Gary,
For a carbureted engine with the air cleaner right on top of the
carburetor it may help mixing the fuel. However if you have a
multi-point fuel injected engine (car or plane) or one where the Filter
is a foot or so up stream of the carburetor it will have little effect
if any or the mixing. Most engines are designed to swirl the air/ fuel
mixture as it enters the cylinder.
Michelle

Gary wrote:

Just got home from work and at this time in the morning the only thing on TV
is infomercials

So here I am watching these infomercials and on comes the one for the
Cyclone Fuel Saver. Now they claim that it improves fuel mileage and power
output from the engine. So I was just wondering if anyone has tried this
little device in their piston aircraft?
The theory makes sense, spinning air in the intake tract to help mix the
air/fuel better before entering the cylinder. Now the ad says that this
works in any gasoline burning engine (and they list almost every gas burning
engine ever invented) except the ad didn't mention aircraft. I find this
interesting cause if it works really that good in cars, trucks, motorcycles
ect. ect wouldn't it work just as well in a airplane?

I assume that this device hasn't been approved for use in piston powerd
aircraft yet or, maybe it just isn't as good as the makers claim!





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Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P

"Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike)

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