ORIGINAL: MTK
ORIGINAL: cmoulder
[link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6366809]Found it.[/link]
Yesterday it rained all day so I decided to build a new soft mount for the SAP such that I can adapt it into my old trusty pattern plane, Temptress. It was a simple retrofit and if anything, I built the donut a bit too narrow. Need to extend the stand offs by about 1/8'' which won't hurt anything. The engine fit great although Temptress is fairly narrow. Still need to install the CDI and route the ignition cable around the chin cowl.
The fuse is a Temptation fuse. The pipe tunnel is adequate for the piped set-up.
Matt, sounds as if this one will be ready to fly very soon.
Are you using the newer engine or the first one? Which header?
I am going to make another soft mount soon, in anticipation of getting a back-up plane/engine in the not-too-distant future. Hard to believe how well the first mount is holding up. The nose ring is also doing well, but I think I am going to have to line the inside of it with some smoke tube because it appears to be a rather significant source of noise. Although there's a fairly tight tolerance between the wood and metal, it doesn't take much to create a rattle when the engine is running.
I am thinking of a different approach to the carb noise and will say more about it here... IF it works.