<< The simple tangential is the best muffler we will ever find in terms of
 > foot print and weight.   I wonder if it really would cost so much HP?
 > If you all have the time I  would like to hear the opinions of  Bill
 > Jepson and Lynn Hanover  and, of course,  Paul.         Thanks,  Jerry

I think it is going to cost quite a bit of power. But if it had long
primaries before the muffler, then you could have the best of both worlds. In
stainless you could heat wrap the whole thing, even mount it on the firewall with a
couple of flex joints.

I heard Tracy fly over at the end of the race at Sun&Fun, and it didn't seem
loud at all, just different. Whatever he is using now seems to be working, at
least for people outside the aircraft.

Lynn E. Hanover

 
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