I searched the RV-3 forum and see that the last post on this subject was from 2014. It seems like there really wasn’t a consensus of what worked and what didn’t.
One option was the RV-10 backseat vent installed near the left knee and also on the right side just below the longeron. I could see where the 10 style vent would catch a bunch of air, but it seems a bit inelegant. I’m also not sure I want the inside workings near my right elbow/arm or near my left knee.
The other option was the twist style round vent made by Larry Vetterman and sold by Van’s as the LV-3. I really like the style and design of this vent and was very happy with the one I used on my Midget Mustang. I’m wondering if anyone has come up with a good place to install one or two of these vents in an RV-3.
The other old standby option would be some sort of NACA inlet with a SCAT hose directed to a twist on/off eyeball vent. Of course in an RV-3, space is in short supply so this could prove challenging.
I currently have fresh air coming off the back of the engine baffle on the right hand side of the engine. It provides a fair bit of flow, but the air seems to be heated about 20 degrees hotter than ambient. I’m an absolute weenie when it comes to heat so I need to find a cooler solution.
One option I’ve considered and that I’ll probably pursue if nobody offers a definitive solution is to essentially extend the inlet for my fresh air forward over the top of my right hand cylinders such that the fresh air intake is co-located with the engine air inlet. Of course my concern with this would be that I’ll dork up the flow over my cylinders and create cooling issues that are currently non-existent.
Thanks for all the help and support from this forum. I’ve owned Chuck’s Three for just shy of 11 months now and have accumulated right at 90 hours in it.
One option was the RV-10 backseat vent installed near the left knee and also on the right side just below the longeron. I could see where the 10 style vent would catch a bunch of air, but it seems a bit inelegant. I’m also not sure I want the inside workings near my right elbow/arm or near my left knee.
The other option was the twist style round vent made by Larry Vetterman and sold by Van’s as the LV-3. I really like the style and design of this vent and was very happy with the one I used on my Midget Mustang. I’m wondering if anyone has come up with a good place to install one or two of these vents in an RV-3.
The other old standby option would be some sort of NACA inlet with a SCAT hose directed to a twist on/off eyeball vent. Of course in an RV-3, space is in short supply so this could prove challenging.
I currently have fresh air coming off the back of the engine baffle on the right hand side of the engine. It provides a fair bit of flow, but the air seems to be heated about 20 degrees hotter than ambient. I’m an absolute weenie when it comes to heat so I need to find a cooler solution.
One option I’ve considered and that I’ll probably pursue if nobody offers a definitive solution is to essentially extend the inlet for my fresh air forward over the top of my right hand cylinders such that the fresh air intake is co-located with the engine air inlet. Of course my concern with this would be that I’ll dork up the flow over my cylinders and create cooling issues that are currently non-existent.
Thanks for all the help and support from this forum. I’ve owned Chuck’s Three for just shy of 11 months now and have accumulated right at 90 hours in it.