Return-Path: Received: from [65.54.169.59] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 769234 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 Mar 2005 18:15:49 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.169.59; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 3 Mar 2005 15:15:01 -0800 Message-ID: Received: from 4.174.4.67 by BAY3-DAV29.phx.gbl with DAV; Thu, 03 Mar 2005 23:14:15 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.174.4.67] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" , "kevin lane" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] spintech Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:14:13 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0060_01C5201C.CDF55E30" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 Seal-Send-Time: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:14:13 -0500 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.10.0011.1703 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 03 Mar 2005 23:15:01.0893 (UTC) FILETIME=[D38C8B50:01C52046] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01C5201C.CDF55E30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All things considered, I think you made a good choice with the non 321 = muffler. I assume it was their 304 ss model? My 304 Flowmaster is = working great but of course it has a 200 HP cooling fan on it : ) It'll = be interesting to hear how yours works. I would definitely put some = thin (.005 - .010) stainless between FW and muffler. Maybe a thin bit = of fiberfrax sandwiched between as well. This is for pilot comfort as = well as to keep the FW from wrinkling with heat expansion. I'm still = not happy with how much heat comes through my FW. Tracy (scheduled to return to travel trailer renovation hell tomorrow) Tracy - I ordered a spintech muffler this morning. They have a 2 1/2 = x 9 x=20 16" model. Their 321 s/s models however run $350, so I stuck with a = steel=20 one($129), figuring it's life span probably will be short until some = design=20 changes obsoletes it. I hope to keep mine within the cowling, so = aerodynamic=20 shape doesn't play a big role. The thinness actually should help cool = it=20 better and I plan to blow oil cooler air over it and out the side. How's tha trailer remodel business? Watch out for that spray=20 insulation, you ususally have to just cut it out of your hair it's so = damn=20 sticky. Kevin Lane Portland, OR e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net=20 >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> Archive: = http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0060_01C5201C.CDF55E30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

All things considered, I think you made a good choice with the non = 321=20 muffler. I assume it was their 304 ss model? My 304 = Flowmaster is=20 working great but of course it has a 200 HP cooling fan on it : ) = It'll be=20 interesting to hear how yours works. I would definitely put = some=20 thin (.005 - .010) stainless between FW and muffler. Maybe a thin = bit of=20 fiberfrax sandwiched between as well. This is for pilot = comfort as=20 well as to keep the FW from wrinkling with heat expansion. = I'm still=20 not happy with how much heat comes through my FW.

Tracy (scheduled to return to travel trailer renovation hell=20 tomorrow)

Tracy - I ordered a spintech muffler this = morning. They=20 have a 2 1/2 x 9 x
16" model. Their 321 s/s models however = run $350,=20 so I stuck with a steel
one($129), figuring it's life span = probably will=20 be short until some design
changes obsoletes it. I hope to keep = mine=20 within the cowling, so aerodynamic
shape doesn't play a big = role. =20 The thinness actually should help cool it
better and I plan to = blow oil=20 cooler air over it and out the side.
How's tha = trailer=20 remodel business? Watch out for that spray
insulation, you = ususally=20 have to just cut it out of your hair it's so damn
sticky.
Kevin = Lane Portland, OR
e-mail-> n3773@comcast.net=20

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