Correction to my correction - the current NA 182 has a Lycoming IO-540 with the same HP as my Continental 0-470.
On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 7:06 PM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Minor correction - the Jet-A engine is in the new 182 to replace the turbo > Continental engine. The NA 182 still has a Continental 0-470. > > > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 6:33 PM, <relng...@aol.com> wrote: > >> > ..One of the things an intercooler does on a turbodiesel is to lower the >> > temp >> > (and pressure) of the intake charge to prevent early ignition.... >> > >> The important thing is to lower the temp of the compressed air to make it >> more dense and thus lower the CHT. Intercoolers have been around since at >> least WW2 and are common in turbocharged gas engines. Including aircraft. >> Even >> so and intercooler or not, big-inch Continental aircraft engines can >> overheat at high altitudes. >> >> And a bit OT, there is a new French built 4-cylinder Jet-A engine >> available >> in the Cessna 172 that is intercooled and pulls nearly 100 inches of >> manifold pressure. It is a compression ignition engine but is built for >> Jet-A, not >> diesel fuel. >> >> Costs about $500K, BTW. >> >> RLE >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > > -- > OK Don > 2001 ML320 > 2012 Passat TDI DSG > 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager > > -- OK Don 2001 ML320 2012 Passat TDI DSG 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
