Pietenpol-List: Cowling idea
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:25 am
Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
Well I m slowly trying to get a cowl built for my GN-1/ Corvair setup.I have thelower section going on and what I did is bring the framework as close in atthe front as possible and just under the exhaust manifolds.I am for now at leastjust turning the exhaust pipes out the sides so a lot of heat will not actuallybe down in the cowl even though I left a good size opening where it goesunder the belly for air to exit.I am thinking about not cutting in an inlet boxfor the Stromberg air inlet in it for now and just let it draw the warmer airfrom inside. nothing will fit really tight and my thinking is maybe the warmerair will lessen the carb ice problems I hear the old Continentals have sincethey don't feed through the oil pan.-what is your thinking here? I guess ifit doesn't run well it would be easy enough to cut in an air intake box from thefront later on. RaymondRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________
Well I m slowly trying to get a cowl built for my GN-1/ Corvair setup.I have thelower section going on and what I did is bring the framework as close in atthe front as possible and just under the exhaust manifolds.I am for now at leastjust turning the exhaust pipes out the sides so a lot of heat will not actuallybe down in the cowl even though I left a good size opening where it goesunder the belly for air to exit.I am thinking about not cutting in an inlet boxfor the Stromberg air inlet in it for now and just let it draw the warmer airfrom inside. nothing will fit really tight and my thinking is maybe the warmerair will lessen the carb ice problems I hear the old Continentals have sincethey don't feed through the oil pan.-what is your thinking here? I guess ifit doesn't run well it would be easy enough to cut in an air intake box from thefront later on. RaymondRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... __________