Return-Path: Received: from border.rfgonline.com ([65.171.123.242] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b2) with ESMTP-TLS id 3208137 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 05 May 2004 23:58:49 -0400 Received: (qmail 16945 invoked from network); 5 May 2004 23:59:30 -0400 Received: from unknown (HELO EXCHANGE.rfgonline.com) (192.168.150.101) by 192.168.150.1 with SMTP; 5 May 2004 23:59:30 -0400 Received: from [192.168.150.28] ([192.168.150.28]) by EXCHANGE.rfgonline.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Wed, 5 May 2004 23:58:49 -0400 Message-ID: <4099B7F8.2000907@rfgonline.com> Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 23:58:48 -0400 From: Chad Robinson User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.6 (X11/20040502) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Carbon Fiber Intake Manifolds References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-Path: crobinson@rfgonline.com X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 May 2004 03:58:49.0115 (UTC) FILETIME=[6FCFEEB0:01C4331E] Chalk me up. I'm looking at a turbo REW installation. Alex Madsen wrote: > After a day of research on the topic I am seriously considering making a > Carbon Fiber Intake Manifold for sale to the public. I do not have much > experience with composite construction so I would need some practice and > R&D time. I will be very busy the next 3 weeks with school and finals > but after that I hope to do some R&D on a CF manifold. > > What do you think the market size is for a complete tuned manifold? > Anyone who would be interested in purchasing one in the next 2 years > pleases e-mail me and include the engine date and number of ports. NO > obligation to buy. I would like to get an idea of the current demand. > > Alex Madsen > madsena@rose-hulman.edu > > Mechanical Engineering JR > Rose-Hulman > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On > Behalf Of kelseyjewett > Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 2:42 PM > To: Rotary motors in aircraft > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Carbon Fiber Intake Manifolds > > I would like to see someone who really knows how to design and > manufacture composite parts take on the project. Tracy certainly knows > how to design the part and there must be someone who can fabricate a > smooth good looking carbon fiber intake system. A bolt on unit for the > Renisis that I suspect Tracy is installing on his RV-4 rocket. > > Now I am answering my own posts.. > > Kelsey > > A complete intake system for the Renisis would be a blessing to those > of us dreaming of 220 hp. smooth engines. > > Kelsey > > building and dreaming > On May 5, 2004, at 10:03 AM, Chad Robinson wrote: > > >>Alex Madsen wrote: >> >>>Has anyone looked into creating carbon fiber intake manifolds for >>>their >>>rotary engine? It would save weight and I would think it would not be >>>much more difficult than making a completely costume AL manifold. >> >>How is the carbon-fiber assembly coupled to the engine? Is a flange >>incorporated that bolts directly onto the engine block, and if so, are > > >>there heat-related issues involved? >> >>Regards, >>Chad >> >> >>>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> > > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > > >>> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >>> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html