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larry huntley
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 Posted: Sat May 01, 2010 6:41 am Post subject: Emailing: kitfox muffler 014 (2), kitfox muffler 015 (2), ki |
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Subject: Emailing: kitfox muffler 014 (2), kitfox muffler 015 (2), kitfox muffler 016 (2), kitfox muffler 017 (2), kitfox muffler 018 (2)
I don't know if these will come through,but I told you I would try to let you know about the results of my muffler for the Kitfox 4-1200 EA-81. I had 2 straight stacks on it for 550 hrs. It was awful after the 1st 2 hrs. ;o)
I didn't know much about mufflers ,but with a lot of help from the group and particularily from Al Wick,I have an exhaust system that seems to work very well. If you check Al's posts and ideas you will find info for a system that works better than advertized. I made my first flight with it today. I flew over a friends house. He said a little later a C-172 flew over much higher and my plane was much quieter. My wife and I have never been able to converse in the Fox,but today I talked with her on a cell phone from the air. The difference is spectacular. The only change I made from Al's plans was to make it 10" long instead of 6". This was only because I had the material and the space. Tomorrow we fly to Breakfast about 20 mi away. We will get Mary's input. Larry Huntley,Dundee,NY
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michael.logan1(at)verizon
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| Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 3:16 am Post subject: Emailing: kitfox muffler 014 (2), kitfox muffler 015 (2), ki |
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Larry,
Nice looking muffler system. Did you allow for expansion differences between the engine and the muffler? I had a similar system (NSI) on my Kitfox and it developed cracks at the pipe/muffler joint. I ended up putting a slip joint right at the muffler and no problems after that. It is a much quieter system with the muffler.
Mike Logan
Kitfox Series 5 RAM EA-81
From: owner-kitfox-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of larry huntley
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 10:40 AM
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Subject: Fw: Emailing: kitfox muffler 014 (2), kitfox muffler 015 (2), kitfox muffler 016 (2), kitfox muffler 017 (2), kitfox muffler 018 (2)
Subject: Emailing: kitfox muffler 014 (2), kitfox muffler 015 (2), kitfox muffler 016 (2), kitfox muffler 017 (2), kitfox muffler 018 (2)
I don't know if these will come through,but I told you I would try to let you know about the results of my muffler for the Kitfox 4-1200 EA-81. I had 2 straight stacks on it for 550 hrs. It was awful after the 1st 2 hrs. ;o)
I didn't know much about mufflers ,but with a lot of help from the group and particularily from Al Wick,I have an exhaust system that seems to work very well. If you check Al's posts and ideas you will find info for a system that works better than advertized. I made my first flight with it today. I flew over a friends house. He said a little later a C-172 flew over much higher and my plane was much quieter. My wife and I have never been able to converse in the Fox,but today I talked with her on a cell phone from the air. The difference is spectacular. The only change I made from Al's plans was to make it 10" long instead of 6". This was only because I had the material and the space. Tomorrow we fly to Breakfast about 20 mi away. We will get Mary's input. Larry Huntley,Dundee,NY
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kitfox muffler 014 (2)
kitfox muffler 015 (2)
kitfox muffler 016 (2)
kitfox muffler 017 (2)
kitfox muffler 018 (2)
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larry huntley
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| Posted: Sun May 02, 2010 8:55 am Post subject: Emailing: kitfox muffler 014 (2), kitfox muffler 015 (2), ki |
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Hi Mike,
The muffler and the pipes are separate pieces. I bolt on one side, slip on the muffler, slip on the other pipe and bolt it up. There are holes drilled through the stacks and muffler and pins in the clamps that live in those hole. It is like the system on a Piper.
I was familiar with the NSI problem. My stepson used one and had the same problems. Larry
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