Aerovee Turbo Kit

[daleandee]

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[1X99]

Just got my Turbo kit yesterday. Reading through the instructions I see they want me to set the timing of the secondary (coil) ignition system at 10°BTDC. With the primary ignition system locked at 28° BTDC, it would seem there would be a huge rpm drop when you turn it off. Nevertheless, they claim there should be essentially no difference in rpm between the 2 systems.
Any ideas?
Steve Craigle
Onex 0099

[MichaelFarley56]

I noticed the same thing Steve. I plan on following the directions and making fine tuning adjustments from there. I'm sure the factory tested things and came up with that number for a reason, so we'll see!

Can't wait to get my turbo installed!

[marsolgp]

Waiex 188 is now officially powered by a TurboVee. Installation completed yesterday and a quick run was done to check for leaks, etc. Needs a little carb adjustment and then high power run, but that will have to wait till weather clears….snow on ground. Tried to upload a couple photos but they were too big…. I'll try figure it out tomorrow.

It's a nice kit with a few small issues, but all in all went rather well. The exhaust system fit will try your patience, but stick with it, it will fit. My turbo needed both the compressor and turbine to be reclocked… not a big deal, loosen a couple bolts on the turbine side and rotate to desired position. The compressor side is held together with a big circlip, you'll need snap ring pliers and just compress it slightly and rotate housing, do not need to remove circlip. The turbo support bracket lower hole is too small for the bolt, up drill before you try installing the bolt…. I played with it for 20 minutes before I realized hole too small. The fittings that are to be installed in the new oil pump (P/N 991955ERL) have o-rings on them, they're not needed and could possibly fall off and fowl the pump…. remove them before installation. If you have the Sonex oil separator you'll need to purchase fittings to drain back into sump, they weren't included in my kit, but I had spares sitting around. And finally, I had a small issue with the LH intake elbow that goes from intake center section and manifold in LH head. I ended up making my own new one from the removed "Y" intake….. Tech at Aeroconversions is working on it. This may have just been a one off and only affected me, but be aware there could be a problem with fit. Good Luck to all you new Turbo Kit Installers.

[daleandee]

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[MichaelFarley56]

I had a very strong feeling that Geary would be the first! Given the speed in which he built his beautiful Waiex, I figured the turbo kit would be a breeze for him!

Geary, congrats on the first engine run! I'm thrilled to hear you've got the engine up and running, and thank you for your bits of information on the kit. I can't wait to hear what you think of the flying product!

Please keep us informed on how things progress for you!

[Sonex1517]

Great to hear this and thank you very much for the heads up!

Can't wait to hear how the first flight goes and follow on testing.


Robbie Culver
Sonex 1517
Chicagoland
Tails and Wings complete - finishing fuselage.
N1517S reserved

[Bruce593SX]

Which prop did y'all choose?

Bruce Johnson
Sonex 593
Turbo??!

[MichaelFarley56]

I don't have my turbo AeroVee built yet, but I had Lonnie Prince build me a Prince P-Tip 54 x 52 Carbon prop. More info will be forthcoming once I get the thing running!

[Sonex1517]

I went with the same prop Mike ordered. He will know way before I do if it is the correct prop for the turbo.


Robbie Culver
Sonex 1517
Chicagoland
Tails and Wings complete - finishing fuselage.
N1517S reserved