Since my last post I have made great strides of progress on the Sky Cycle. I mounted the engine, ran the fuel lines, hooked up the electrical and mounted the instruments.
I decided that the 64" Warp Drive prop was too large, even on a 2 blade hub, so I cut it down to 60" and am running it as a 3 blade. It is smooth and powerful!
When I first ran up the new 440 engine it ran fine, but was pretty boggy in all rpm ranges. The carb was obviously set up too rich, so I put in a bigger jet needle and took the main jet down a couple of steps. I am most likely also going to lean out the pilot jet as well.
I am really happy how well everything has come out and I think that this trike is going to be a perfect fit for the 17m Manta.
All that is currently left is to take the wing off of the old 340 Kawasaki trike and mount it on the Sky Cycle for its maiden flight!
