Subject: Bell Mouths
From: Rotary Engine
Date: 2/11/2006, 8:18 PM
To: AA-me




         Paul, take a look at these bell mouths that are intended for the
         second edition of my intake.  I bought them from a company in
         Australia called " The Velocity of Sound."   They were $16.00 ea.
         Unfortunately the shipping via mail was $25.00   They have many
         shapes, styes (different neck lengths and sizes.  Check them out at
         www.velocity-of-sound.com <http://www.velocity-of-sound.com>
         <http://www.velocity-of-sound.com>          Jerry


         Nice.
         --



    They do look nice.  One of us should just order a bunch & resell
    them to
    other builders as the need comes up, to amortize the shipping costs.

    The only problem with the bell mouths on my slide throttle intake is
    they are not detachable in any way -- thus I am in somewhat of a
    quandry
    as to how to build an air intake box that seals nicely around the
    intakes.   I've more or less resigned myself to having a 2-piece box
    that I screw together so I can wrap it around the bell mouths.

    Speaking of the air intake box - am I trying to feed it with
    ram-air, or
    am I going to draw air from within the cowling?  I have noted on a
    number of recent pictures of rotary installs that most seem to have a
    nice air filter & draw air from within the cowling.

    Mark Supinski

    You can always use a small grinder and grind them off Mark.
    for best results fore go the filter. Your airport is not dusty
    is it?

    Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.


Are you kidding me?  This place is dust-city.   Our climate is one step
away from desert. I once lived in El Paso TX -- that place was worse.
But dust is a way of life here too.

I won't grind them off - a 2 part box is no big deal.

Can you mock up a 3d of what I should be planning to build?

Mark Supinski.


Sure Mark. The best thing to use is two K&N cone shaped filters
side by side. 2 1/2 inch inlet five inches long Summit part
number 239320.

I am not sure of the OD so you will need to size the box accordingly.


-- 
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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