X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTP id 2814716 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:36:59 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com Received: from [192.168.0.19] (really [66.57.38.121]) by cdptpa-omta06.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20080323213620.DLCG14418.cdptpa-omta06.mail.rr.com@[192.168.0.19]> for ; Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:36:20 +0000 Message-ID: <47E6CD89.1090500@nc.rr.com> Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:37:13 -0400 From: Ernest Christley User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080227) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Gravity fed carb? peer review References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Michael Silvius wrote: > Ernest; > > No not exactly and it is one of the things I have to think about when > putting this thing together. I would like to keep the intake length as short > as possible yet keep the carb low for gravity feed, but that puts it low on > the port side of the firewall where the exhaust wants to naturally go out. > It may mean longer exhaust runner to make things go out the starboard side > of the firewall? and some serious shielding and blast tubes to keep it all > cool. > > At this point, consider a plugs up installation. At this point, I really wish I had of went plugs up. It would have simplified and shortened several aspects of my plumbing tremendously. > I definitely have to consider this issue as well. > > thanks: > > Michael > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ernest Christley" > > >> Are you comfortable with the intake running close to the exhaust for >> such a long length? >> > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html > > -- http://www.ronpaultimeline.com