Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao06.cox.net ([68.230.241.33] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b6) with ESMTP id 245412 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Jul 2004 20:49:19 -0400 Received: from davidandanne ([68.111.224.107]) by fed1rmmtao06.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02 201-2131-111-104-20040324) with SMTP id <20040707004848.NVFY24672.fed1rmmtao06.cox.net@davidandanne> for ; Tue, 6 Jul 2004 20:48:48 -0400 From: "DaveLeonard" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Second stock turbo bites the dust Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 17:48:55 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005F_01C46381.81DD1FE0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005F_01C46381.81DD1FE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit After reading that post I tried to grind that opening up a little myself (since my turbo re-builder wasn't interested). After nearly 90 min of continuous grinding with a large dremmel wheel I gave up. I made no change in the size of the opening. Truly, a large manually operated waste gate is the best. Dave Leonard (will be keeping it under 30" for the remainder of my 40 hrs when I can be "un-vanquished" from my home field) A different turbine housing with an larger A/r and external waste gate (and now we are starting to talk additional weight) OR the modification offered by the Australian firm opening up the turbine housing as well as the internal exhaust gate port would be something I would strongly consider. That's my next call. I like having a lot of power, so I'm not "doing a Rusty" and chickening out. :) I ------=_NextPart_000_005F_01C46381.81DD1FE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
After=20 reading that post I tried to grind that opening up a little myself = (since my=20 turbo re-builder wasn't interested).  After nearly 90 min of = continuous=20 grinding with a large dremmel wheel I gave up.  I made no change in = the=20 size of the opening. 
 
Truly,=20 a large manually operated waste gate is the best.
 
Dave=20 Leonard (will be keeping it under 30" for the remainder of my 40 hrs = when I can=20 be "un-vanquished" from my home field)
A different turbine housing = with an larger=20 A/r and external waste gate (and now we are starting to talk = additional=20 weight)  OR the modification offered by the Australian firm = opening up=20 the turbine housing as well as the internal exhaust gate port would be = something I would strongly consider. 
That's my next call. I like having a lot of = power, so=20 I'm not "doing a Rusty" and chickening out. = :)
 
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