Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com ([24.93.67.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2621241 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 02 Oct 2003 08:23:14 -0400 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-020.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.20]) by ms-smtp-03.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.2) with SMTP id h92CKsW0004758 for ; Thu, 2 Oct 2003 08:20:57 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <003001c388df$ae9cc4e0$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] BUI (Big Ugly Intake) Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 08:21:18 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002D_01C388BE.27512920" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C388BE.27512920 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Slade=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 10:35 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] BUI (Big Ugly Intake) For those who might be interested, and to give Rusty some space, = here's a couple of pictures of my part finished intake.=20 It's a bit close to the cowl at the rear end of the plenum, and the = end injector boss is up against the cowl, so it's going to need some = "adjustment". The throttle body will go on the front end plate. Once we = have it right the welds will be "cleaned up". Just a work in progress. = Weight is 11lb. John Slade -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- Looks good, John About the only clear benefit that the "Plugs Up" orientation gives = is you generally have plenty of room for intakes, something that is = usually tight on the regular orientation. I presume you are going to = place a single throat throttle body on the front? Did you have any = problem getting the tube closest to the front cover to miss your = alternator bracket? Ed Anderson ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01C388BE.27512920 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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From:=20 John=20 Slade

To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Wednesday, October 01, = 2003 10:35=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] BUI (Big = Ugly=20 Intake)

For=20 those who might be interested, and to give Rusty some space, here's a = couple=20 of pictures of my part finished intake.

It's=20 a bit close to the cowl at the rear end of the plenum, and the end = injector=20 boss is up against the cowl, so it's going to need some "adjustment". = The=20 throttle body will go on the front end plate. Once we have it right = the welds=20 will be "cleaned up". Just a work in progress. Weight is=20 11lb.

John=20 Slade

Looks good, John

About the only = clear benefit=20 that the "Plugs Up" orientation gives is you generally have plenty of = room for=20 intakes, something that is usually tight on the regular = orientation. I=20 presume you are going to place a single throat throttle body on the=20 front? Did you have any problem getting the tube closest to the = front=20 cover to miss your alternator bracket?

Ed = Anderson

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