I need some input from you guys with cannisters. I picked up a MTW 75 cannister to throw on the xyz HP 50. This is going in my Dawghouse Yak 55. The can is about 3 inches longer than the tunnel built into the plane. I cut a hole as big as I could in the back of the can tunnel and the can fits through it pretty snug. There is not room for any silicone tubing around the can. Will this work?

Also, the can is now sticking out into the open fuse by about 3 inches. That leaves it about 3 inches in front of the rudder servo. I can build a tray to raise up the rx and battery, but I don't know if the heat is going to be a factor in the fuse. Boxing that additional 3 inches in would be a job, and I would probably just use the stock muffler before I go to that much trouble. Will this setup work????? This is my first cannister and I just don't know that much about them. Thanks for your help.

An exposed exhaust sticking into the area where your gas, wireing, servos, RX, happen to be? What could possibly go wrong? At the very least make sure some cooling air can pass along the can to the end and provide an exit underneath to help pull the heat out.

After thinking on this a little I have come up with a way to enclose the top and end of the exposed cannister. That should be plenty of heat blockage for the inside of the fuse. I wonder if the heat off of the can will mess with the covering in that small area. I am not sure exactly how hot it will get back there. It is roughly 24" back from the engine. There is a pretty good sized hole in the bottom of the fuse to let air pass through but it is not all the way back. Maybe I need to cut another one back there.

I did it in a bipe, a vent in the back for flow throgh ventilation, and silicone tubing between the hot pipe and wood.