X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [66.219.56.253] (HELO mail.qnsi.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3752028 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:56:31 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.219.56.253; envelope-from=bhughes@qnsi.net Return-Receipt-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Flowmaster Hushpower Report Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01CA015E.0ABA8A12" Disposition-Notification-To: "Bobby J. Hughes" Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:57:54 -0600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Message-ID: <74120FDE88CAFE4DBDA8814BCE20A3F315E640@qnsi-mail.qnsi.net> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] Flowmaster Hushpower Report Thread-Index: AcoBEE2kpp0XzxxQQTCdzGEs55qWSQATOObg References: From: "Bobby J. Hughes" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA015E.0ABA8A12 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My Hushpower Resonator is also about done. The innards are rattling around. Less than 50 hours on the muffler. I am thinking of moving it outside the cowl as others have done. =20 Bobby Hughes SC-Renesis RV-10 ________________________________ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of David Leonard Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 8:39 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Flowmaster Hushpower Report For the last couple hundred hours I have been using a Flowmaster Hushpower II muffler. Also used by Tracy and some others I think. It is done. The outside held up wery well, but I reciently removed it and discovered that the insides have entirely disientigrated. Whatever they used as packing has turned to a heavy clay-like substance ratteling around in the bottom. She steel mesh is in pieces. I had been thinking that the plane was not as quiet as it seemed 2 years ago.. go figure. =20 So I was thinking about one of the DNA Mufflers someone mentioned. They seemed nice because there is no packing, just steel dividers. Unfortunately, it is a little to big around to fit in my current set up. Instead, I ordered this muffler that also has steel innards but no packing: http://www.moroso.com/catalog/categorydisplay.asp?catcode=3D35054 =20 It is nice because it is going to be smaller and lighter than the flowmaster (or the DNA), as well as less expensive - even the SS version that I ordered. =20 Will report back in 2 years on its performance :-) --=20 David Leonard Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.net http://RotaryRoster.net ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA015E.0ABA8A12 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My Hushpower Resonator is also about done. The = innards are=20 rattling around. Less than 50 hours on the muffler. I am thinking of = moving it=20 outside the cowl as others have done.

Bobby Hughes

SC-Renesis RV-10

From: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of David=20 Leonard
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 8:39 PM
To: = Rotary=20 motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Flowmaster Hushpower=20 Report

For the last couple hundred hours I have been using a Flowmaster = Hushpower=20 II muffler. Also used by Tracy and some others I think. It = is=20 done. The outside held up wery well, but I reciently removed it = and=20 discovered that the insides have entirely disientigrated. Whatever = they=20 used as packing has turned to a heavy clay-like substance ratteling = around=20 in the bottom. She steel mesh is in pieces. I had been = thinking=20 that the plane was not as quiet as it seemed 2 years ago.. go=20 figure.

So I was thinking about one of the DNA Mufflers someone = mentioned. =20 They seemed nice because there is no packing, just steel = dividers. =20 Unfortunately, it is a little to big around to fit in my current set=20 up. Instead, I ordered this muffler that also has steel = innards=20 but no packing:

http://www.moroso.com/catalog/categorydisplay.asp?catcode=3D35054

It is nice because it is going to be smaller and lighter than the=20 flowmaster (or the DNA), as well as less expensive - even the SS version = that I=20 ordered.

Will report back in 2 years on its performance :-)

--
David Leonard

Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
http://N4VY.RotaryRoster.nethttp://RotaryRoster.net
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