Engine Questions

[Delta Mike]

Are there any EZs running fuel injected engines?
Are there any EZs running the subaru EJ22 (Legacy 2.2) engine?
What are the pros and cons of running oli additives like Z-Max, or synthetic oils?

Just curious, I am starting to look into becoming a canard flyer.

[Drew]

A lot of us are running fuel injected engines and electronic ignition.

[Delta Mike]

What are the weight and packaging impacts in the nacelle of the EZs? Are we talking Lycomings and Continentals? Do they require a computer for electronic ignition and injection control?

Do you still keep one of the ignition systems on a magnito?
What is the reliability of electronic systems?
What percentages do they improve power and efficiency?

[Drew]

Electronic Ignition is lighter.  I have 1 mag and 1 EI.  No change to the cowl.  I would imagine that the fuel injection would weigh the same as a carb---but don't know for a fact.

You can read all you want about aircraft electronic ignition from this site

http://cafefoundation.org/v1/toc.htm

You will want to open the ignition1 through ignition3 files

and here are 2 more
http://www.lightspeedengineering.com/Technicalities/sport_aviation95.html

http://exp-aircraft.com/vendors/electroa.html

[mwilli7119]

this is the website for the guys who bought jeff roses business. http://www.electroair.net

[Delta Mike]

Thanks for the links, I have some reading to do.