X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 30 [X] Return-Path: Received: from vms040pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with ESMTP id 2023881 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 May 2007 13:33:42 -0400 Received: from [71.99.149.126] by vms040.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JHH00ICV7FOTI91@vms040.mailsrvcs.net> for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 May 2007 12:33:24 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 13:36:45 -0400 From: Finn Lassen Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] intake manifold In-reply-to: To: Rotary motors in aircraft Message-id: <463A1DAD.6050402@verizon.net> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit References: User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Windows/20070221) Round to oval is easy: just squeeze the the tube. Tubes do not have to thick walls. Finn tonyslongez@cox.net wrote: > Is anyone using Mistrals intake manifold? > > This whole manifold thing is making me F%#$@ CRAZY. > Honestly I'm haveing a hard time with this thing, does anyone have any clue as to where I can find a manifold that will bolt to my motor that doesn't cost $1200. I swear!! if it's the last thing I do I'm going to find a way to produce a bolt up manifold. > > How are we coming off of the oval primary port into a 2.5 or 2.0in tube? > there must be a way to machine a plate that I can interchange different radius tubes. I'll draw it in CAD of what I think might work. Think about the machining process if you have any ideas on how this might work. > > Tony > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > >