Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #60678
From: Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: muffler for Renesis?
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 09:38:25 -0600
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Oops; just found the packing info. I missed the note about the XL having a resonator with ceramic packing. (It's also 6" longer than the non-XL, which might keep it from fitting under my cowl. However, if it's still quieter after the packing dissolved, maybe the non-XL version would work ok, too.

On 1/18/2014 8:54 AM, Charlie England wrote:
Thanks, Tracy; it's good news that it is both quiet and survives. Didn't realize that the aeroturbine had packing in it. If it performs as well as, or better than the hushpower, I may give it a shot. It's actually a bit cheaper than the h.p. resonator.

Charlie

On 1/17/2014 10:53 AM, Tracy wrote:
The aero turbine sounded better than the Hushpower II  but both change in tone over time, probably due to packing deteriorating.   Still, the AT was the best after they stabilized.

Tracy

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On Jan 17, 2014, at 11:06, Charlie England <ceengland7@gmail.com> wrote:

Time to order a muffler. My goal is to keep it inside the cowl (RV-7). I know, I know, but it looks better, and more important, it *sounds* better.

I believe that Dennis H. used this:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/hsh-12412400/overview/
I know it sounds great. Dennis, do you remember the weight of just the resonator?

I know that Tracy is running an Aeroturbine (weight: 6 lbs on the 20B in the RV-8, & has talked about how good it sounds:
http://www.aeroexhaust.com/mufflers/aero-exhaust-at2525.html

They are roughly the same size and price, so I'm wondering how the Aeroturbine will compare in performance (meaning: killing the harsh harmonics of the rotary).

Tracy, you might be the only person who's heard both on a rotary. Based on your 20B experience, is it likely to work better than the Hushpower Resonator on a Renesis? I'll be using a manifold/transition pipe similar to Dennis' setup to keep everything inside the cowl.

Thanks,

Charlie



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