X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail1.ubtanet.com ([65.174.123.181] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 970619 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 05 Feb 2006 00:03:18 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.174.123.181; envelope-from=archerw@ubtanet.com Received: from archer (unknown [206.229.48.160]) by mail1.ubtanet.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A9B11EC268 for ; Sat, 4 Feb 2006 22:02:34 -0700 (MST) From: "Todd Archer" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: Mazda mufflers Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2006 22:03:07 -0700 Message-ID: <000501c62a11$7749e560$0400000a@archer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C629D6.CAEB0D60" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C629D6.CAEB0D60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Someone out there probably has seen one of these in cross-section. They seem to work but weigh ~10lbs? If we could make the mechanics work with a SS can, we might have something. =20 Todd =20 =20 =20 Dunno if it's important or not, but in the past few months, I've=20 generated a 35 gal barrel full of 304 SS chips, in random lengths up=20 to 20", about .010" to .020" thick. They're available if someone=20 wants them for experimenting. If we knew a specific thickness was=20 required for survivablility of the packing, I could hog some of my=20 rough cuts up to about .050" (although I don't know if chips that=20 thick will curl as nicely.) Dale R. Todd Archer wrote:=20 I=92ve wondered about the suitability of the Racing Beat presilencers. = I don=92t think it=92s SS wool but wider strips of SS they use to fill it. That=92s the first thing the exhaust sees after the header and I know = they hold up. This is everyday car driving, too. Lynn, do these things hold up at all in race duty cycles? =20 The case is =BC=94 mild steel, I believe, so there would be a weight = penalty off the shelf. Maybe these innards and a SS can. =20 =20 Todd Archer =20 =20 =20 -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/ ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C629D6.CAEB0D60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Someone out there probably has seen one of these in cross-section. =A0They seem to work but weigh = ~10lbs?=A0 If we could make the mechanics = work with a SS can, we might have something.

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 = Todd

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Dunnoif it's = important or not, but in the past few months, I've
generated a 35 gal barrel full of 304 SS = chips, in random lengths up
to 20", about .010" to = .020" thick. They're available if someone
wants them for experimenting. If we = knew a specific thickness was
required for survivablility of the = packing, I could hog some of my
rough cuts up to about .050" = (although I don't know if chips that
thick will curl as = nicely.)

Dale R.

Todd Archer wrote:

I’ve = wondered about the suitability of the Racing Beat presilencers. I don’t = think it’s SS wool but wider strips of SS they use to fill it. That’s the first thing the exhaust sees after the header and I = know they hold up. This is everyday car driving, too. = Lynn, do these things hold up at all in race duty = cycles?

The case is =BC” mild steel, I believe, so there would be a weight penalty = off the shelf. Maybe these innards and a SS can. =

Todd Archer

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