X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.5) with ESMTP id 1020508 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:45:30 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.73; envelope-from=sladerj@bellsouth.net Received: from ibm69aec.bellsouth.net ([65.8.211.141]) by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050624174445.ZIHY8692.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm69aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:44:45 -0400 Received: from JSLADE ([65.8.211.141]) by ibm69aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20050624174444.PFWU13045.ibm69aec.bellsouth.net@JSLADE> for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:44:44 -0400 From: "John Slade" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Intake runners - linear expansion due to thermal changes. Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:44:41 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal 4) What have other people done with similar long runs of tubing? Dave, My intake is similar in construction. It has a welded support bracket in the center which bolts to the top of the engine, a support at the throttle body, and another at the back by the oil filter pad. No problems so far.