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Re: Hunting for microknots
Originally posted by CubersWrist View PostBack from Reno and nothing is broken. Time to tear it all apart and get to work!
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Originally posted by GRNDP51 View PostCan't wait to see what happens! I just noticed that it probably isn't a common modification to do but it might help a lot, Tom McNerney did some work to eliminate the hinges hanging down from the wing on his Legacy. Maybe that could be in the future for you guys??
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Originally posted by Dudewanarace View PostPacking up my tools and headed that way this weekend to assist with the mods.After I do my post Reno maintenance on Unleashed that is. Check for anything odd, change the oil, inspect filter, yadda yadda.
Any recent progress on your Legacy? 2018?
And to Thomas, is 30 going to get a new wrap for next year? Looks a little out of shapeLast edited by GRNDP51; 12-12-2017, 09:26 PM.Reno from '99 to '22
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Originally posted by GRNDP51 View PostAwesome to hear! Can't wait to see how it turns out. Keep us posted
And to Thomas, is 30 going to get a new wrap for next year? Looks a little out of shape
Glad to share what we're working on. The team has so many cool people that pool their individual expertise to make this happen. Honestly there is never a dull month.
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The evolution of the intake:
This was last year's mod. We realized since the plane doesn't have intercoolers, there was no reason for the intakes to run all the way back and around the engine. Rerouted the pipe and cut the pipe length and number of bends in half to reduce pressure drop and weight.
And this year, cut the pipe length and number of bends in half again. Andy had the idea while the engine was off the plane. Amazing how your perspective changes when a few pieces are missing. Realized we had been boxing ourselves in with the split intake. Once you cut the $3000 intake on a band saw, everything worked great.
Last edited by CubersWrist; 05-19-2018, 04:13 PM.
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Originally posted by Bob View Posttime for a chemical intercooler and all of its benefits.
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No pictures yet, but Race 30 is away getting completely resurfaced (think what we did to the belly....but everywhere). This will be the smoothest its been since the belly mod. Which then begs the question of what will the finished product look like. The answer is...different, but I can tell you that at least one part of the plane will be STIHL orange.
Main thing I care about is it will be painted rather than a vinyl wrap. This is great because the wrap would get beat up and leave big holes that like to create lots of drag. An example of this was demonstrated in 2017. On Saturday (or maybe it was Friday...either way) we ran less manifold pressure while maintaining the same speed on the course. The only thing we changed was we filled in all those gouges with Bondo and sanded them smooth. Additional perk is all the sponsor decals will be painted under the clearcoat so lots of drag savings there too.
This also opens up new opportunities to experiment with different waxes and application methods. Because the wrap doesn't like wax, we've been limited to cleaning with water or very weak cleaning solutions, so we're looking to get some more speed there as well.
Like the last 3 years we will be getting a new propeller from McCauley. During the design and analysis of the propeller they discovered one week's worth of racing will put the propeller into its fatigue life. Think of taking a wire and bending it back and forth. Repeat this enough times and the wire will eventually snap with no warning. Obviously this would be bad on an airplane going 410mph so we're getting a new one.
I think that's all for now.
Gotta beat Jeff!Last edited by CubersWrist; 06-27-2018, 07:18 PM.
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