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Old 08-13-2018, 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by bigmikew
Saw some better results today after playing with the turbulator and also going to a higher voltage on the ignition battery. Now seeing #3 firing and the engine making about 300 more rpms.

Thanks Tom(Maxam) for the advice via telephone, and for all who offered input. So for me it looks like the turbulator tuning and a higher voltage ignition battery were the key, together with a tone of needle adjustments, now have me firing on all cylinders and blowing no oil from the #3 exhaust side.

One last question: how far are you guys backing off of max rpm settings on the ground? Should I tune for max and back off 100 rpms or just tune to max before it starts losing power?

Thanks again.

Mike
Mike are you using the black "top hat" looking ignition?
I tune for max rpm around 3800 on the ground, the rpms will go up from there in the air as the prop unloads. I will use throttle management when in the air especially on down runs to make sure it doesn't over rev.