REFLECTOR: Intake Measurement

[Andrew Ellzey via Reflector]

Beautiful workmanship, my question is, I keep seeing all of these photo’s of the down draft cooling plenums, without any rubber booted connection between the engine and the NACA scoop connection at the firewall. I have seen photo’s of the plenums with a rubber boot installed. So for those that I am seeing without, I know that my 300hp IO540 engine, using the standard MT three blade prop, is torqueing against the engine mount, at least 3/8 inch at full power, I know this because of the size holes I have had to cut around my exhaust pipes to keep them from hitting my cowling. My exhaust Exit holes started out with a 1/4 inch clearance all the way around, and I had to keep enlarging them, they are now oblong,  in the direction that the engine is twisting. It also seems to me that without some sort of rubber booted connection, that the engine vibration alone, would rip the connection off of the firewall. 

My thoughts, others using the NACA down draft cooling will have to weigh in on this issue.

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Andrew Ellzey
N151AJ IO540 300hp armpit updraft cooling

From: paul barfknecht via Reflector 
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2015 4:42 PM
To: Thomas Mann ; Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list ; Velocity Reflector 
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Intake Measurement

I don't have the measurement, but thought you might be interested in a photo of my plenum on an SUV with an io360.  Ken Mishler , a Velocity Jedi Master created this masterpiece (with a little assistance from me) which has resulted in no concerns regarding cooling on my plane. removable sections allow good access to the top and front of the engine.
Paul Barfknecht



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