The Engineers at GM placed the intake openings in the best position per their research. It is very doubtful they just liked the location of the opening and said "lets put it here". There have been many modifications to the intake logs to reduce the height of the intake pipe for aircraft use.. The best method is to mill the intake base down to the log and weld your intake in position. I think Mark Langford did this. William also had a neat arrangement on his Pietenpol. Of all of the mods, all that I have seen work successfully had left the opening in the intake logs just where GM put them. After all, this gives you the best distribution of fuel to each cylinder. Just my 2 cents worth.
Working on the bottom half of my cowl.... Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI USA E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin" <jmw...@socal.rr.com> To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 10:02 PM Subject: Re: KR>New Photos > On the intake does anyone know if it hurts the performance of the engine if > you mount the intake tubes from the rear. Instead of welding onto the top, I > seen someone's pictures whcih they made the intake go strait back and down. > > Justin > N116JW > www.geocities.com/attngrabber14/Home > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Jones" <flyk...@wi.rr.com> > To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 9:51 AM > Subject: Re: KR>New Photos > > > > Justin, > > Yes that is the fuel pump. There will be a small hump there on the cowl. > For > > intakes, check my link: > > http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/intake.html > > > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) > > Wales, WI USA > > E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com > > Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at > > http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Justin" <jmw...@socal.rr.com> > > To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net> > > Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 1:22 PM > > Subject: Re: KR>New Photos > > > > > > > Looking good, glad to see a corvair. I have a few questions for you. > What > > is > > > that thing towards the firewall, maybe the fuel pump? > > > Steve Makish made his own intake (i think it was him) for the > corvair. > > > Correct me if im wrong though, I remember looking at some photo's of a > > > corviar with home made intake that welding the intake tubes from the > > > firewall side of the engine down to the carb on the bottom. I can't seem > > to > > > find the link though. > > > Justin > > > N116JW > > > www.geocities.com/attngrabber14/Home > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Mark Jones" <flyk...@wi.rr.com> > > > To: "KR Net" <kr...@mylist.net>; "Corvaircraft" > <corvaircr...@mylist.net> > > > Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 8:58 PM > > > Subject: KR>New Photos > > > > > > > > > I have been working on my cowl and have posted new photos on the "Photo > of > > > the Week" page. Here is the link: > > > http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/photo.html > > > I pulled the cowl from a mold and then cut out the sections which did > not > > > fit my set up. My firewall is a little wider than the stock firewall. > > After > > > I cut out the sections, I then filled with foam and sanded to shape. The > > > photos tell the story. > > > > > > Hoping to make Red Oak....it's questionable right now. > > > > > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) > > > Wales, WI USA > > > E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com > > > Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at > > > http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/homepage.html > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html >
