Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 09:15:32 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <13brv3@mchsi.com> Received: from sccmmhc02.mchsi.com ([204.127.203.184] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.6) with ESMTP id 2030750 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 18 Feb 2003 23:58:12 -0500 Received: from rad ([12.218.64.232]) by sccmmhc02.mchsi.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with ESMTP id <20030219045812.HKIH5896.sccmmhc02.mchsi.com@rad> for ; Wed, 19 Feb 2003 04:58:12 +0000 Reply-To: <13brv3@mchsi.com> From: <13brv3@mchsi.com> X-Original-To: "'Flyrotary List'" Subject: another turbo snag X-Original-Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 22:59:08 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <000701c2d7d3$a57ba3d0$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01C2D7A1.5AE133D0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C2D7A1.5AE133D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 Well, I was taking a closer look at the turbo fit, and realized that = there's still a problem. The turbo fits the mount perfectly, but it won't clear = the Atkins intake that I bought. Given the choice of one or the other, I'd = keep the intake and lose the turbo, but I'm still trying to figure out a way = to have them both. =20 =20 What I need to do is move the turbo farther away from the engine, by = about an inch. That will allow it to clear the intake, but not by much. How = hard do you think it would be to have someone fabricate a 1" spacer that = would go between the turbo, and the manifold? Where would you find 1" thick = stock for such a spacer? Would it need to be Inconel, stainless, or ??? It's amazing the trouble that I can get myself into :-) =20 Thanks, =20 Rusty 13B powered RV-3 (experimental aircraft)...Be Afraid :-) 1993 RX-7 R1... Mods complete, bail money ready... :-) =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C2D7A1.5AE133D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Greetings,
 
Well, I was = taking a closer=20 look at the turbo fit, and realized that there's still a problem.  = The=20 turbo fits the mount perfectly, but it won't clear the Atkins intake = that I=20 bought.  Given the choice of one or the other, I'd keep the intake = and lose=20 the turbo, but I'm still trying to figure out a way to have them = both. =20
 
What I need to = do is move=20 the turbo farther away from the engine, by about an inch.  That = will allow=20 it to clear the intake, but not by much.  How hard do you think it = would be=20 to have someone fabricate a 1" spacer that would go between the turbo, = and the=20 manifold?  Where would you find 1" thick stock for such a = spacer? =20 Would it need to be Inconel, stainless, or ???  It's amazing the = trouble=20 that I can get myself into :-)
 
Thanks,
 
Rusty
13B powered RV-3 (experimental aircraft)...Be = Afraid=20 :-)
1993 RX-7 R1... Mods complete, bail money ready... = :-)
 
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