First of all, thank you to everyone who replied to my previous post about the Cap.


Most of my questions have been answered, but there's still one thing I don't know what I should do: Should I use the engine mount which is included with the kit???


I would prefer a soft mount, but I don't know which one would work with a YS 140L... (And I'm no going to spend for a Hyde mount....).


Any suggestions??


Thank you,

check out the gator mount

I used the regular Hangar9 engine mount for my YS140L and it worked very well. The YS purrs like a kitten and won't shake loose the firewall on the Cap.

Dave brown or gator soft and safe.

The H9 mount is a nice mount ,and works very well with the YS or other motor ,i like the ease of adjustability, just loosen and slide .

Max

Werent you using the Harry mount on your Nova? If you dont want to shell out for the Hyde give Harry a call (his contact is in the MAAC mag) and get one of his, they are only $45 CND.

Chad, yes I still have that mount. However, installing a nose ring seems to be a problem because of the cowling... Is it safe to use this mount without a nose ring???

Someone used carbon rods from the engine box, to the nose ring, when he needed a soft mount on a cowled plane. He said it worked alright.

Check the tips section of the NSRCA page. Some good pics on the Hanson Roto-mount. Also Check Piedmont models page. They have a home grown setup for there Webra 1.45 that I am going to try in my new plane.

I have the Hanger 9 25% Cap that I am using a home made soft mount that I made. I had to built a nose ring box from c.f. covered spruce stringers and the put shear webbing in between the stringers. I then put 5 mil c.f. on the shear webbing.
It was a bit of a trip getting it all lined up but I finally got it all set and its working great. I am running an S.T.2300 and Bisson muffler. The muffler presented a problem in that I could only use 3 stringers instead of 4. I think the c.f covering on all the componants was the trick. If you are going to try this with a 4 stroke I have heard that it is difficult to keep mufflers on them. PLus I dont think there is enough room in the cowling area for the head to rotate. But experiment and if it dont work just cut off the stringers and go back to the hard mount. So far so good with about 100 flights. The only problem I had was the nose ring screws vibrated loose on me once. A little locktite and no more problems. Very little vibration thru the rpm ranges other then the usual low idle pulses.
I will try to get some pics othe the setup if anyone is interested.


Wayne

Very nice mount Toymaker. I guess i will try with the hard mount, I just hope my plane (or radio equipmet) won't disintegrate!


Seems to be a little more problematic than I first thought... The Sullivan muffler I plan to buy is quite big, and I don't want the engine to shake too much as to damage the cowl...