X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from web52711.mail.yahoo.com ([206.190.48.234] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.1) with SMTP id 1513041 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:33:09 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.190.48.234; envelope-from=squiggles@yahoo.com Received: (qmail 84018 invoked by uid 60001); 30 Oct 2006 00:32:49 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=aIMBDMf6BsG5h8xpdGkxOQDuYwtPO4g/FHTpeH/EXUEQ1jzU+xDcTXQkW3ksaYqChlX+pk7b7h8+1g5pCJM9NTjdg3FweGSG8JeZDZnVf1hTVXTvcaXzbHkbXIT/GYZELaxHlff3TTJAK0/9aRruilYqESP3ytSA06xTOWJWlSQ= ; Message-ID: <20061030003249.84016.qmail@web52711.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [76.182.28.85] by web52711.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:32:49 PST Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:32:49 -0800 (PST) From: Scott Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Rotary Roundup: Zenith 801 and the Rotary To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Buly... Actually, I am planning on doing just that, putting the muffler a couple of inches below the oil pan. But I havent reached the point of constructing this mysterious component not pictured. I am going with a heat shield of .025( maybe even .016, though I already have enough of this in my kit and when you look at it the wrong way it wrinkles ) aluminum with fiberfrax or similar kiln/boiler insulation on the inside which completely surrounds the whole exhaust. Creating sort of a tube within a tube concept, not an augmentor just something to catch the radiant heat and take some of the heat away. With the flange being the fresh air and it dumping out with the exhaust. What pushed me in this direction was the need for a belly pod for baggage. When flying with the whole family there is only enough CG & cabin space for an overnight trips worth of baggage. At this point this is what I would like to try to at least get the engine running. I think it will work. Weight wise, I think this setup will be equivalent in weight to me extending the tubes and running the muffler under the cabin. I think I found a local muffler shop that can swage the SS tube ends another 1/8" wider for my slip joints and the financial gods seem to be smiling favorably for ordering some aluminum sheets. That being said, I should have a picture of what I am up to as I feel as if I haven't described the idea adequately. -Scott ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on the New Yahoo.com (http://www.yahoo.com/preview)