Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:56:23 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.84] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.6) with ESMTP id 2700870 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 28 Oct 2003 21:21:18 -0500 Received: from user-33qt4ct.dialup.mindspring.com ([199.174.145.157] helo=Carol) by gull.mail.pas.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1AEfxQ-0004nM-00 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 28 Oct 2003 18:21:13 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <005501c39dc3$4ee30430$0000a398@Carol> From: "sqpilot@earthlink" X-Original-To: "flyrotary" Subject: Intake manifold X-Original-Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 20:21:05 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0052_01C39D91.037BA740" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0052_01C39D91.037BA740 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, fellow rotary enthusiasts....just a quick update on the progress of = my new intake system. I purchased the Austrailian 90 degree intake = manifold from Mazdatrix. I cut the top off, and brought it to my = machinist friend, who took a boring bar on a Bridgeport, and plunge-cut = two nice receptacles for my 90 degree aluminum bends. I purchased two = 4"x12" 90 degree bends from Burns stainless, as well as two 45 degree = bends. I had them expand the end of the 4"x12" 90 degree tubing, so = that the 45 would slide right into it. It fit nicely. The machinist is = now making an aluminum mounting plate with two holes in it that the two = 45 degree tubes will slide into, and it will be welded on the outside. = This mounting plate has four 5/16-18 threaded studs screwed into it, to = which my throttlebody will mount. He put it on his computer, so he can = duplicate this piece easily if needed. It is a very simple system, with = only one 90 degree bend to take the tubes over the top of the engine, = and then one 45 degree bend to position the throttlebody on the cold = side of the engine, similar to Paul Lamar's setup, with the exception = that the intake manifold goes from 4 into two right in the casting, so = only two intake runners are needed. Since the longer tube has been = expanded, I can slide the shorter 45 degree tubing in or out to fit just = where I need it, or for tuning the intake system. I should have = everything back from the machininst in a couple of days, at which point = I will post some pictures. I hope I described this sufficiently enough = to confuse everyone. The pictures will clarify everything much better = than my description, I'm sure. Sure am sorry I was unable to attend Shady Bend. Unfortunately, I = had to work to pay for my third manifold. Paul, the manifold collector, = Conner. ------=_NextPart_000_0052_01C39D91.037BA740 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi, fellow rotary enthusiasts....just a = quick=20 update on the progress of my new intake system. I purchased the=20 Austrailian 90 degree intake manifold from Mazdatrix. I cut the = top off,=20 and brought it to my machinist friend, who took a boring bar on a = Bridgeport,=20 and plunge-cut two nice receptacles for my 90 degree aluminum = bends. I=20 purchased two 4"x12" 90 degree bends from Burns stainless, as well as = two 45=20 degree bends. I had them expand the end of the 4"x12" 90 degree = tubing, so=20 that the 45 would slide right into it. It fit nicely. The machinist is = now=20 making an aluminum mounting plate with two holes in it that the two 45 = degree=20 tubes will slide into, and it will be welded on the outside. This = mounting plate=20 has four 5/16-18 threaded studs screwed into it, to which my = throttlebody will=20 mount. He put it on his computer, so he can duplicate this piece easily = if=20 needed. It is a very simple system, with only one 90 degree bend to take = the=20 tubes over the top of the engine, and then one 45 degree bend to = position the=20 throttlebody on the cold side of the engine, similar to Paul Lamar's = setup, with=20 the exception that the intake manifold goes from 4 into two right in the = casting, so only two intake runners are needed. Since the longer = tube has=20 been expanded, I can slide the shorter 45 degree tubing in or out to fit = just=20 where I need it, or for tuning the intake system. I should have = everything back=20 from the machininst in a couple of days, at which point I will post some = pictures. I hope I described this sufficiently enough to confuse = everyone. The=20 pictures will clarify everything much better than my description, I'm=20 sure.

= Sure am sorry=20 I was unable to attend Shady Bend. Unfortunately, I had to work to pay = for my=20 third manifold. Paul, the manifold collector,=20 Conner.

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