X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Received: from imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net ([205.152.59.70] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.9) with ESMTP id 2062340 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 23 May 2007 00:17:12 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.152.59.70; envelope-from=rusty@radrotary.com Received: from ibm67aec.bellsouth.net ([65.6.194.9]) by imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070523041632.INZZ19079.imf22aec.mail.bellsouth.net@ibm67aec.bellsouth.net> for ; Wed, 23 May 2007 00:16:32 -0400 Received: from rd ([65.6.194.9]) by ibm67aec.bellsouth.net with ESMTP id <20070523041631.HACE10965.ibm67aec.bellsouth.net@rd> for ; Wed, 23 May 2007 00:16:31 -0400 From: "Russell Duffy" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Manifold intake tubes Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 23:16:22 -0500 Message-ID: <000201c79cf1$24bac5e0$6e01a8c0@rd> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C79CC7.3BE4BDE0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6822 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Thread-Index: Acec3EUiu5nL8sXDTayD/TB+xdcGggAElc7w In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C79CC7.3BE4BDE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable here is a link of the kind of bend I'm referring to. Dr. Gas makes = these for NASCAR out of steel, but just to give an idea of what is possible. www.drgas.com=20 click on the oval tubing catalog. =20 =20 Hi Tony, =20 It's an interesting idea, and could be a really nice product to have available. I guess my first comment would be how you'd determine which = of the various oval shapes you'd have them produce? Over the years, Mazda = has made a number of different port shapes and sizes. Thinking forward, = perhaps sticking with the Renesis choices would be a good idea. Isn't the = exhaust oval as well on the Renesis? Yet another nice thing to have an oval = tube for :-) =20 As for material, I don't know if I'd have a problem with very thin = walled steel for an intake. It would sure be easier to weld... I know I'll be looking for oval to round 180 degree bends for the single rotor for the = next intake. =20 Cheers, Rusty=20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C79CC7.3BE4BDE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
 here is a link of the kind of bend I'm referring to. Dr. Gas = makes=20 these for NASCAR out of steel, but just to give an idea of what is = possible. www.drgas.com 
click on the = oval tubing=20 catalog.
 
 
Hi=20 Tony,
 
It's=20 an interesting idea, and could be a really nice product to have=20 available.  I guess my first comment would be how you'd determine = which of=20 the various oval shapes you'd have them produce?  Over the years, = Mazda has=20 made a number of different port shapes and sizes.  Thinking = forward,=20 perhaps sticking with the Renesis choices would be a good = idea.  Isn't=20 the exhaust oval as well on the Renesis?  Yet another nice = thing to=20 have an oval tube for :-)
 
As for material, I don't know if I'd have a problem = with very=20 thin walled steel for an intake.  It would sure be easier to=20 weld...  I know I'll be looking for oval to round 180 degree = bends for=20 the single rotor for the next intake.
 
Cheers,
Rusty=20
 
 
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