> > installing an
> > air filter if he lives in a no dust area. Of course there is no
> such
> > place on this earth so I am wondering if you were joking? There
> is no
> > hope for the rotary movement, it we cannot filter ALL of the air
> going
> > into our engines. Anything less is just a ticking time bomb.
> >
> > The problem is it is not easy to fit an air filter under the cowl.
> > That
> > is the problem and we need to face it squarely and QUIT FOREVER the
> > idea
> > that delivering unfiltered air to our engines is an option.!!!!!
> > Now
> > I am shouting and I hope everyone can hear.
> >
> > I know that Tracy has gotten away with it for a while, but it is
> > only a
> > matter of time.
> >
> > Ram air should be passed through an air box and a filter. This is
> > what
> > we need to do. No matter how tight the installation, it is not
> > negotiable.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> > Did you see my 3D's?
>
>
> >
> >
> > I think they crossed in the email. Here they are again.
> >
> > "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."
> >
> > I used to think they were not all that important and now since
> > Chuck may have had a problem with FOD it is probably a good
> > idea to use them no matter what.
> >
> > Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
>
> Yes, this is what is needed. :) If a compact design can be fitted
> on top of the engine that is probably ideal. But if not, then a
> scoop/ air filter box could be made up as a blister that could be
> added to the cowl anywhere. Or... install the air box on the
> firewall, If it won't fit in the engine compartment then move it to
> the other side of the firewall. Another idea: Feed the air box from
> the right nostril. Plenty of room on the cool side.
>
> I keep coming back to this formula: 1) Left nostril feeds oil
> cooler. 2) Right nostril feeds intake. 3) Belly scoop feeds
> radiator. I have not figured a way to do this for myself...YET. My
> fuel rail is in the way. Maybe I will wake up some morning and it
> will be obvious. This concept might work for Mark and he could use a
> stock cowl with a belly scoop. Jerry
>
>
> Great minds think alike -- that is exactly the same formula I have been
> planning on, Jerry. The only difference is deciding which also feeds
> the VAM muffler -- gotta push some air through the center tube to cool
> the thing.
>
> Mark Supinski
All right, I give. What is a VAM muffler?
FNG who will sign out from now on,
Neal Scherm
I forget what it stands for but it is a tangential muffler with a cooling tube
that runs down the center.
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.
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