Phil,
Having flown both kinds in the Mooney, I think you will find the
plenum is more effective in the air. If you have to sit on the ground
for long periods of time, it has a tendancy to get hot. I'm doing one
of each on these two I have here.....Bobby
> I think it is a matter of personal preference. Both types have their good
> points and bad points. The baffeling for an open system like most use is
> harder to fabricate and seal against the engine. It takes a lot of fitting
> to get it right. The plenum type is a form fit using foam as a mold and
> fiberglassing the plenum thus a good tight custom fit. The open type
> allows
> uniform air to pass over and through the engine heads as there is only one
> big chamber on top of the engine. The plenum type could possibly have
> different cooling effects on each side of the engine since they are
> independent of each other. Both types have proven to work well so like I
> said, it is more of a personal preference than anything.
>
> Mark Jones (N886MJ)
> Wales, WI USA
> E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com
> Visit my NEW
> KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at www.flykr2s.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Matheson" <mathes...@dodo.com.au>
> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 1:39 AM
> Subject: Re: KR> Baffling
>
>
>> Question
>> Do you think the normal baffling system or the inclosed system similar
>> to
>> Mark L's with a glass scoop over the cylinders and head works the best??
>>
>> Is the great plans baffling temples still available??, I can not find
>> them
>> on their web page.
>>
>>
>> Phillip Matheson
>> 0408665880 (cell)
>> VHPKR
>> Australia.
>> mathes...@dodo.com.au
>> NEW WEB PAGE
>> www.philskr2.50megs.com
>>
>> http://www.vw-engines.com/
>> OLD WEB PAGE
>> http://mywebpage.netscape.com/flyingkrphil/VHPKR.html
>>
>>
>>
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