Return-Path: Received: from [216.52.245.18] (HELO ispwestemail2.mdeinc.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c1) with ESMTP id 729558 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Feb 2005 09:37:48 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.52.245.18; envelope-from=wschertz@ispwest.com Received: from 7n7z201 (unverified [67.136.146.32]) by ispwestemail2.mdeinc.com (Vircom SMTPRS 4.0.340.3) with SMTP id for ; Tue, 15 Feb 2005 06:36:01 -0800 Message-ID: <01ca01c5136b$abea88f0$07928843@7n7z201> From: "William" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Bruce Turrentine Intake Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:36:00 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 True -- but, I read the ruler as 2-9/16" which is 65 mm. Bill Schertz KIS Cruiser # 4045 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Ford" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 8:17 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Bruce Turrentine Intake > 2.75"x25.4 mm =70 mm. (Or thereabouts). > > Jack > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob White" > To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" > Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 8:17 PM > Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Bruce Turrentine Intake > > >> >> Thanks Tom, >> >> I have a Bruce Turrentine 13B with 9.7:1 compression rotors. I believe > it's got the turbo end housings and the NA rotor housings. There are some > photos at: >> http://www.rotarywiki.org/wiki/tiki-index.php?page=Engine and if you go >> to > Bruce's web site, There are photos of the engine being built up: >> http://rotaryresources.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=gallery&file=index >> >> Mine is the "Hulk" (for some reason). >> >> The TB is 65 mm if I did the math right. >> >> Bob White >> >> On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:10:37 -0800 (PST) >> Tom wrote: >> >> > Looks nice Bob. What motor are you hanging this on and.... what's the > bore diameter of that throttle body, if you don't mind? >> > >> > Thanks >> > Tom >> > >> > >> > Bob White wrote: >> > >> > Many months of waiting has finally paid off. I received my Turrentine >> > Intake manifold this evening. >> > >> > I'm going to need to do a little work to it. The throttle body is a >> > Nissan and it looks like some extra stuff was removed. That's OK, but >> > the return spring is still on it and it closes the throttle, so that >> > will have to be rearranged. >> > >> > There is a small port on the side that is about 1/2 closed off when the >> > throttle plate is closed. As soon as the plate opens a little, the port >> > is behind the plate. This doesn't seem to me to be a good location for >> > either the EC2 sensor, or a reference for the fuel regulator. Shouldn't >> > both of those be completely behind the throttle plate at all times? I'm >> > thinking that I should drill a couple of ports right behind the >> > throttle >> > body. One for the EC2 and one for the fuel regulator. >> > >> > Any comments or opinions would be appreciated. >> > >> > One note: Bruce has told me that he isn't going to make any more like >> > this. He is going to replace the aluminum plenum with a laid up plenum. >> > The runners and flange will remain aluminum. This is to reduce the time >> > required to build it. >> > >> > Bob White >> > >> > -- >> > http://www.bob-white.com >> > N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (soon) >> > >> > >> > > ATTACHMENT part 2 image/jpeg name=TurrentienIntakea.jpg >> > >> > >> > > ATTACHMENT part 3 image/jpeg name=ThrottleBodya.jpg >> > >> > >> > > ATTACHMENT part 4 image/jpeg name=Flangea.jpg >> > >> Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ >> > >> Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------- >> > Do you Yahoo!? >> > Yahoo! Search presents - Jib Jab's 'Second Term' >> >> >> -- >> http://www.bob-white.com >> N93BD - Rotary Powered BD-4 (soon) >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > >> >> 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