REFLECTOR: Exhaust question

[Chuck]

Guys, my IO-360 SS exhaust (straight back) was fitted with slip joint end 
pieces that aim pretty much straight down, and I get exhaust coating on my 
white Catto prop (about 3" away).

Chuck H

Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Exhaust question


> Brent,
>
> I'm not flying yet, but I concluded that would be the best.  I had Custom
> Aircraft Parts (Clint Anderson) make a pair of stainless 3-into-1 
> collectors
> for my parallel-valve IO-540 with a slip joint on the center pipe and a
> 45-degree bend aft just as the exhaust comes through the cowling.  He had
> already made another set (but without the 45-degree bend) for another
> Velocity builder, so he had the drawings ready to e-mail to me about 20
> minutes after I described to him what I wanted.  The completed "headers"
> showed up by UPS about a week later.  Beautiful work; highly recommended.
>
> Keith Hallsten
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of Brent Bourgeois
> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 7:28 PM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: REFLECTOR: Exhaust question
>
> Has anyone put straight down exhaust pipes on a Velocity? My measurments
> show that they would be 8 inches or less if cut just outside the cowl.
> Would this be better than the forward pipes or the rear pointing ones
> getting soot on the prop?
>
> Just looking for pros and cons
>
> Thanks
> Brent
>
>
>
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