X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao104.cox.net ([68.230.241.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.5) with ESMTP id 4193537 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:56:54 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.42; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao104.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20100402165618.PIFX27176.fed1rmmtao104.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Fri, 2 Apr 2010 12:56:18 -0400 Received: from willsPC ([174.66.169.142]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id 0gw71e00A34gpFS04gwJwJ; Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:56:18 -0400 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=KqzZVGv1/pIBe+XbL3gCBfL8vaFXECOST7Bs1vfp5Gs= c=1 sm=1 a=cPUexvdKvEVW1PN6gG+JiA==:17 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=aocILyyfuHIzuUTct68A:9 a=WecglNFpA2rpncL5uDsA:7 a=k4aM2NpzjjKeiYjYRrEz_6r7TvIA:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=yMhMjlubAAAA:8 a=8I59ToNzAAAA:8 a=-GB_m4fdC0EsnUvL9SAA:9 a=-DcG9fjsI8pz02Sd5MoA:7 a=NhESJOUTmc1KibLWC4rTuK-D7VsA:4 a=JGUZ_q8dRz8A:10 a=cPUexvdKvEVW1PN6gG+JiA==:117 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Tuned lengths Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 09:56:09 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0045_01CAD24A.B84457E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8089.726 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8089.726 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0045_01CAD24A.B84457E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bill, I forgot that casting was a hobby of yours. I'd like to redo my intake = manifold and would be interested in a casting for the lower (first 90 = degree turn) part of the manifold where the ports transition from round = to oval. I'm currently using a highly modified (lots of welding, = grinding, and JB Weld) RX-7 lower. Lets talk. Mike Wills From: Bill Monroe=20 Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 9:13 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Tuned lengths Al, regardless of how it works, it's beautiful. My understanding is that one advantage to using individual throttles as = you did was that it mitigated the effect of pulses between the intakes = and tuning became less critical.=20 Where did you get the tubes to weld-up? I'm planning on making a = casting myself but it would nice to know alternate sources. =20 =20 =20 From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On = Behalf Of Al Gietzen Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 5:06 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Tuned lengths =20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Tuned lengths =20 Please post drawings/photos/specs...Yvon =20 Some photos of the intake manifold for the 20B are attached. It is = 4.5" from flange to flange; the TB flange is at a slight angle to fit my = installation; the TB is TWM 3003; 44mm diameter bores. =20 Another builder built his from my drawings and had a couple extra = made. At least one is still available. The price is around $1000; I'll = have to check. That's a real deal - by the time I had mine fabricated = and heat treated it was over $2000. Let me know if anyone is = interested. =20 Al ------=_NextPart_000_0045_01CAD24A.B84457E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Bill,
 
I forgot that casting was a hobby of yours. = I'd like to=20 redo my intake manifold and would be interested in a casting for = the lower=20 (first 90 degree turn) part of the manifold where the ports transition = from=20 round to oval. I'm currently using a highly modified (lots of welding, = grinding,=20 and JB Weld) RX-7 lower. Lets talk.
 
Mike Wills

Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 9:13 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Tuned lengths

Al,=20 regardless of how it works, it=92s beautiful.

My=20 understanding is that one advantage to using individual throttles as you = did was=20 that it mitigated the effect of pulses between the intakes and tuning = became=20 less critical.

Where=20 did you get the tubes to weld-up?  I=92m planning on making a = casting myself=20 but it would nice to know alternate sources.

 

 

 

From: Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Al=20 Gietzen
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 5:06 PM
To: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Tuned=20 lengths

 

To: Rotary = motors in=20 aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Tuned = lengths

 

Please post=20 drawings/photos/specs...Yvon

 

Some=20 photos of the intake manifold for the 20B are attached. It is 4.5=94 = from flange=20 to flange; the TB flange is at a slight angle to fit my installation; = the TB=20 is TWM 3003; 44mm diameter bores.

 

Another=20 builder built his from my drawings and had a couple extra made.  = At least=20 one is still available. The price is around $1000; I=92ll have to = check. That=92s=20 a real deal =96 by the time I had mine fabricated and heat treated it = was over=20 $2000.  Let me know if anyone is = interested.

 

Al

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