I purchased the new "Trombone" system from Vetterman Exhaust for my RV7A with IO-375 and forward facing cold air intake system from Superior. It did a nice job of allowing ease of access and clearance to the items directly under the engine. Making the throttle cable bracket and other items would probably have been much more difficult with the crossover system. I have reasonable clearance from exhaust pipes to fuel lines etc.
I am generally happy with the system except for the way the outlet pipes come out of the cowl opening. The outlet pipes angle down and toward the middle of the airframe. The problem is that one side angles toward the middle of the airframe a lot more than the other side. At first I thought I could live with it, maybe cut them off shorter to make it less obvious etc. but I have pretty much decided I need to get it corrected. One of those things that keeps haunting me. I went through a lot of extra effort to make the rest of the engine installation right and I want to make this right as well. Maybe I am being to picky? (This could be partly because I am a retired welder by trade and have done this kind of work.)
I am working with Clint at Vettermans on some kind of fix, but I wonder if other Trombone users can chime in on how their outlet pipes came out?
Thanks for any replies,
Randall in Sedona
RV7A getting new FWF
IO-375 WW RV200
I am generally happy with the system except for the way the outlet pipes come out of the cowl opening. The outlet pipes angle down and toward the middle of the airframe. The problem is that one side angles toward the middle of the airframe a lot more than the other side. At first I thought I could live with it, maybe cut them off shorter to make it less obvious etc. but I have pretty much decided I need to get it corrected. One of those things that keeps haunting me. I went through a lot of extra effort to make the rest of the engine installation right and I want to make this right as well. Maybe I am being to picky? (This could be partly because I am a retired welder by trade and have done this kind of work.)
I am working with Clint at Vettermans on some kind of fix, but I wonder if other Trombone users can chime in on how their outlet pipes came out?
Thanks for any replies,
Randall in Sedona
RV7A getting new FWF
IO-375 WW RV200