Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2940465 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 11:39:31 -0500 Received: from rad ([65.0.137.103]) by imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20040120163929.DUJN1950.imf18aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 11:39:29 -0500 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Intake question Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 10:41:35 -0600 Message-ID: <000001c3df74$44e032d0$6001a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3DF41.FA45C2D0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3DF41.FA45C2D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Rusty.....the first manifold that I received from Atkins (the one he sells with his EFI fuel and intake system) fit very well on my 1989 = turbo engine. The ports all seemed to line up nicely. It is the short, = straight manifold. I sent it back to him, and traded for the wrap-around = manifold, which is now sitting on a shelf. Nice decoration for my garage. Hope = this helps? Paul Conner=20 =20 That's interesting Paul, but I already called Atkins place yesterday to = ask, and they said they didn't make a straight manifold to fit the turbo = block. I didn't talk to Dave, so maybe the guy on the phone just didn't know. Maybe it's worth another phone call to talk to Dave. =20 =20 As for welding up the current space, I don't see how it would be = possible. The channels are so narrow, that my tig torch barely fits inside. How = about some other metal? Is there something along the lines of a brazing alloy that would melt at a substantially lower temp than aluminum, so I could = just heat the entire manifold with a torch, and pool the molten alloy inside = the runner? =20 =20 Thanks for any comments. I've got to get moving on this intake in the = next couple days, since I'm burning vacation time to make this happen. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (off to the hanger for some inspiration)=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3DF41.FA45C2D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Hi, Rusty.....the = first manifold=20 that I received from Atkins (the one he sells with his EFI fuel and = intake=20 system) fit very well on my 1989 turbo engine.  The ports all = seemed to=20 line up nicely. It is the short, straight manifold. I sent it = back to=20 him, and traded for the wrap-around manifold, which is now sitting on a = shelf.=20 Nice decoration for my garage.  Hope this helps?  Paul = Conner 
 
That's interesting = Paul, but I=20 already called Atkins place yesterday to ask, and they said they didn't = make a=20 straight manifold to fit the turbo block.  I didn't talk = to Dave,=20 so maybe the guy on the phone just didn't know.  Maybe it's = worth=20 another phone call to talk to=20 Dave.  
 
As for welding up the = current=20 space, I don't see how it would be possible.  The channels are = so=20 narrow, that my tig torch barely fits inside.  How about some = other=20 metal?  Is there something along the lines of a brazing = alloy=20 that would melt at a substantially lower temp than aluminum, so I could = just=20 heat the entire manifold with a torch, and pool the molten alloy = inside the=20 runner?  
 
Thanks for any = comments.  I've=20 got to get moving on this intake in the next couple days, since I'm = burning=20 vacation time to make this=20 happen.  
 
Cheers,
Rusty (off to the = hanger for some=20 inspiration) 


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