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Help balancing fuel flows
We've recently finished an engine/prop overhaul on the Twin, and installed an Insight G4 twin engine monitor. I've since been "analyzing" the data it logs, and trying to better tune my engines to make it smoother, more efficient, etc. I'm having trouble figuring out an issue with one engine's number 2 cylinder. I'll attach the graph of one flight where I was playing with the mixture and leaned it out several times, so the issue is very apparent. #2 cylinder ends up being about 50°F leaner than the other 3, so I end up needing about an extra .6 GPH total fuel flow for that engine in order to accommodate that lean cylinder. I have tried moving the richest injectors to that lean cylinder in different combinations, and it has little to no effect on the performance. It runs fine and the EGT's seem to be right in line with each other in all phases of flight so long as the mixture is 100°F+ rich of peak. It only shows up when I'm trying to lean it out to cruise settings. (usually shooting for 75° ROP) The injectors are the newer style 2-piece Bendix. I don't believe the flow divider could cause an issue like this, but am I assuming something I shouldn't?
EDIT: I should add that the issues I'm seeing are more pronounced on the older engine, not the one that was just overhauled. I'm only now seeing them because of the new addition of the engine monitor. The fresh overhaul is looking much more uniform, although not as perfect as I would like to end up with.
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See page 4 of this blog for what I did in this regard. http://www.comancheflyer.com/forum2/vie ... les#p47838
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