Hi, Paul....regarding the 90 degree oil filter adapter I am involved
with....A new thought came to mind (read that as dangerous)....The adapter
could probably be made to lay the filter over at a 90 degree angle, but
point it towards the propeller. Just a matter of making the mounting face a
little different and relocating the holes that match up to the oil filter
pad. Would that be a better solution for builders with 4 intake runners, or
would the PSRU be in the way? It would clear the Ross PSRU OK, but I am
unfamiliar with Tracy's. I'll take my thinking cap off, now. Thanks for
your opinions and recommendations. Paul Conner
That is a good idea and it might help. Things are so close in that
area I don't think it would work in all circumstances but certainly
probably more circumstances than it would the way you have it now.
Here is another idea. This is a shot of Ian Beadle's
arrangement. Ian does not use a tuned intake manifold and still goes 200 MPH :)
Of course he uses a 2.85:1 PSRU. Unfortunately I don't have a shot of Ian's
intake manifold. Ian can you take a picture of your intake manifold for me?
This might be cheaper to machine out of a block of aluminum than the angle
bracket. Just needs a few gallery holes drilled and plugged with pipe plugs.
