X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-PolluStop: No license found, only first 5 messages were scanned Return-Path: Received: from smtp02.syd.iprimus.net.au ([210.50.76.196] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 993477 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 12 Jun 2005 20:28:09 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=210.50.76.196; envelope-from=daval@iprimus.com.au Received: from [192.168.1.8] (211.26.28.186) by smtp02.syd.iprimus.net.au (7.2.060.1) id 42A0B1C1002D5C39 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:27:21 +1000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v622) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-4-728799886 Message-Id: <7f14c3d99a002576fda935b7773b0d86@iprimus.com.au> From: david mccandless Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: If its not one thing its another - turbo update Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 08:27:16 +0800 To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.622) --Apple-Mail-4-728799886 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi John, any chance you could post a pic or two of your filtered=20 plenum? BR, Dave McC On 13/06/2005, at 7:52 AM, John Slade wrote: > =A0>=A0I like the air filter idea.=A0 What are you using ?=A0 > It was Ed's idea, not mine=A0:)=A0=A0 (How IS=A0Ed doing, anyhow?) > =A0 > Autozone have a 6 * 4 K&N air filter for $54. The also have a 14 * 16=20= > of the same material for $34. I guess the little one is for a BMW :)=20= > I bought the big one. I cut a hole in the side of my plenum about 7=20= > inches long and 2 inches high at one end, 6 inches high at the other.=20= > I=A0cut the edge strip off the filter, cut the material for my = required=20 > trapazoid shape, then RTVd the edge strip back on. I could=A0make = three=20 > filters with the14 * 16, so it works out at $10 each. I then made a=20 > fiberglass duct to join up with=A0my existing fiberglass intake pipe.=20= > The final job is to install a flapper valve of some sort to give me an=20= > alternate air source in case of a blocked filter. > =A0 > John (Almost good VFR this evening). > =A0 > =A0= --Apple-Mail-4-728799886 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi John, any chance you could post a pic or two of your filtered plenum? BR, Dave McC On 13/06/2005, at 7:52 AM, John Slade wrote: = Arial0000,0000,FFFF=A0>=A0I like the air filter idea.=A0 What are you using = ?=A0 = Arial0000,0000,FFFFIt was Ed's idea, not mine=A0:)=A0=A0 (How IS=A0Ed doing, = anyhow?) =A0 = Arial0000,0000,FFFFAutozone have a 6 * 4 K&N air filter for $54. The also have a 14 * 16 of the same material for $34. I guess the little one is for a BMW :) I bought the big one. I cut a hole in the side of my plenum about 7 inches long and 2 inches high at one end, 6 inches high at the other. I=A0cut the edge strip off the filter, cut the material for my required trapazoid shape, then RTVd the edge strip back on. I could=A0make three filters with the14 * 16, so it works out at $10 each. I then made a fiberglass duct to join up with=A0my existing fiberglass intake pipe. The final job is to install a flapper valve of some sort to give me an alternate air source in case of a blocked = filter. =A0 = Arial0000,0000,FFFFJohn (Almost good VFR this evening). =A0 =A0= --Apple-Mail-4-728799886--