cooling effect CHT??
I have a flapper door that completely closes off the flow to the oil cooler in my duct behind #4 cylinder. I set up at a 24/24 cruise and opened the door all the way until oil temp and CHT stabilized. Then I closed the door all the way and stabilized again. Oil temp went from 178 to 187 after a few minutes - No change in CHT's at all.
For anyone who is curious, taking the air from behind #4 does not seem to effect #4 (or any other) CHT, at least on my set-up with a stock inlets to a sealed plenum.
I have a flapper door that completely closes off the flow to the oil cooler in my duct behind #4 cylinder. I set up at a 24/24 cruise and opened the door all the way until oil temp and CHT stabilized. Then I closed the door all the way and stabilized again. Oil temp went from 178 to 187 after a few minutes - No change in CHT's at all.
For anyone who is curious, taking the air from behind #4 does not seem to effect #4 (or any other) CHT, at least on my set-up with a stock inlets to a sealed plenum.