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Old 04-19-2016, 04:46 AM
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cathurga
 
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The temps I recorded on mine, in an earlier post shows in-cowl and without. I also had the temp probe right under the exhaust outlet (well, one fin down anyway)
I would suggest that the 377F that MDavis got is way too high. Perhaps with some baffles in place, and sufficient exit area, this could be controlled fairly well. I think the interesting thing to me is the way the temps fluctuate from high to low, and back again, might be a cause for concern on the metallic makeup of the cylinder..perhaps contributing to the failures.
I have installed 3 small louvres, one above and behind each cylinder, and two large ones in the rear of the cowl, to aid airflow OUT of the cowl. I am also going to install a baffle, made by these guys... www.rcmodelcomposites.com
I will pick it up while I am in the UK and will start testing in May again..