<< We need a CEO type that can set up a small privately held corporation.
Purpose to raise capital and manufacture rotary engine intake manifolds.
Also needed investors to buy stock in this corporation.
Send private email to me at rotaryeng@earthlink.net
Paul Lamar >>

Paul:
How many do you plan on making? Do you have a design already in mind

for this

intake manifold? If so, can you send me a detailed cad drawing of it, so I
can pass it on to a friend who does mold making for a living to see how

much

he would charge to make this for you.
Rich Gillen

I don't really know. I think we can sell ten right off the bat.
How many are interested in this intake manifold?
Tom Kendall is well along on the pattern so I think we can
handle the cost with a group buy.

Paul Lamar

This is going to be strictly a four port unit for now, yes?  Any chance
there is going to be enough meat on it to reach out and cover a six
port?  I believe this was discussed once and the answer back then was no.

With the engine I'm working with I will probably just do up a custom unit
as I don't think there are many out there looking like this.  The Racing
Beat 4 barrel Holley manifold (for sale) that was on it used this adapter
plate that I just can't bring myself to use.  The flow characteristics into
the end sections must have been horrible.

You can see here why I want to take advantage of a 2.85 drive.  This thing
should be able to breath well with the right NA induction system.  I'm
leaning towards a 55 mm TWM ( http://www.twminduction.com ) m/ 2900
throttle body with ports for all four injectors.  TWM has some nice looking
off the shelf / off road throttle body components, albeit a bit pricey.

This engine was originally built by Rob Golden of Pineapple Racing in
Portland, OR.

Mike McGee, RV-4 N996RV, O320-E2G, Aurora, OR
13B (MMini-Rocket) in gestation mode

Super cool Mike. I am happy to see that someone is finally trying
to convert a six port to a four port. Good work. I think it is going 
to set a record for HP from a side port aircraft engine. Great.

Ok Tom this is why we need plenty of wall thickness meat around those
intake runners so people can port the manifold for this level of engine
porting.

Paul Lamar
 
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