CorvAircraft> alternative carbs

[david stroud]

Exactly right, Clare. Simplicity is a good thing. The best carb I ever had
on my soob was that $20 Holley 5200 out of a Chevette. Like a fool, I
swapped it out later for the Holley 2300 with McNeilly mixture plate etc.
and gained no performance to speak of, gained about 6 lbs and my wallet
was about $700 lighter.

For you lads that are needing carbs and are seriously interested in getting
an engine running rather than banging away endlessly on a keyboard,  you 
might consider that Harley/ Zenith sidedraft carb that I used and Murray 
Green is using now. They are under $300 new, they are simple to install
and get adjusted right and they work well. I hate messing with carbs and this
one ran like a charm. Ebay has nice ones for under $100.

David Stroud   Ottawa, Canada
C-FDWS  Christavia 
Fairchild 51 under construction


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clare Snyder" <claresnyder at rogers.com>
To: "Corvair engines for homebuilt aircraft" <corvaircraft at mylist.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: CorvAircraft> alternative carbs


Basically too complex. We do not need the tuneability required for a road 
racing car - for phenomenal accelleration through corners and all that 
stuff.
Which means we don't need the extra parts and weight. We don't need dual 
throats. Lots of stuff there we don't need, particularly since they are not 
altitude compensating, do not provide for simple in cockpit mixture 
adjustment, and will not provide us with any tangible performance 
improvement over some much simpler, lighter, smaller, and generally less 
expensive and complex alternatives.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary&Sharon" <topsaddle at first-comm.net>
To: "Corvair engines for homebuilt aircraft" <corvaircraft at mylist.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: CorvAircraft> alternative carbs


Clare,
Thanks for your imput,  I am curious what you meant by "OVERKILL for our
use"  to large?  to complex?