Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao05.cox.net ([68.230.241.34] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP id 3176195 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 17 Apr 2004 18:03:44 -0400 Received: from BigAl ([68.107.116.221]) by fed1rmmtao05.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02 201-2131-111-104-20040324) with ESMTP id <20040417220333.RMG15918.fed1rmmtao05.cox.net@BigAl> for ; Sat, 17 Apr 2004 18:03:33 -0400 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: intake ideas? Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 15:03:36 -0700 Message-ID: <000001c424c7$d5baaf90$6400a8c0@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4248D.295BD790" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4248D.295BD790 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 BTW, Al, did you make that intake? It's beautiful! =20 I wish! I designed it, but the welding was done by a friend, Cliff = Manzke, who lives near me. Two others tried to make it before he did =96 both = failed completely; Cliff did a beautiful job. As I recall; the intake manifold/with flange only weighs about 2 =BD lbs; less than half the = weight of that TWM throttle body. He also welded up the coolant plumbing and = machined the coil holder. He was in business for himself; but now he has a = full-time job; so it=92s a little hard to get his time. =20 Al ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C4248D.295BD790 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

 

BTW, Al, did you = make that intake?  It's beautiful!

 

I wish! =  I designed it, but the welding was done by a friend, Cliff Manzke, who lives = near me.  Two others tried to make it before he did – both failed = completely; Cliff did a beautiful job.  As I recall; the intake manifold/with flange = only weighs about 2 ½ lbs; less than half the weight of that TWM = throttle body.  He also welded up the coolant plumbing and machined the coil holder.  He was in business for himself; but now he has a full-time = job; so it’s a little hard to get his time.

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Al

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