REFLECTOR: intake air

[Geoff Gerhardt]

Patrick,

Here's an intake scoop I was looking at mounting on the bottom of my cowl.
 Cheaper and smaller than most of the Harwoods.
http://www.racecomposites.com/induct31.htm

Geoff

On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 9:34 AM, Patrick Sieders <pjsieders at comcast.net>wrote:

> Hello All,****
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> Running without a filter is asking for trouble. Too much abrasive ‘dust’
> in the air to damage your expensive engine.****
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> I am going to install a RAM-air scoop on the bottom myself. I am planning
> to use a Harwood airscoop, for several reasons :****
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> **1.       **The RAM Air effect might help.****
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> **2.       **Since cooling is an issue on these canards, extra cooling
> will be helpful. The scoop will enhance cooling from below.****
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> **3.       **3. I also have a turbo on my IO-540J4A5, mounted below the
> engine. That can use some cooling as well, and since it’s low I need to
> create space, which means opening up the bottom cowling anyway.****
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> I will be filtering air for my breathing machine, since it is low to the
> ground, and just as I said earlier : give it clean air to breathe !****
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> Gr. Patrick****
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> Patrick & Dana Sieders****
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> *From:* reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Kathy Cook
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:31 PM
> *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> *Subject:* REFLECTOR: intake air****
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> my 2 cents worth!   to feed any  internal combustion engine anything but
> filtered air is just plain stupid.   the other thing is to get any"
> "boost"in manifold pressure f.rom ram air is very iffy due to great
> varibules  ie  airspeed and altitude. air  must be taken from a high
> pressure area . after much trial and error,  I am able to get   between  .3
> and .7  psi  positive pressure depending on speed and altidude, and this is
> downstream of the air filter.I cans discus some options  @ 530 878 2002***
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> Lynn Cook  SERG****
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