Captain Avgas
Well Known Member
The Experimental SDS induction flanges have been on the market for a couple of years now. Can any of the early adopters provide some feedback on their experience with this product...good or bad.
I see that SDS sells this product with silicon o-rings and silicon hoses for fuel injected engines....and with viton o-rings and nitrile rubber hoses for carbed engines. Apparently the rationale is that the silicon doesn't like avgas too much. But fuel injected engines can have avgas in the induction tubes too...from engine priming. So why bother with the silicon components at all...is there any advantage at all to the silicon or is it just to cut costs. Maybe Ross could answer that.
I see that SDS sells this product with silicon o-rings and silicon hoses for fuel injected engines....and with viton o-rings and nitrile rubber hoses for carbed engines. Apparently the rationale is that the silicon doesn't like avgas too much. But fuel injected engines can have avgas in the induction tubes too...from engine priming. So why bother with the silicon components at all...is there any advantage at all to the silicon or is it just to cut costs. Maybe Ross could answer that.