Hi Jarrett,

Is your time frame a month or two, or more like 6 months or more?  If
you can estimate.  I think I will be looking for a new intake as I
don't think the one I had on the BD-4 is going to fit in the Alpine.

Bob W.


On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:09:03 -0600
H & J Johnson <hjjohnson@sasktel.net> wrote:

> Greg, currently it's a work in progress, once I get the design to where I think it has leg's I'll post more info. It will be a wrap over design w/ the trottle body/carb on the plug side.
>
> Last I'd heard Mistral was selling [when they did] their intakes for ~$800. If you built an engine for less than that..  please dish :D  It's not cheap but then investment castings and machining etc.. generally aren't..
>
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> We'll see how it goes..
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> Jarrett [website is 90% done.. 90% to go... still..]
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> > You're right on that Jarrett, but I think each installation would
> > be different.  I know mine was.  Clearances, heat, cowling,
> > horsepower requirements, flow bench testing, and a bunch of other
> > details about driving me nuts getting mine designed and
> > fabricated, and I'm still not quite there.  If you've got a design
> > that you feel works, how about letting us all in on it, then we
> > can judge, especially when it comes to cost.  Mistral's I heard
> > was beautiful, but costly, probably more than I spent for the
> > entire engine, and as I said, no response from them, so I will
> > probably never know.
> > Greg
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  From: H & J Johnson
> >  To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> >  Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 4:06 PM
> >  Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Mistral/ Intake manifolds
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  Greg this is why I've been interested in getting my own design
> >
> >  into production. It's an area which most DIY's could really use
> >
> >  some help.. as far as I can see it..
> >
> >
> >
> >  Jarrett
> >
> >
> >
> >  > If you knew what I have been going through getting a turbo
> >  > manifold for a 20B built, you wouldn't even try.  I tried
> >  > communicating with Mistral several times about one of their
> >  > manifolds, there was no interest in helping me out.
> >  > Greg Ward
> >  > Lancair 20B in progress
> >  >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  >  From: H & J Johnson
> >  >  To: Rotary motors in aircraft
> >  >  Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 7:51 AM
> >  >  Subject: [FlyRotary] Mistral/ Intake manifolds
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >  Just thought I'd ask around. A few people purchased intake
> >  > manifolds from Mistral and I'm trying to find out a few things
> >  > about them.
> >  >
> >  >  First of all, what versions of the 13B did they fit? How much
> > do
> >  > they weigh? Originally, what were they selling them for.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >  As I understand it, they no longer sell them to joe-public,
> > nor
> >  > do the new unit's fit on the standard 13B? Are there builders
> > out
> >  > there who would prefer to buy a ready to install manifold for
> >  > their projects?
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >  Thanks guy's!
> >  >
> >  >  Jarrett Johnson
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