Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 21:22:15 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <13brv3@mchsi.com> Received: from sccmmhc01.mchsi.com ([204.127.203.183] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.6) with ESMTP id 2026596 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Feb 2003 21:20:12 -0500 Received: from rad ([12.218.64.232]) by sccmmhc01.mchsi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with ESMTP id <20030218022012.GRGI2338.sccmmhc01.mchsi.com@rad> for ; Tue, 18 Feb 2003 02:20:12 +0000 Reply-To: <13brv3@mchsi.com> From: <13brv3@mchsi.com> X-Original-To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: The turbo's back X-Original-Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 20:21:04 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <000501c2d6f4$66449490$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C2D6C2.1BAA2490" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C2D6C2.1BAA2490 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I found that you can turn the turbo exhaust manifold 180 deg such = that the exhaust of the turbo points toward the rear (of the aircraft). Note: = you may have to grind about 1/8" off one edge of the manifold face that = meets the block so it wont' hit the engine bolt there. While this would mean you could not use the stock oil/coolant lines to the turbo, if might be a space = saver and may enable you to put the radiator underneath. Give it a try. Ed Anderson I'll take a look at that, but I don't think it would fit with the mount = if I turned it around. The exhaust problem was going to be if I didn't use = the turbo, and needed a muffler. I would have to take the exhaust pipes = around the side of the mount, then back toward the belly of the plane like = Tracy did. That would mean the exhaust would have to go right through the = area where the radiator will be. With the turbo, I actually like the fact = the the exhaust points forward. I would just get someone to bend an appropriate sized SS pipe 180 degrees, and exit right out the side of = the cowl with no muffler. It doesn't get any simpler than that :-) =20 Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C2D6C2.1BAA2490 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

      I found that you can = turn the=20 turbo exhaust manifold 180 deg such that
the exhaust of the turbo = points=20 toward the rear (of the aircraft). Note: you
may have to grind about = 1/8" off=20 one edge of the manifold face that meets the
block so it wont' hit = the engine=20 bolt there.   While this would mean you could
not use the = stock=20 oil/coolant lines to the turbo, if might be a space saver
and may = enable you=20 to put the radiator underneath.  Give it a try.

Ed=20 Anderson

I'll = take a look at=20 that, but I don't think it would fit with the mount if I turned it = around. =20 The exhaust problem was going to be if I didn't use the turbo, and = needed a=20 muffler.  I would have to take the exhaust pipes around the side of = the=20 mount, then back toward the belly of the plane like Tracy did.  = That would=20 mean the exhaust would have to go right through the area where the = radiator will=20 be.  With the turbo, I actually like the fact the the exhaust = points=20 forward.   I would just get someone to bend an appropriate = sized SS=20 pipe 180 degrees, and exit right out the side of the cowl with = no=20 muffler.  It doesn't get any simpler than that = :-)
 
Rusty
 
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