Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #49303
From: George Lendich <lendich@aanet.com.au>
Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Intake manifold runners
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 17:54:38 +1000
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
 
Rino,
I'll take a guess at this and say that the smaller tubes should be different lengths for maximum tuned benefit - however as the secondaries are for lower RPM , tuning them would be pretty much a waste of time. Would the same length and different diameter ( speed)  have a detrimental effect on optimum performance on the primaries? I just don't know.
 
Ed Anderson helped me with some maths to get to a theoretical length but I just don't have it in front of me at the moment, but this would only get you into the ball park as each motor is slightly different to other installations. My calculations gave 21.36" for 2" PP. It would be shorter lengths for smaller pipes as the velocity increases and could be between 18" and 21" in my unqualified opinion.
Testing is the only answer also my calculations may be on erroneous assumptions.
Hope that helps.
George ( down under)
 
 
What would be the prefered runner length to get the maximum power at about 6200 rpm on the Renesis (6 intake ports).  Is this a trick question.  Well, it is not a trick question , I want to build yet another intake manifold.  This is becoming a full time hobby for me.
 
I will go for Ed's suggestion for 1 1/4" id for the two primaries and 1 1/2" id for the two secondaries.  Now tor the length?
 
The present secondary runners are too large.
 
Rino Lacombe


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