Your right, it was for the 13B... so linearly scaled, the 20B was $1200??  j/k, you could be right about what it cost.. :)

 

Jarrett

 

 

> I stand corrected, although I think that $800 may have been for a
> 13B.  Looking forward to seeing your design.
> Greg
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: H & J Johnson
>  To: Rotary motors in aircraft
>  Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 5:09 PM
>  Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral/ Intake manifolds
>
>
>
>
>
>  Greg, currently it's a work in progress, once I get the design
> to where I think it has leg's I'll post more info. It will be a
> wrap over design w/ the trottle body/carb on the plug side.
>
>  Last I'd heard Mistral was selling [when they did] their intakes
> for ~$800. If you built an engine for less than that..  please
> dish :D  It's not cheap but then investment castings and machining
> etc.. generally aren't..
>
>
>
>  We'll see how it goes..
>
>
>
>  Jarrett [website is 90% done.. 90% to go... still..]
>
>
>
>
>
>  > You're right on that Jarrett, but I think each installation
> would
>  > be different.  I know mine was.  Clearances, heat, cowling,
>  > horsepower requirements, flow bench testing, and a bunch of
> other
>  > details about driving me nuts getting mine designed and
>  > fabricated, and I'm still not quite there.  If you've got a
> design
>  > that you feel works, how about letting us all in on it, then
> we
>  > can judge, especially when it comes to cost.  Mistral's I
> heard
>  > was beautiful, but costly, probably more than I spent for the
>  > entire engine, and as I said, no response from them, so I will
>  > probably never know.
>  > Greg
>  >  ----- Original Message -----
>  >  From: H & J Johnson
>  >  To: Rotary motors in aircraft
>  >  Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 4:06 PM
>  >  Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral/ Intake manifolds
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  Greg this is why I've been interested in getting my own
> design
>  >
>  >  into production. It's an area which most DIY's could really
> use
>  >
>  >  some help.. as far as I can see it..
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  Jarrett
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  > If you knew what I have been going through getting a turbo
>  >  > manifold for a 20B built, you wouldn't even try.  I tried
>  >  > communicating with Mistral several times about one of their
>  >  > manifolds, there was no interest in helping me out.
>  >  > Greg Ward
>  >  > Lancair 20B in progress
>  >  >  ----- Original Message -----
>  >  >  From: H & J Johnson
>  >  >  To: Rotary motors in aircraft
>  >  >  Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 7:51 AM
>  >  >  Subject: [FlyRotary] Mistral/ Intake manifolds
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >  Just thought I'd ask around. A few people purchased intake
>  >  > manifolds from Mistral and I'm trying to find out a few
> things
>  >  > about them.
>  >  >
>  >  >  First of all, what versions of the 13B did they fit? How
> much
>  > do
>  >  > they weigh? Originally, what were they selling them for.
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >  As I understand it, they no longer sell them to joe-
> public,
>  > nor
>  >  > do the new unit's fit on the standard 13B? Are there
> builders
>  > out
>  >  > there who would prefer to buy a ready to install manifold
> for
>  >  > their projects?
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >
>  >  >  Thanks guy's!
>  >  >
>  >  >  Jarrett Johnson
>  >  >
>  >  >
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