Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 01:40:06 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: <13brv3@mchsi.com> Received: from sccmmhc01.mchsi.com ([204.127.203.183] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b2) with ESMTP id 2110788 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 08 Apr 2003 23:32:18 -0400 Received: from rad (12-218-74-116.client.mchsi.com[12.218.74.116]) by sccmmhc01.mchsi.com (sccmmhc01) with SMTP id <20030409033218mm100stuule>; Wed, 9 Apr 2003 03:32:18 +0000 Reply-To: <13brv3@mchsi.com> From: <13brv3@mchsi.com> X-Original-To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] radiant cooling X-Original-Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 22:32:13 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <000701c2fe48$9f9f1aa0$0201a8c0@rad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0008_01C2FE1E.B6C912A0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C2FE1E.B6C912A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I intend to put a belly scoop on my rv-8. after checking out some snowmobiles I have been playing with the idea of mimicking their radiant cooling. I was thinking about plumbing the belly scoop by running say = 6-8 parallel 3/8" tubes along the belly the 7' back to the scoop and then another set for the return. =20 If you're going to run tubing back to the rad, think about using the = "cool tube" shown at this link. The stuff weighs about a pound a foot though. http://www.howeracing.com/radiators/radiators6/index6.htm =20 what is the consensus of the group about my wacky idea? =20 =20 Wacky idea? Welcome to my world :-) =20 C&R is quoting me $700 for a custom radiator, so I'd prefer to buy just = one =20 How did you get them as low as $700. The cheapest thing they wanted to = sell me was $985. I ended up paying $585 for a rad from Howe. =20 =20 Good luck, Rusty =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C2FE1E.B6C912A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I intend to put a belly scoop on my rv-8. after checking out some snowmobiles I have been playing with = the idea of mimicking their radiant cooling. I was thinking about = plumbing the belly scoop by running say 6-8 parallel 3/8" tubes along the = belly the 7' back to the scoop and then another set for the return.

If you’re going to run tubing = back to the rad, think about using the “cool tube” shown at this link. The stuff weighs about a pound a foot though. = http:/= /www.howeracing.com/radiators/radiators6/index6.htm

what is the consensus of the = group about my wacky idea?

Wacky idea? Welcome to my = world :-)

C&R is quoting me $700 for a = custom radiator, so I'd prefer to buy just one

How did you get them as low as = $700. The cheapest thing they wanted to sell me was $985. I ended up = paying $585 for a rad from Howe.

Good luck,

Rusty

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