Well, just got through running the little hot rod Kioritz, and it runs great. I was hoping for a little bit more power than I saw, but then I really haven't tinkered with fine tuning it much, and it doesn't have much time on it either. (Like maybe 20 minutes.) Even so, it put out 20 to 25% more power than my modified Homelite. More power, and 1/2 pound lighter. Can't beat that!!

The density altitude here today is 6500', and the Kioritz turned an APC 16 x 8 prop at 8200 rpms. At this density altitude, the engine is down about 20% in power compared to what it would have at sea level. It should turn the same prop over 8600 at sea level. That's a little less power than Keith from BME got, but as I said, it has very little time and fine tuning on it. As it gets some more time on it, and I experiment more with the timing, carb, mixture, etc., I believe it will gain a bit of power. Still, it's pretty impressive as it is!! I'm happy!

Take care,
AV8TOR