Subject: exhaust
From: Rotary Engine
Date: 9/23/2011, 1:35 PM
To: AAA Put this in the To box



Paul,
          What I originally intended to do was to put a single 2.5 inch hushpower muffler under the fuse and another 2 feet of tubing behind that, but am thinking now of putting in a Y splitter and sending the exhaust into two 2 inch mufflers, so that if one melts, at least I have another outlet.  Probably a little more drag, but the sportsman only cruises at 140 Kts anyway.  How mad am I ?  Neil.

Yes that is a pretty good idea. If you can pop out to Perth
Ian Beadle has a real quite RX8 motor in his RV6.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgLw3a8DZgM

Paul Lamar

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Hey, maybe you can try this- put an exhaust splitter/turnout so that you can use the muffler, and if it craps out on you, you can just open the exhaust turnout and use unmuffled exhaust to get back on the ground. It would also be an interesting exercise in how much power you could make un-muffled. You could also use it when  landing  at remote airstrips to chase the wildlife away from the runway.
Brian Trubee


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