X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:58:23 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-la0-f53.google.com ([209.85.215.53] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.5) with ESMTPS id 6308922 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:45:00 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.215.53; envelope-from=donkarich@gmail.com Received: by mail-la0-f53.google.com with SMTP id fs12so103285lab.12 for ; Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:44:24 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.152.27.102 with SMTP id s6mr15738431lag.47.1370447064149; Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:44:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.185.65 with HTTP; Wed, 5 Jun 2013 08:44:24 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: X-Original-Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 08:44:24 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: IV-P TSIO550 Plenum From: Don Karich X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0160b8847133b804de6a1281 --089e0160b8847133b804de6a1281 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable i'll look for some construction pics and take some new ones but may be a week as i'm traveling now On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 5:55 AM, Bob Rickard wrote= : > Don > > Thanks for the info. Do you have any pics? If too big for LML send > direct to me - > > Bob > > On Jun 4, 2013, at 6:42 AM, Don Karich wrote: > > Over the oil check door. I used hi temp silicon to seal around the > individual cylinders and force all intake air through the cooling > passages. Works great and almost makes engine run too cool. Also had no > touching or vibration > On Jun 3, 2013 2:10 PM, "Bob Rickard" wrote: > >> Gents - a couple of questions regarding plenum design (IV-P/TSIO 550 >> specific) >> >> 1. What do you do about the oil door on top of the cowl? >> >> 2. Is it better to have absolute min volume around the engine, or is it >> ok to mold to the cowl for the upper sides? >> >> 3. What do you do for airflow on the pilots side where the 3rd >> intercooler is? >> >> I'm definitely sold on the plenum idea and have a great carbon man here >> in STL. Just need to figure out those specifics to get designing=85.. >> >> >> Thanks >> >> Bob R >> IV-P >> >> >> On May 25, 2013, at 12:51 PM, Paul Miller wrote: >> >> Tom, I looked at your plenum page >> >> http://www.n54sg.com/baffle-kit-diffusers-and-plenum/ >> >> where you place the poster board over the engine for a mold shape. I wa= s >> thinking how easy that could be on the IO550 even if it didn't do all th= e >> fancy work up front with diffusers and so forth. Such a simple piece mi= ght >> seal the back, two sides for perhaps 75% positive seal. It would get ri= d >> of a lot of silicone strips with (what appears to be) reasonable effort. >> Great idea. >> >> Paul >> Legacy >> On 2013-05-24, at 1:57 PM, Tom McNerney wrote: >> >> A lot is possible. Could be gear actuator, could be a door actuator, >> could be the dump valve, etc. >> >> >> >> >> >> Bob Rickard >> President, Rickard Consulting Group, Inc. >> r.rickard@rcginc-us.com >> >> >> >> --089e0160b8847133b804de6a1281 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable i'll look for some construction pics and=A0 take some new ones but may = be a week as i'm traveling now

On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 5:55 AM, Bob Rickard <r.rickard@rcginc-us.com> wrote:
Don

Thanks for the info. =A0Do you have any pics? =A0If too big for LML se= nd direct to me -

Bob

On Jun 4, 2013, at 6:42 AM, Don Karich <donkarich@gmail.com> wrote:

Over the oil check door. I used hi temp silicon to seal around the indiv= idual cylinders and=A0 force all intake air through the cooling passages. W= orks great and almost makes engine run too cool. Also had no touching or vi= bration

On Jun 3, 2013 2:10 PM, "Bob Rickard" <r.rickard@rcginc-us= .com> wrote:
Gents - a couple of questions regarding plenum design (IV= -P/TSIO 550 specific)=20

1. =A0What do you do about the oil door on top of the cowl? =A0

2. =A0Is it better to have absolute min volume around the engine, or i= s it ok to mold to the cowl for the upper sides?

3. What do you do for airflow on the pilots side where the 3rd interco= oler is?

I'm definitely sold on the plenum idea and have a great carbon man= here in STL. =A0Just need to figure out those specifics to get designing= =85..


Thanks

Bob R
IV-P


On May 25, 2013, at 12:51 PM, Paul Miller <pjdmiller@gmail.com> wrote:
Tom, I looked at your plenum page=20

http://www.n54sg.com/baffle-kit-diffusers-and-plenum/

where you place the poster board over the engine for a mold shape. =A0= I was thinking how easy that could be on the IO550 even if it didn't do= all the fancy work up front with diffusers and so forth. =A0Such a simple = piece might seal the back, two sides for perhaps 75% positive seal. =A0It w= ould get rid of a lot of silicone strips with (what appears to be) reasonab= le effort. =A0Great idea.

Paul
Legacy
On 2013-05-24, at 1:57 PM, Tom McNerney <dudewanarace@yahoo.com> wrote:
A lot = is possible.=A0 Could be gear actuator, could be a door actuator, could be = the dump valve, etc.


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Bob Rickard
President, Rickard Consulting Group, Inc.




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