X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao102.cox.net ([68.230.241.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.12) with ESMTP id 3462096 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:17:06 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.44; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmmtao102.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20090131161624.RCBC2342.fed1rmmtao102.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> for ; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:16:24 -0500 Received: from wills ([68.105.85.56]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id AGGM1b0091CvZmk04GGPcJ; Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:16:23 -0500 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=7g1VtSJxAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=Ublu9Od2dyf8ncXVIDYA:9 a=8ck4pyccmKGK7uhzZHoA:7 a=QxzDehjon7b4hzxXa_4tVhWVcHYA:4 a=vNGxQsTWjH8A:10 a=HfPD8g93qonCOsv9dgUA:9 a=_QKqObU5xpFLHf1vi7oA:7 a=K3EfBsGWYAYbFg54uw9uAJCUYm8A:4 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=AfD3MYMu9mQA:10 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: <004101c983bf$4103cc90$38556944@wills> From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] My New DNA Muffler Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:16:20 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003E_01C9837C.328D1560" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01C9837C.328D1560 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mark, I'll be anxiously waiting for your feedback. With a 3" inlet/outlet and = a 4"body I'm not going to be terribly surprised if it's not too = effective thought. Need some room for those gasses to expand and lose = some energy. But if it lives and has some effect it will justify my = ordering one of the race or maybe even the street series muffler. Has anyone figured out what "special B2 stainless" is? Sounds like it = was created in the marketing dept. Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Mark Steitle=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 6:48 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] My New DNA Muffler Hey Guys, My new DNA muffler arrived yesterday so I thought I would post a = couple of pictures with some information and first impressions. It appears to be very well built, all tig welded, and no packing to = burn out. It weighs just under 5#, which is half of what the Hushpower = II weighs, so if it works, I will have reduced my fwf weight by 5#. To = be totally honest, my HPII probably no longer weighs 10# as most of the = innards have long departed the a/c. =20 The model I purchased was the Gen II - Collector Series, p/n 1040. It = has 3" inlet and 3" outlet, with a 4" dia. body. Total length is21", = body length is 15". Literature says that it is good for 1000 hp, so it = may have a chance of lasting at least 100 hrs on my 3-rotor running for = hours at WOT. We'll have to wait and see on the longevity. I have a = decible meter, so I can take some before and after readings. Cost was = $152 with shipping from Canada. I'm going out to the airport this morning to see how well it fits. = More on how well it fits & works later...=20 Mark S. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_003E_01C9837C.328D1560 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Mark,
 
 I'll be anxiously waiting for = your feedback.=20 With a 3" inlet/outlet and a 4"body I'm not going to be terribly = surprised=20 if it's not too effective thought. Need some room for those gasses to = expand and=20 lose some energy. But if it lives and has some effect it will justify my = ordering one of the race or maybe even the street series = muffler.
 
Has anyone figured out what "special B2 = stainless"=20 is? Sounds like it was created in the marketing dept.
 
Mike Wills
RV-4 N144MW
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From:=20 Mark = Steitle=20
Sent: Saturday, January 31, = 2009 6:48=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] My New DNA = Muffler

Hey Guys,

My new DNA muffler arrived yesterday = so I=20 thought I would post a couple of pictures with some information and = first=20 impressions.
 It appears to be very well built, all tig = welded, and no=20 packing to burn out.  It weighs just under 5#, which is half of = what the=20 Hushpower II weighs, so if it works, I will have reduced my fwf weight = by=20 5#.  To be totally honest, my HPII probably no longer weighs 10# = as most=20 of the innards have long departed the a/c. 

The model I = purchased=20 was the Gen II - Collector Series, p/n 1040.  It has 3" inlet and = 3"=20 outlet, with a 4" dia. body.  Total length is21", body length is=20 15".  Literature says that it is good for 1000 hp, so it may have = a=20 chance of lasting at least 100 hrs on my 3-rotor running for hours at=20 WOT.  We'll have to wait and see on the longevity.  I have a = decible=20 meter, so I can take some before and after readings.  Cost was = $152 with=20 shipping from Canada.

I'm going out to the airport this morning = to see=20 how well it fits.  More on how well it fits & works later...=20

Mark S.

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