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Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:13:48 -0600
From: H & J Johnson <hjjohnson@sasktel.net>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral/ Intake manifolds
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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I'm a while away from anything concrete Bob, I've got my NC mill up and running and now I'm using it for things like casting patterns etc.. I figured the #1 need for rotorarians was an intake manifold so.. hence my working in that direction.

Jarrett


> Hi Jarrett,
> 
> Is your time frame a month or two, or more like 6 months or more?  If
> you can estimate.  I think I will be looking for a new intake as I
> don't think the one I had on the BD-4 is going to fit in the Alpine.
> 
> Bob W.
> 
> 
> On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:09:03 -0600
> H & J Johnson <hjjohnson@sasktel.net> wrote:
> 
> > 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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