Mike Wills wrote:

Be careful. That muffler radiates a lot of heat. That is the problem
Everett had. Exhaust pipes too close to rad.

I like your motor mount. Straight forward and to the point.

Paul Lamar

   Hmm, I figured that putting the muffler in the rad exit airflow would
actually be the best place to put that heat in order to minimize any
potential problems. I'll have to keep an eye on that.

  As I said I'm still toying with the idea of using an augmentor. If I do
I'll probably attempt to go without a muffler, hoping the augmentor will
tone down the sound some. I'm not sure how effective an augmentor will be
at toning down the noise, but figure its worth a try. If I have to carry
around a 5" diameter stainless steel tube (muffler) it may as well do
something useful like help cool the plane.

  You should like the mount; for the most part it follows your suggestions.
The mount including the way overbuilt brackets that I made to attach the
engine to the mount ended up adding 4 pounds to the weight of the stock Lyc
mount.

Mike Wills

 
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