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1. 01:53 AM - Ram Air (Greg McFarlane)
2. 08:55 AM - Re: Ram Air (Ben Westfall)
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8 Just FYI, could be of interest, having a removable engine air intake has several
advantages and is well worth the effort. The bottom cowl is easier to put
on and take off because the intake is attached after the cowl is offered up and
before cowl removal. Because the 3inch scat is more flexible than the baffle
seal setup there is less strain on the fab box and the throttle body/carb'.
With the better seal that can be achieved with the slide in fitting expect a modest
increase in MP (the scat is left about inch and half longer so is compressed
holding the entry into the fab firm but is still flexible). The draggy flat
bit just above the standard air intake on the cowl can be fared around the
extended "dolphin Nosed" removable intake so........more speed. Cheers from Western
Australia.
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That's pretty slick. Do you have any pictures of how you secure the forward
portion into the cowling snort? I see a couple holes in your "adapter" did
you epoxy in some standoffs for screws? The 3 bladed prop guys might really
like this approach. Of course its fiberglass work so there's a solid month
of build time spent in the "layup, sand, layup, sand, cuss, redo, layup,
sand" loop!!
-Ben Westfall
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8 Just FYI, could be of interest, having a removable engine air intake has
several advantages and is well worth the effort. The bottom cowl is easier
to put on and take off because the intake is attached after the cowl is
offered up and before cowl removal. Because the 3inch scat is more flexible
than the baffle seal setup there is less strain on the fab box and the
throttle body/carb'. With the better seal that can be achieved with the
slide in fitting expect a modest increase in MP (the scat is left about inch
and half longer so is compressed holding the entry into the fab firm but is
still flexible). The draggy flat bit just above the standard air intake on
the cowl can be fared around the extended "dolphin Nosed" removable intake
so........more speed. Cheers from Western Australia.
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=418107#418107
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