Twin plug /4, ROI? |
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Twin plug /4, ROI? |
r_towle |
Feb 17 2018, 04:13 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,584 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
Has anyone done testing to understand the Net difference between single and twin plug on a /4?
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Mueller |
Feb 17 2018, 04:39 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
Good question, i know on aircraft engines you can hear the difference when disabling one set when testing the magnetos while the motor is rumning.
There is a thread place where Jake made some comments about timing and such. |
buz914 |
Feb 17 2018, 07:11 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 26 Joined: 30-April 16 From: Florida Member No.: 19,952 Region Association: South East States |
And aircraft engines are low compression, air cooled engines.
Good question, i know on aircraft engines you can hear the difference when disabling one set when testing the magnetos while the motor is rumning. There is a thread place where Jake made some comments about timing and such. |
Mueller |
Feb 17 2018, 07:53 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
And aircraft engines are low compression, air cooled engines. Good question, i know on aircraft engines you can hear the difference when disabling one set when testing the magnetos while the motor is rumning. There is a thread place where Jake made some comments about timing and such. More of a safety feature from what I remember, nice to have some redundancy way up there. |
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