X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Received: from imo-m20.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.9) with ESMTP id 2064239 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 23 May 2007 22:08:46 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.1; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from Lehanover@aol.com by imo-m20.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.2.) id q.c38.16a0b5b7 (32915) for ; Wed, 23 May 2007 22:08:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 22:07:59 EDT Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] intake tubing To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1179972479" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5366 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1179972479 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 5/23/2007 8:02:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, tonyslongez@cox.net writes: Seems easy enough to just weld four tubes of the correct size to an aluminum plate. and that is it. We can mandrel bend them have them straight what ever. I guess I'm surprised by the groups reaction or lack of. Tony It is a bit more complex. possibly 5 different manifold flanges might be required not, counting the newer Renesis engine with 4 or 6 ports. The other source of lack of interest is that everyone has a deep seated idea of what an intake manifold aught to look like, based on every input they have been exposed to so far. So there are 200 intake builders out here and they all think they are on the right track, intake wise. If you make up a collection of manifold flanges for each engine style in 6061, and stock a collection of tube bends in aluminum, perhaps you could sell some. But I suspect you would tire of this shortly and loose some money to boot. It is not a bad idea but there are not enough customers even if the piece were ideal for the application. Thank you for your research. Lynn E. Hanover ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -------------------------------1179972479 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In a message dated 5/23/2007 8:02:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,=20 tonyslongez@cox.net writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>Seems=20 easy enough to just weld four tubes of the correct size to an aluminum pla= te.=20 and that is it. We can mandrel bend them have them straight what ever. I g= uess=20 I'm surprised by the groups reaction or lack=20 of.

Tony
It is a bit more complex.
 
possibly 5 different manifold flanges might be required not, counting t= he=20
newer Renesis engine with 4 or 6 ports. The other source of lack of=20 interest is that everyone has a deep seated idea of what an intake manifold=20 aught to look like, based on every input they have been exposed to so far.=20
 
So there are 200 intake builders out here and they all think they=20= are=20 on the right track, intake wise. If you make up a collection of manifold fla= nges=20 for each engine style in 6061, and stock a collection of tube bends in alumi= num,=20 perhaps you could sell some. But I suspect you would tire of this shortly an= d=20 loose some money to boot.  
It is not a bad idea but there are not enough customers even if the pie= ce=20 were ideal for the application.
 
Thank you for your research.
 
 
Lynn E. Hanover



See w= hat's free at AOL.= com.
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