X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from smtp104.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([68.142.229.101] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with SMTP id 1234273 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:38:47 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.229.101; envelope-from=downing.j@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 94557 invoked from network); 12 Jul 2006 20:37:56 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mom) (downing.j@sbcglobal.net@75.11.211.27 with login) by smtp104.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 12 Jul 2006 20:37:56 -0000 Message-ID: <000a01c6a5f3$915f0f80$4001a8c0@gateway.2wire.net> From: "John Downing" To: "flyrotary" Subject: Exhaust Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 16:41:35 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C6A5D2.09E8BA40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C6A5D2.09E8BA40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Summer found me detoured from the airplane project. Now I have the = exhaust system fabricated, it is time to try some exhaust experiments. = Does any one have an idea on the auto exhaust temperatures after the = catalytic converter. My V-6 cylinder pickup is going to need exhaust = work and somewhere it is stuck in my mind that I read that the exhaust = can go as high as 1900 degrees, so don't leave running in dry grass. = This happened at Sun n Fun. I'm thinking of trying the 60 degree angle = plate drilled full of holes, may 1/8" or 5/32" and welded in a section = of pipe and see what happens. If it turns into an exploding cigar I'll = be on the ground. Those cones are 3" in dia. and $60.00 would be less = expensive than a muffler and with the housing would be lighter. JohnD = Is anyone going to Oshkosh? I hope to be there the first and second = day. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C6A5D2.09E8BA40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Summer found me detoured from the = airplane=20 project. Now I have the exhaust system fabricated, it is time to = try some=20 exhaust experiments. Does any one have an idea on the auto exhaust = temperatures after the catalytic converter. My V-6 cylinder pickup = is=20 going to need exhaust work and somewhere it is stuck in my mind that I = read that=20 the exhaust can go as high as 1900 degrees, so don't leave running = in dry=20 grass. This happened at Sun n Fun. I'm thinking of trying = the 60=20 degree angle plate drilled full of holes, may 1/8" or 5/32" and welded = in a=20 section of pipe and see what happens. If it turns into an = exploding cigar=20 I'll be on the ground. Those cones are 3" in dia. and $60.00 would = be less=20 expensive than a muffler and with the housing would be lighter. =20 JohnD Is anyone going to = Oshkosh? I=20 hope to be there the first and second day.

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