X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net ([204.127.192.83] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTP id 2302048 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:22:32 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.192.83; envelope-from=n3773@comcast.net Received: from rv8 (c-76-27-247-110.hsd1.or.comcast.net[76.27.247.110]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with SMTP id <20070831052142m13005cqsbe>; Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:21:52 +0000 Message-ID: <002701c7eb8e$d35624f0$6ef71b4c@rv8> Reply-To: "kevin lane" From: "kevin lane" To: "flyrotary" Subject: design steps Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:21:34 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0024_01C7EB54.1F8182B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C7EB54.1F8182B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have purchased a turrentine renesis to eventually replace the O-320 in = my -6A. I was playing with intake manifold ideas and realized that the = engine mount could dictate the design possibilities significantly, = especially with the exhaust, which requires three tubes (like my prior = 20B). the Schertz beam type mount puts the diagonal tubes way outboard, = and, it seems to me, provides solid mounting tabs for radiators and = such. the standard bed-mount looks like the front diagonals will = conflict with the exhaust and affect my intake manifold design (thinking = same side). I haven't built a plywood firewall yet, just eyeballing = things. when I was building my rv-8/20B the engine mount was ordered and I = worked around it. are these the normal steps, or do I need to mock up = both concurrently? is there that many choices in the mount geometry for = the -6A? would changing my plane to a taildragger benefit me much? = Ed's no help 'cause he got his in 90 degrees crooked! :-) kevin = (portland/cape cod trip Saturday) ------=_NextPart_000_0024_01C7EB54.1F8182B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have purchased a turrentine renesis = to=20 eventually replace the O-320 in my -6A. I was playing with intake = manifold=20 ideas and realized that the engine mount could dictate the design = possibilities=20 significantly, especially with the exhaust, which requires three tubes = (like my=20 prior 20B). the Schertz beam type mount puts the diagonal tubes = way=20 outboard, and, it seems to me, provides solid mounting tabs for = radiators and=20 such. the standard bed-mount looks like the front diagonals will = conflict=20 with the exhaust and affect my intake manifold design (thinking same=20 side). I haven't built a plywood firewall yet, just eyeballing=20 things.

when I was building = my=20 rv-8/20B the engine mount was ordered and I worked around = it. are=20 these the normal steps, or do I need to mock up both = concurrently? is=20 there that many choices in the mount geometry for the -6A? would = changing=20 my plane to a taildragger benefit me much? Ed's no help 'cause he = got his=20 in 90 degrees crooked! :-) kevin (portland/cape cod = trip=20 Saturday)

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