snoopyflys
Well Known Member
Hi all,
In my ongoing quest to become friends with my pink cowl and less intimidated dealing with fiberglass, I am turning my attention to fitting the Cowl Inlet Ducts. As others have mentioned in posts going back in time, the builders guide and drawings seem to basically leave it to builders desecration. I saw a few posts here in the forum where some trimmed others did not. Having a Titan ECI XIO-360 horizontal induction and the snorkel, could someone offer a non-engineer type their experiences with figuring out the best position of the inlet ducts to optimize the cooling or refer me to some other posts that I may help me here? I have my oil cooler mounted on the baffle as per plans. Here are a few pics for reference, both inlet ducts are not trimmed and guessing on the positioning. Do they get centered on the inlets and trimmed to match the inlet opening width or it does not matter? Not sure how it will/will not affect the baffling if at all. Any insights/experiences shared will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
In my ongoing quest to become friends with my pink cowl and less intimidated dealing with fiberglass, I am turning my attention to fitting the Cowl Inlet Ducts. As others have mentioned in posts going back in time, the builders guide and drawings seem to basically leave it to builders desecration. I saw a few posts here in the forum where some trimmed others did not. Having a Titan ECI XIO-360 horizontal induction and the snorkel, could someone offer a non-engineer type their experiences with figuring out the best position of the inlet ducts to optimize the cooling or refer me to some other posts that I may help me here? I have my oil cooler mounted on the baffle as per plans. Here are a few pics for reference, both inlet ducts are not trimmed and guessing on the positioning. Do they get centered on the inlets and trimmed to match the inlet opening width or it does not matter? Not sure how it will/will not affect the baffling if at all. Any insights/experiences shared will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,