Return-Path: <13brv3@bellsouth.net> Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.73] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.5) with ESMTP id 2633204 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 11 Oct 2003 20:30:40 -0400 Received: from rad ([68.212.14.231]) by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20031012003100.OGN1822.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@rad> for ; Sat, 11 Oct 2003 20:31:00 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" <13brv3@bellsouth.net> To: "Flyrotary List" Subject: Rev-2 cowl planning Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 19:30:41 -0500 Message-ID: <000001c39058$114ce640$0101a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3902E.2876DE40" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <000e01c3902e$2d86a500$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3902E.2876DE40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Greetings, =20 My cowl will be here the first of the week, so I took all the new = goodies, and spent a rainy afternoon at the hanger today. Reality has pretty = much set me straight on the EWP. I just have no room to add those pumps. Removing the water pump housing doesn't really give me any space I can re-use, plus I still have to find a place for my new alternator. Looks = like I'll be staying with the stock pump. =20 It looks like the new alternator is going to work fine in the stock location, and will probably buy me about 1.5" in height, which is more = than I needed to clear the cowl. The downside is that it only has a single = belt pulley, and the geometry will be even worse than with the stock alt. In other words, there will even be less wrap around the water pump pulley = than there is now. =20 =20 It looks like I can use the smog pump mount holes on the back of the = water pump housing to make some sort of idler pulley to add a second belt to = the water pump. That will make me feel better. =20 =20 Once I make a new thermostat housing that has more of a side exit, that clearance problem will be gone as well. =20 =20 I spent a looooong time staring at my latest intake, and the new = throttle body. For such a small item, my TB sure takes up a lot of space when = you think about it. Once you put the fuel rails on each side, with intake = pipes going out the front and back, it's huge. Thank goodness I won't be = adding an EDDIE plenum. Fortunately, the best (not in terms of ease = unfortunately) location to put the TB, will leave the whole right cheek open for an intercooler. This should make Turbo Tom sleep better an night :-) =20 Cheers, Rusty =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C3902E.2876DE40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Greetings,
 
My cowl will be here the first of the week, so I took all the = new=20 goodies, and spent a = rainy=20 afternoon at the hanger today.  Reality has pretty much = set me=20 straight on the EWP.  I just have no room to add those pumps.  = Removing the water pump housing doesn't really give me any space I can = re-use,=20 plus I still have to find a place for my new alternator.  Looks = like I'll=20 be staying with the stock pump.
 
It looks like the new alternator is going to work fine in the = stock=20 location, and will probably buy me about 1.5" in height, which is = more than=20 I needed to clear the cowl. The downside is that it only has a=20 single belt pulley, and the geometry will be even worse = than with the=20 stock alt.  In other words, there will even be less wrap around the = water=20 pump pulley than there is now.  =  
 
It looks like I can use the smog pump mount holes on the = back of the=20 water pump housing to make some sort of idler pulley to add a second = belt to=20 the water pump.  That will make me feel=20 better.  
 
Once I make a new thermostat housing that has more of a = side exit,=20 that clearance problem will be gone as well.  =20
 
I spent=20 a looooong time staring at my latest intake, and the new throttle = body. =20 For such a small item, my TB sure takes up a lot of space when you think = about=20 it.  Once you put the fuel rails on each side, with intake pipes = going out=20 the front and back, it's huge.  Thank goodness I won't be adding an = EDDIE=20 plenum.  Fortunately, the best (not in terms of ease unfortunately) = location to put the TB, will leave the whole right cheek open for=20 an intercooler.  This should make Turbo Tom sleep better = an night=20 :-)
 
Cheers,
Rusty
 
 
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