quote:After entensive testing and some rather unusual attitudes of the plane I have determined that the Holley carb runs out of fuel long before the oil pick up in the pan gets unported.
Interesting discovery. I'd still feel better if you had a baffled pan. I took a hard corner in my Pantera and left the oil pickup dry for a second - spun a rod bearing! My new engine has a fully baffled Armando 10-quart road race oil pan. Would be an extra measure of protection against leaving the oil pickup dry in heavy turbulence - not fail safe, but better than a stock open 5-quart pan.
Love your plane BTW. Had an itch years ago to build a Lancair IV, but unfortunately not the budget. Did quite a bit of flying with friends, helped a friend rebuild a Cavalier plans-built plane that he purchased when it had been mothballed for years after the builder had a prop strike. Beautiful flying plane. Then spent many an afternoon in his hangar as he built an RV9a and an RV10.
But alas, I have too little time and too little money to pursue all of my interests, so I've limited my "hobby" to automotive. And after such a great sacrifice, my wife thinks I have too many cars! Go figure!
Keep us posted on your adventures and development progress!