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EG33-Glasair 05-29-2018 11:26 AM

Subaru EG33 hammers all competitors
 
In past races we were blowing away our class so badly that we decided to voluntarily move up one class for the 2018 racing season. Crying and whining from a pilot in the next class started because he knew that we would crush that class. The Race Director asked if we would move up two classes … we agreed.
The Memorial Air Race was held at Terrell Texas this last weekend. 34 aircraft ran in this race. We sliced and diced every one of them. Our speed was 32MPH faster than the second place entrant!
I must admit none of the 270+ MPH guys showed up for this race.
I love this little 202 cubic inch Subaru engine.
Russell Sherwood - Glasair I RG / Subaru EG33

Blacky 05-29-2018 08:07 PM

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Congrats once again Russell. Keep it up.

huck369 05-31-2018 06:24 AM

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SWEET! Keep Showing them what a Subaru EG33 Engine can do!

wdb 06-02-2018 12:39 PM

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Awesome news, congratulations?

How are classes determined?

RisingPhoenix 06-03-2018 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by EG33-Glasair (Post 748712)
In past races we were blowing away our class so badly that we decided to voluntarily move up one class for the 2018 racing season. Crying and whining from a pilot in the next class started because he knew that we would crush that class. The Race Director asked if we would move up two classes … we agreed.
The Memorial Air Race was held at Terrell Texas this last weekend. 34 aircraft ran in this race. We sliced and diced every one of them. Our speed was 32MPH faster than the second place entrant!
I must admit none of the 270+ MPH guys showed up for this race.
I love this little 202 cubic inch Subaru engine.
Russell Sherwood - Glasair I RG / Subaru EG33

Mods and pics please :eek:

EG33-Glasair 06-03-2018 02:47 PM

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How are classes determined?[/QUOTE]

Generally the classes are divided into Experimental (such as mine), Certified and Military. Those are further split by Fixed or Retractable landing gear, Turbo or Normal aspirated, lastly by size of the engine.
Russell Sherwood

EG33-Glasair 06-03-2018 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by RisingPhoenix (Post 748739)
Mods and pics please :eek:

The engine is completely factory stock with the exception of custom exhaust and intake manifolds that I designed and built ... see the attached photos. I also have about a dozen YouTube videos, I like this one because it is only a few seconds long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T9xFf97E-s

RisingPhoenix 06-03-2018 09:04 PM

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Oh, nice. Looks great...but the throttle body looks like aftermarket.

So, these engines are installed backwards on planes?

EG33-Glasair 06-04-2018 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by RisingPhoenix (Post 748755)
Oh, nice. Looks great...but the throttle body looks like aftermarket.

So, these engines are installed backwards on planes?

The throttle body is original EG33, you can't see it in the photo, it is on the back side of the PSRU (transmission). The black part you see is the original EG33 airflow sensor.
Russell Sherwood

Blacky 06-04-2018 03:45 PM

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How is it cooled? I can't see the radiator.

EG33-Glasair 06-04-2018 08:39 PM

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How is it cooled? I can't see the radiator.

Blacky, the radiator is behind the seat. If you are familiar the P51 Mustang from World War II, the cooling design is a close copy of that aircraft. I did make a few aerodynamic changes for airflow improvements. See the photo.
Russell Sherwood

bwb3 06-06-2018 03:14 PM

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Loving reading your posts. Maybe I missed it but, what do you use for an ECU?
Gene

EG33-Glasair 06-06-2018 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bwb3 (Post 748776)
Loving reading your posts. Maybe I missed it but, what do you use for an ECU?
Gene

bwb3, the ECU is also stock Subaru EG33. Much of the brain power of the ECU is unused, I don't need all the car inputs that are unnecessary in an airplane such as backup lights. BTW I have no oxygen sensors … avgas has lead in it and will foul the sensors. Since the ECU has no O2 input it just reverts to a lookup table for adjustments. Russell Sherwood

Blacky 06-07-2018 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by EG33-Glasair (Post 748777)
bwb3, the ECU is also stock Subaru EG33. Much of the brain power of the ECU is unused, I don't need all the car inputs that are unnecessary in an airplane such as backup lights. BTW I have no oxygen sensors … avgas has lead in it and will foul the sensors. Since the ECU has no O2 input it just reverts to a lookup table for adjustments. Russell Sherwood

Very useful information. I have a spare low mileage EG33 which I'd love to put in my boat. There's now one less thing to worry about.

SoCoNoHa 09-06-2018 10:30 AM

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Just curious, did you look into the EZ30 engine before selecting the EG33? I only ask because the EZ is much lighter and more compact with a similar power level. Was there a massive benefit to the EG?

PS I have to say, if an SVX engine is gonna go into something other than an SVX, this is how it should be done. Awesome job.


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