X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from qmta01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.16] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.6) with ESMTP id 4245840 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 03 May 2010 12:40:41 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.16; envelope-from=n3773@comcast.net Received: from omta09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.20]) by qmta01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id D2nR1e0090S2fkCA14g6Er; Mon, 03 May 2010 16:40:06 +0000 Received: from rv8 ([71.237.248.186]) by omta09.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id D4g61e008422aQ78V4g6yW; Mon, 03 May 2010 16:40:06 +0000 Message-ID: <7A88F4DCF7AF44F19DF33CEE90B08AD5@rv8> Reply-To: "kevin lane" From: "kevin lane" To: "flyrotary" Subject: intake manifolds Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 09:39:54 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01CAEAA4.95BDA3D0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01CAEAA4.95BDA3D0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable yes, my initial design is a "shoebox" with a flat lid and blue goo. it = was easiest to bolt the carb with bolts from inside the box, so I didn't = weld the lid on, but bolted it instead. while testing my setup without a fuel pump [I have one now] the engine = would run only up to about 1300rpm. I remember I was pumping the = throttle to see if that made any difference when I created the "big = bang" =E2=98=BA now I know why I couldn't get anything out of it = afterwards and consequentially gave up for the day. so, I could rivet some nut plates to the interior and weld it all shut = [and not pump the throttle a bunch]. whether a pressure relief valve of = some type is necessary would be a topic for discussion. obviously in = flight this would have stopped the engine. [and yes, EFI may have = continued to run in this situation] the shoebox was my crude effort to = route two barrels into the four on the renesis. Ed - are your plastic cast intakes explosion proof? I certainly = understand now why stock intake manifolds always seem so overly strong! KevinLane Carpentry www.KevinLaneCarpentry.com ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01CAEAA4.95BDA3D0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF

yes, my initial design is a "shoebox" = with a=20 flat lid and blue goo. it was easiest to bolt the carb with bolts = from=20 inside the box, so I didn't weld the lid on, but bolted it = instead.

while testing my setup without a fuel = pump [I=20 have one now] the engine would run only up to about 1300rpm. I = remember I=20 was pumping the throttle to see if that made any difference when I = created the=20 "big bang" =E2=98=BA now I know why I couldn't get anything out of = it afterwards=20 and consequentially gave up for the day.

so, I could rivet some nut plates to = the=20 interior and weld it all shut [and not pump the throttle a bunch]. = whether=20 a pressure relief valve of some type is necessary would be a topic for=20 discussion. obviously in flight this would have stopped the=20 engine. [and yes, EFI may have continued to run in this = situation] =20 the shoebox was my crude effort to route two barrels into the four = on the=20 renesis.

Ed - are your plastic cast intakes = explosion=20 proof? I certainly understand now why stock intake manifolds = always seem=20 so overly strong!

KevinLane Carpentry
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