X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Received: from imo-d03.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.8) with ESMTP id 2039723 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 12 May 2007 09:51:09 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.157.35; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-d03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.c9b.1054e006 (30740) for ; Sat, 12 May 2007 09:49:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 09:49:53 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: EC2 smoke question To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1178977793" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5366 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1178977793 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 5/12/2007 9:20:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, atlasyts@bellsouth.net writes: 240HP at 6000 RPM. That is outstanding HP, even on a California dyno. Any port pictures or porting open and close figures? Sounds like the one to replicate. A typical Weber intake system from a race shop would be quite short. Not ideal for 6,000 RPM. Better at 9,500 to 10,000 RPM, looking for 335 HP. I remembered this from Go Karts, for small parts and even sections of intake runner, fab the molds from kiddies modeling clay. Cast small parts in epoxy and chopped roving or carbon fiber. Mold the intake flanges (aluminum) right into epoxy and after a layer of epoxy has hardened, fiberglass tape wrap the clay runner and around the flange and let it cure. Wash out the clay in kerosene and a bucket. Parts molded against the clay come out slick and shiny. Insides of runners fantastic. If the clay seems too oily, let the mold dry for a few days before molding. Lynn E. Hanover ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -------------------------------1178977793 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 5/12/2007 9:20:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,=20 atlasyts@bellsouth.net writes:

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That is outstanding HP, even on a California dyno. Any port pictures or= =20 porting open and close figures?

Sounds like the one to replicate. A typical Weber intake system f= rom=20 a race shop would be quite short. Not ideal for 6,000 RPM. Better at 9,500 t= o=20 10,000 RPM,

looking for 335 HP.

I remembered this from Go Karts, for small parts and even sections of=20 intake runner, fab the molds from kiddies modeling clay. Cast small parts in= =20 epoxy and chopped roving or carbon fiber. Mold the intake flanges (aluminum)= =20 right into epoxy and after a layer of epoxy has hardened, fiberglass tape wr= ap=20 the clay runner and around the flange and let it cure.

Wash out the clay in kerosene and a bucket. Parts molded against t= he=20 clay come out slick and shiny. Insides of runners fantastic. If the clay see= ms=20 too oily, let the mold dry for a few days before molding.

Lynn E. Hanover

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