Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 20:59:19 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.6) with ESMTP id 2720094 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:37:21 -0500 Received: from user-2injql3.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.121.234.163] helo=Carol) by gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AJxzZ-0001OR-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 08:37:18 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <002701c3a93b$31a13940$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" X-Original-To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Intake manifold X-Original-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 10:36:57 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0024_01C3A908.E5BB5D80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C3A908.E5BB5D80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 6:23 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Intake manifold ----- Original Message -----=20 From: sqpilot@earthlink=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 10:49 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Intake manifold Hi, fellow rotary enthusiasts....I finished assembling all the parts = for my new intake manifold. Ready for welding. The machinist did an = excellent job of making the plate that the TWM throttlebody attaches to. = Here are some pictures. Paul Conner, 13b powered SQ2000 in Mobile, AL -------------------------------------------------------------------------= --- Looking good, Paul You may have already answered this, but I can't recall - where = did you get the cast intake manifold? Ed Anderson Thanks, Ed. I bought the cast intake manifold from Mazdatrix. It is = for a Weber IDA carb. If you look at their website, under racing = products, and Weber IDA carbs, you will find several similar = manifolds....the difference is in the porting (turbo, non-turbo, 4 and 6 = ports). I purchased part number 18105, which is for '87-'92 13b 4-port = turbo engines. Cost, I believe was around $250.00. Well worth it to = have something that just bolted right on to the engine. Since it is = designed for cars, the top of the casting where the carb would mount is = slanted. My $6.00 Stanley hacksaw took care of that. Then, the = machinist took a boring bar and slightly opened up the two holes so that = my Burns Stainless Products 6061 aluminum tube bends would fit in quite = nicely. Much lighter weight than other manifolds I have purchased in = the past. I purchased the 4"x12" aluminum tubing bends with the 12 inch = section expanded, so my 45 degree bends just slide right in (somewhat of = a press fit). Nice for fine tuning of the intake by just sliding it in = or out to change the length of the runners, secured with hose and = clamps, or of course you can just weld them together. Hope this helps. = Paul Conner ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C3A908.E5BB5D80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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From:=20 Ed=20 Anderson
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Wednesday, November 12, = 2003 6:23=20 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Intake = manifold

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From:=20 sqpilot@earthlink
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20

Sent: Tuesday, November 11, = 2003 10:49=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Intake=20 manifold

Hi, fellow rotary enthusiasts....I = finished=20 assembling all the parts for my new intake manifold. Ready for = welding. The=20 machinist did an excellent job of making the plate that the TWM = throttlebody=20 attaches to. Here are some pictures. Paul Conner, 13b powered SQ2000 = in=20 Mobile, AL

Looking good, Paul

You may have = already=20 answered this, but I can't recall - where did you get the cast = intake=20 manifold?

Ed Anderson

Thanks, Ed. I bought the cast = intake=20 manifold from Mazdatrix. It is for a Weber IDA carb. If you look at = their=20 website, under racing products, and Weber IDA carbs, you will find = several=20 similar manifolds....the difference is in the porting (turbo, = non-turbo, 4=20 and 6 ports). I purchased part number 18105, which is for '87-'92 = 13b 4-port=20 turbo engines. Cost, I believe was around $250.00. Well worth = it to=20 have something that just bolted right on to the engine. Since it is = designed=20 for cars, the top of the casting where the carb would mount is=20 slanted. My $6.00 Stanley hacksaw took care of that. Then, the = machinist took a boring bar and slightly opened up the two holes so = that my=20 Burns Stainless Products 6061 aluminum tube bends would fit in quite = nicely. Much lighter weight than other manifolds I have = purchased in=20 the past. I purchased the 4"x12" aluminum tubing bends with the 12 = inch=20 section expanded, so my 45 degree bends just slide right in = (somewhat of a=20 press fit). Nice for fine tuning of the intake by just sliding it in = or out=20 to change the length of the runners, secured with hose and = clamps, or=20 of course you can just weld them together. Hope this helps. = Paul=20 Conner

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