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X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.65] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c5) with ESMTP id 939312 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 10 May 2005 20:15:58 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.65; envelope-from=13brv3@bellsouth.net Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.11 201-253-122-130-111-20040605) with ESMTP id <20050511001512.MYVK2428.imf17aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Tue, 10 May 2005 20:15:12 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: Tracy's and Bruce's style intakes Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 19:15:27 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c555be$88a8d3c0$04000100@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C55594.9FD2CBC0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C55594.9FD2CBC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 I guess I'm leaning toward building a new intake, and I'm thinking of following what Tracy has done, which is also similar to the intake that Bruce is selling. This certainly seems like the easy way to go, = especially if I make it square like Tracy's. Does anyone have any better pics of either of these? I've seen the pics on Tracy's page, and also the one = that I think Bob White posted to the list. =20 =20 At first, it would seem wrong to make this square, but since Tracy used = air horns inside the box, that seems to make it OK to me. The box itself is just a big plenum, or reservoir of air, so if it's big enough, I'm = guessing the shape doesn't matter that much. =20 =20 Bruce's, seems to be more conservatively sized. The main "log" portion = is about the sized of the TB, and the pipes go off the rounded body of the intake. If I'm not mistaken, I've seen this sort of shape on intakes = for cars in the past, so it must work OK.=20 =20 One thought that comes to mind is to make the intake body like Tracy's, = but with the injectors inside the box, pointing into the intake tubes, ala = Jerry Hey. It would be nice to have all the injectors contained in the box in case one decides to leak. =20 =20 Sorry for the rambling, just looking for ideas. =20 =20 Cheers, Rusty (single rotor on the way from the Ebay guy) =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C55594.9FD2CBC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message

Greetings,

I guess I'm = leaning toward=20 building a new intake, and I'm thinking of following what Tracy has = done, which=20 is also similar to the intake that Bruce is selling. This = certainly seems=20 like the easy way to go, especially if I make it square like = Tracy's. Does=20 anyone have any better pics of either of these? I've seen = the pics=20 on Tracy's page, and also the one that I think Bob White posted to = the=20 list.

At first, it = would seem=20 wrong to make this square, but since Tracy used air horns inside the = box, that=20 seems to make it OK to me. The box itself is just a big plenum, or = reservoir of air, so if it's big enough, I'm guessing the shape doesn't = matter=20 that much.

Bruce's, seems = to be more=20 conservatively sized. The main "log" portion is about the sized of = the TB,=20 and the pipes go off the rounded body of the intake. If I'm not = mistaken,=20 I've seen this sort of shape on intakes for cars in the past, so it must = work=20 OK.

One thought = that comes to=20 mind is to make the intake body like Tracy's, but with the injectors = inside the=20 box, pointing into the intake tubes, ala Jerry Hey. It would be = nice to=20 have all the injectors contained in the box in case one decides to = leak. =20

Sorry for the = rambling,=20 just looking for ideas.

Cheers,

Rusty (single = rotor on the=20 way from the Ebay guy)

=20

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