X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.136.170] (HELO imo-m11.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2464947 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:57:14 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.136.170; envelope-from=BMears9413@aol.com Received: from BMears9413@aol.com by imo-m11.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.c2d.20d086c4 (34909) for ; Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:56:31 -0500 (EST) Received: from webmail-me14 (webmail-me14.webmail.aol.com [64.12.88.206]) by cia-da02.mx.aol.com (v120.9) with ESMTP id MAILCIADA026-885d4735c69e4a; Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:56:30 -0400 References: To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Burns Stainless Drag Muffler Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:56:31 -0500 In-Reply-To: X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: bmears9413@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8C9F1C10380056A_DAC_6B5B_webmail-me14.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL WebMail 31361-STANDARD Received: from 65.182.71.8 by webmail-me14.sysops.aol.com (64.12.88.206) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:56:31 -0500 Message-Id: <8C9F1C10380056A-DAC-34F3@webmail-me14.sysops.aol.com> X-AOL-IP: 64.12.88.206 X-Spam-Flag: NO ----------MB_8C9F1C10380056A_DAC_6B5B_webmail-me14.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I planned on wrapping the entire exhaust system to keep the heat put of the engine compartment. You think thats a bad plan? Bob Mears Supermarine Spitfire -----Original Message----- From: Lehanover@aol.com To: Rotary motors in aircraft Sent: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 8:18 pm Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Burns Stainless Drag Muffler In a message dated 11/9/2007 6:24:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, bmears9413@aol.com writes: I was told that inconel is what was used in jet engines to take the heat. It was the only thing that would take the heat and not crack. I hope thats correct, cause I reached real deep in my pockets to insure I was doing the right thing for my application. Gonna be a real pisser if it cracks! Expecially if I go down in flames! Bob Mears Supermarine Spitfire Those hot section vanes have N-2 compressor air pumping through them to extend their life spans. They do crack, and in some cases the crack can be ignored if there is only one. Or, a single vane or some number of vanes can be replaced Or a nick can be filed down and polished. Total hours between hot section checks and the number of starts must be recorded. But crack they do................. ? A little cooling air on the exhaust system is a good idea. On the dyno those things glow a bright orange and heat up anything in a line of sight. Shielding is a must. A thick walled stainless tube covered in heat wrap gets the job done and the lack of under-hood heat is amazing. ? Lynn E. Hanover See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage. ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com ----------MB_8C9F1C10380056A_DAC_6B5B_webmail-me14.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" I planned on wrapping the entire exhaust system to keep the heat put of the engine compartment. You think thats a bad plan?

Bob Mears
Supermarine Spitfire


-----Original Message-----
From: Lehanover@aol.com
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 8:18 pm
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Burns Stainless Drag Muffler

In a message dated 11/9/2007 6:24:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, bmears9413@aol.com writes:
I was told that inconel is what was used in jet engines to take the heat. It was the only thing that would take the heat and not crack. I hope thats correct, cause I reached real deep in my pockets to insure I was doing the right thing for my application. Gonna be a real pisser if it cracks! Expecially if I go down in flames!

Bob Mears
Supermarine Spitfire
Those hot section vanes have N-2 compressor air pumping through them to extend their life spans. They do crack, and in some cases the crack can be ignored if there is only one. Or, a single vane or some number of vanes can be replaced Or a nick can be filed down and polished. Total hours between hot section checks and the number of starts must be recorded. But crack they do.................
 
A little cooling air on the exhaust system is a good idea. On the dyno those things glow a bright orange and heat up anything in a line of sight. Shielding is a must. A thick walled stainless tube covered in heat wrap gets the job done and the lack of under-hood heat is amazing.
 
Lynn E. Hanover




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