Ed A's Mazda firewall 1.jpg (55474 bytes)

1. Firewall mockup for determining placement of fuel, ignition, and oil subsystem components.

Fuel system components:

Lower right - Fuel filter
Lower right - Fuel header tank (aluminum rectangular box)
Left of Header tank - two high pressure fuel pumps
Over Fuel pumps - two fuel filters
Over Header tank - Fuel distribution "Y" to rejoin fuel flow and pressure
regulator

Ignition system components

Center right -Trail ignition module
Center left - Lead ignition module
(note: ended up mounting Lead module above Trail module on aircraft
firewall)

Starter/master relays (note: ended up mounting both relays inside cockpit)

Remote Oil Filter

Ed A's Mazda engine and prop 2.jpg (36967 bytes)

2. Front view of 13B on test stand

Not much to see here but the placement of the  coolant radiators and test stand bolted out of     angle iron. And of course the left hand (CCW) rotation (orientation from pilots seat) propeller.

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3. Can see Fuel injection throttle bodies, alternator , and firewall components as well as motor mount.

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4. Installation on airframe

Note red marine plastic fuel tank used during test runs. Vacuum from my fuel subsystem design sucked it flat on one occasion when running the engine and forgetting to open the vent on the tank.

Ed A's Mazda engine left less accessories 5.jpg (67106 bytes)

5. A view of engine without all the auxiliary equipment - as you can see quite compact. Also, you can see small size of Ross Aero PSRU attached to bell housing.

Ed A's Mazda engine left front 5a.jpg (54120 bytes)

5A. More of same, again engine appears quite small compare to width of firewall

Ed A's Mazda lower front engine 6.jpg (51091 bytes)

6. Underneath of 13B

Can see my exhaust arrangement leading back to two mufflers hung under fuselage Large oil cooler on the left hand side of photo (right hand side of firewall). Must keep the oil within limits on 1 3B more critical than reciprocating engines

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7. Top of 13B

Can see left coolant radiator (black) in left foreground, engine mount connections on top, and part of the PSRU and the small block of aluminum with a oil pressure sensor (can) connected to it.

Ed A's Mazda rear of engine 8.jpg (56275 bytes)

8. Between rear (actual front in car) of engine and firewall

Ed A's Mazda engine lower left 9.jpg (63449 bytes)

9. More of a complete picture of exhaust system and general underneath stuff

Ed A's Mazda engine right side 10.jpg (50654 bytes)

10 Right side of 13B showing right coolant tank and oil cooler as well as coolant header tank (note radiator cap) mounted between oil cooler and radiator.

Ed A's Mazda bottom of engine 11.jpg (33577 bytes)

11. And more of underside

Ed A's Mazda radiator ducts 12.jpg (35106 bytes)

12 Fiberglass ducts for coolant radiators

Ed A's Mazda oil coolant ducts 13.jpg (55730 bytes)

13. Fiberglass oil duct and fight coolant duct

Ed A's Mazda RV-6A cockpit 14.jpg (51119 bytes)

14. cockpit showing second battery box (aluminum box) mounted directly aft of one in Van's plans.

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15. ANNNDDD Last,. but certainly not least the whole caboodle.