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Old 11-27-2015, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by MFLOOD3800
Nice.... I love the Czech Mate as well. Always wanted to build a round cowl where the engine would totally be hidden in the cowl. No drag.
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Whether this one will fit entirely within the cowl remains to be seen. The CAD views show that it just barely fits within. However, I am worried about it being so close that the heat might distort the cowl if we don't allow some clearance around the valve cover.
Marty,

Here is a shot of what Tim's CAD drawings show regarding engine/cowl clearance:



As you can see, it is going to be close.
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