Mike S
Senior Curmudgeon
After an inflight ignition failure with my Laser system, I found myself forced to make a choice--------fix whatever issue had cropped up with the Lasar, go to straight mags, or go to all electronic ignition.
The Lasar is a great concept IMHO, but I am not happy that the sustem was never tested for LOP opperations, and in fact the Slick rep told me not to attempt LOP with it. Plus, support for Lasar is kinda slim. OK, Lasar off the list.
Straight mags-------well, no thanks.
So, that left all electronic. My first choice was Emag/Pmag--------and has been since I first saw the unit at OSH 2011. but------it seems to still be vaporware, and not hardware. Also, the price on their website was on the high side compared to other options.
Due to the success of Mike Robinson and Adam Pontious installations in this thread http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=132220 and the similar success of one of my neighbors, I decided to go with the SDS/Racetech CPI system. Plus, SDS/Racetech has a really long track record of successful systems in the automotive world.
After making the decision to go CPI, and a phone call to get all the specifics ironed out for the system I needed, I placed the order for a dual system.
The installation of this system in my RV 10 is provided for your entertainment
After removing the control box for the Lasar, I mounted the coil pack for the lower plugs on the firewall ----luckily one of the nutplates from the Lasar install was perfect to use for installing the CPI unit, just needed to drill a couple more mounting holes to get it in place. The location spanned one of the firewall stiffeners so that is a good bit of luck. Also, clears the cowl fastening screw---more good luck.
The coil pack for the top plugs was mounted in a similar way to what Mike R. did on his rocket. I had to make up a custom mount that would span over the fuel injection line, and allow the unit to clear the injection spider too. Ross makes a nice CAD/CAM billet part to do the same thing, but he was out of stock on this when I made my order. Here is a shot of my mount, you can see the fuel injection line going under the mount.
The other side, showing the support for the injector line.
The igniter module was mounted to the baffling with a piece of 1/8" plate to give it a solid mount, and thermal grease was use to make sure of good heat transfer. Also, a stiffener was added to behind the baffle to keep the thin baffling material flat.
The Lasar is a great concept IMHO, but I am not happy that the sustem was never tested for LOP opperations, and in fact the Slick rep told me not to attempt LOP with it. Plus, support for Lasar is kinda slim. OK, Lasar off the list.
Straight mags-------well, no thanks.
So, that left all electronic. My first choice was Emag/Pmag--------and has been since I first saw the unit at OSH 2011. but------it seems to still be vaporware, and not hardware. Also, the price on their website was on the high side compared to other options.
Due to the success of Mike Robinson and Adam Pontious installations in this thread http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=132220 and the similar success of one of my neighbors, I decided to go with the SDS/Racetech CPI system. Plus, SDS/Racetech has a really long track record of successful systems in the automotive world.
After making the decision to go CPI, and a phone call to get all the specifics ironed out for the system I needed, I placed the order for a dual system.
The installation of this system in my RV 10 is provided for your entertainment
After removing the control box for the Lasar, I mounted the coil pack for the lower plugs on the firewall ----luckily one of the nutplates from the Lasar install was perfect to use for installing the CPI unit, just needed to drill a couple more mounting holes to get it in place. The location spanned one of the firewall stiffeners so that is a good bit of luck. Also, clears the cowl fastening screw---more good luck.
The coil pack for the top plugs was mounted in a similar way to what Mike R. did on his rocket. I had to make up a custom mount that would span over the fuel injection line, and allow the unit to clear the injection spider too. Ross makes a nice CAD/CAM billet part to do the same thing, but he was out of stock on this when I made my order. Here is a shot of my mount, you can see the fuel injection line going under the mount.
The other side, showing the support for the injector line.
The igniter module was mounted to the baffling with a piece of 1/8" plate to give it a solid mount, and thermal grease was use to make sure of good heat transfer. Also, a stiffener was added to behind the baffle to keep the thin baffling material flat.
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