Return-Path: Received: from access.aic-fl.com ([204.49.76.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3c2) with ESMTP id 791219 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 13 Mar 2005 09:34:35 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.49.76.2; envelope-from=unicorn@gdsys.net Received: from b9k4u9 (unverified [204.49.76.66]) by access.aic-fl.com (Rockliffe SMTPRA 4.5.6) with SMTP id for ; Sun, 13 Mar 2005 08:28:30 -0600 Message-ID: <000e01c527e9$efe48000$424c31cc@b9k4u9> From: "Richard Sohn" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] peripheral ports Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 08:30:08 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0009_01C527A6.DDC162A0" 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 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C527A6.DDC162A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Paul=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 6:57 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] peripheral ports Hi, all....I need to make an inquiry regarding peripheral ports. I = understand that the housings get the round peripheral ports installed, = and that the exhaust port is also modified to complete the P-Port = modification to the rotor housings. What, if anything needs to be done to the existing center and end = plates? If I purchase a set of p-ported housings, can I use the e-shaft = and rotors from either my 1989 4-port turbo engine with it's 9.0 = compression rotors, or the e-shaft and rotors from my 1988 NA 6-port = engine with it's 9.4 compression rotors? Or would I be better off using = the street-ported 4-port center and end plates? I asked Paul Lamar, but = I didn't understand his short answer. He mentioned epoxy, but is that = for the p-port housings or do you block off the ports in the front, rear = and center plates that have the triangular ports in them? Thanks in = advance for all replies. Unfortunately, I am not familiar with the = internals of this engine, and how the stock porting works (or doesen't = work) with peripheral ports. Paul Conner Paul, with the combustion mixture comming in through the P-P opening you do = not need any of the side ports. In addition, the engine would not even = run with both. I tried it, have positive prove. So there is not things = like street porting or two or for port etc. since all these refer to = side ports. P.L. was saying, the side ports in the side housings are = being closed in a P-P using epoxy. Ideally, a side housing without any = ports to begin with would be nice. This may become available if and when = my single rotor is perfected and I make a configuration useable on a two = rotor. Don't hold your breath. Hope this helps. Richard Sohn N-2071U ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01C527A6.DDC162A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Paul=20
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 = 6:57=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] peripheral = ports

Hi, all....I need to make an inquiry = regarding=20 peripheral ports.  I understand that the housings get the round=20 peripheral ports installed, and that the exhaust port is also modified = to=20 complete the P-Port modification to the rotor housings.
     What, if = anything needs=20 to be done to the existing center and end plates?  If I purchase = a set of=20 p-ported housings, can I use the e-shaft and rotors from either my = 1989 4-port=20 turbo engine with it's 9.0 compression rotors, or the e-shaft and = rotors from=20 my 1988 NA 6-port engine with it's 9.4 compression rotors?  Or = would I be=20 better off using the street-ported 4-port center and end plates? I = asked Paul=20 Lamar, but I didn't understand his short answer.  He mentioned = epoxy, but=20 is that for the p-port housings or do you block off the ports in the = front,=20 rear and center plates that have the triangular ports in them?  = Thanks in=20 advance for all replies.  Unfortunately, I am not familiar with = the=20 internals of this engine, and how the stock porting works (or doesen't = work)=20 with peripheral ports.   Paul Conner
 
Paul,
 
with the combustion mixture comming = in through=20 the P-P opening you do not need any of the side ports. In addition, = the engine=20 would not even run with both. I tried it, have positive prove. So = there is not=20 things like street porting or two or for port etc. since all these = refer to=20 side ports. P.L. was saying, the side ports in the side housings are = being=20 closed in a P-P using epoxy. Ideally, a side housing without any = ports to=20 begin with would be nice. This may become available if and when my = single=20 rotor is perfected and I make a configuration useable on a two rotor. = Don't=20 hold your breath.
 
Hope this helps.
 
Richard Sohn
N-2071U
 
 
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