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Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Emailing:
Ed-Klepeis
Here's a pic of it. Ed Klepesis has welded it up-air passes
thru the center of it to help cool it.
Marc Wiese
Thanks for the pic
Marc. It sure is a convenient size, but I wonder how it performs
compared to a traditional 2 in 1 collector system. Was any of this an
off the shelf product, or is it just something that Ed Klepesis created?
Does he sell them?
Thanks,
Rusty
I can answer a few questions concerning the VAM muffler.
It was not designed by Ed Klepeis, but he did make the first one and submitted
it for testing (done at Tracy Crook's fly-in). Another rotary
enthusiast, I 'm pretty sure his name is Jerry Bass, has volunteered to test
the muffler on his aircraft. I understand that the test results were
favorable, and that it did ingest air into the front of the "donut hole" and
that air exited out the rear, which theoretically should cool the muffler and
it's exhaust. The down side was that it was a little loud, so they are looking
at modifications to make it more quiet. The test wasn't completely fair to the
muffler, as they were unable to attach the tailpipe for testing (engine
mount/stand was in the way, I believe).
I talked to Ed about purchasing
one, and he said that they were going to wait for test results, in case there
were mods or improvements required befor making them for others. So,
hopefully, we will have some more test results soon, and I'm hoping that I am
way on top of the list to get the first or second one? Attached is
another picture, showing the front inlet/cooling hole. Hope this is of
some help and or interest? Paul
Conner