any body had any luck relocating carbs?

On reed valve engines you can place the carb about anywhere on lower crankcase. You can even add carbs. I have seen as many as 3 carbs on a Mac...go-cart engine. What did you have in mind? Most people do not like the carb sticking out so far. Yes elboes can be made...but it takes time to get it all right. Good luck, Capt,n

I was wandering about elbows on side mounted carbs, moeve 'em round back and trim up the package.
My little weedy test engine would need about 4 inches of intake.
Think it might work like a high rise intake? velocity draw?

I've seen several planes in here that have great looks ruined by a big ugly carb hangin out the side of cowl.

Got to Toni Clark web-site. He has 90 degree manifolds for sale. I did try to copy the photos, but where the photos went...I don,t know??? He has some great stuff on his Webb-site and lot of good reading. Best Regards Capt,n http://www.toni-clark.com/

How about installing a Ryobi rear cover with reed valve into a Homey 25? I need to measure this. Put a cover plate over the old intake port. Maybe a Mac 28 or 32 would be a better fit. these are much better quality engines then the Ryobi and can rev higher without coming apart. I was just kidding, Ryobi's are cool. I have a few myself.

Dave

I gotta see pics of the morphified hyobilite! Put a NOS fogger in old intake!

I tried it and the Ryobi rear cover is a good fit. The depth is right on and only a minor realignment of the mounting holes is required. A spacer may be needed inthe back of the wrist pin to insure thta the big end of the rod doesn't hit the reed stop.

Dave

Hey Dave....let us know if you ever run that reed valve Homelite!!!! Capt,n

Daves not home man?

If we can get this backplate thing to work, Never mind the bent tube question

The Homelite runs great in it's original config.

Why would you want to handicap it with a Ryobi reed valve assembly that doesn't flow well??

AV8TOR

That answer is pretty simple...some people do not like a big carb sicking out through a nice cowl. Not everyone is out for all-out performance. Capt,n

Captain,
I am not planning on doing the reed valve thing soon. It was just an interesting idea.

av8tor: The only reason for doing it is to move the carb to a more pleasing location on a scale type model. It should run better then a Ryobi, since it can rev higher without exploding. The operation is totally reversable and would only require minimal effort to do. It would even be fun.

Dave

I keep thinking about designing a better reed valve setup for the Ryobi to let it breathe better, and that of course would be helpful in the situation you are talking about. Maybe one of these days....

AV8TOR

Is there any difference from a ryobi reed valve and a stihl? As was stated, I don't like the big ol' ugly carb hangin in the wind.

The ryobi reed valve is a basic item. It has a 5/8" bore, which matches the big bore carb throttle bore. You can bend the reed stop out a bit to allow a greater opening. Just br careful not to allow it to contact the moving parts. Fancy reed blocks are available and could be mounted in the stock rear cover. You might pay more for one then you paid for the motor though.

Dave

Paid for the motor?????? If you call "Sure I can haul that old weed eater off for ya" payment