[NSRCA-discussion] Brio RX setup

[Anthony Romano]

The Mac's headers work fine and are easily available. I can't remember what 
rise but they only make two.  Just get the bigger and you should have plenty 
of room. Replace the bolts for the header since the ones that come with the 
header are a little short and are prone to stripping the threads.

  When you get the engine replace the bearing with a SS one. It will just 
save you a time later. I pay up and buy the EFI bearing from Tower since I 
have never had luck with bearing house "equivalents". Also, order and extra 
drive washer key way and spacer from Tower these parts are just too easily 
lost. Replace the o -ring under the carb with a thicker one from the 
hardware store.

  I have used both pipes and the Aeroslave just fits but works fine. If you 
go with the ES get the short one. I think it is the 2c140s9.

  Make installing your elevator setup your last step. Both of mine were VERY 
tail heavy with an RX even after replacing the rudder on #2.

  Glad to hear yours is straight. Hope your stab socket was glued in 
correctly. Check your wing adjusters to make sure you get the correct 
incidence without maxing them out. Wish I could go an extra half turn on 
mine.

Reinforce your landing gear mount as shown on RCU. Mine was so loose when I 
opened the box I had to remove it and re-glue. As luck would have it, it 
came loose on Sunday sidelining me again.

  Check to make sure your floor is glued in and the nomex is continuous. My 
first one had so many holes I added a layer of glass to prevent the Nomex 
from becoming fuel soaked. It might be worth glassing the joints of the 
floor w/ some 1/2 ounce glass and thinned finishing resin at least closest 
to the engine.

If you are an not an NSRCA member join and check out some of Rick Wallace's 
(D1 AVP)  columns from earlier in the year as he published a lot of our 
experiences assembling Brio's w/ RX's.

Good Luck

Anthony


>From: Kelly Regan <kelly.regan2 at verizon.net>
>Reply-To: NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>To: NSRCA Mailing List <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] cost of electric - now engine choice
>Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:32:40 -0400
>
>Thank you again everyone,
>
>I have a few more questions about the 140 RX...
>
>What is the part number for the Macs header that will work
>with the Brio?  What about the OS header?
>
>Pipes,  I was confusing the ES Composites and the Aeroslave composite
>pipes....   is 2C140L9 the correct pipe to fit the Brio from ES?
>What about the pipe from Aeroslave? what about the pipe from OS?
>
>Pipe mounts,  what should I be looking for?
>
>Besides central hobbies, any other place I should be looking for a
>good price on the 140RX, headers, or pipes?
>
>Keith,
>I am assuming you are KeithB on RCU, if so I have read your entire
>thread on building the Brio a couple of times...  After seeing you
>pictures and how you had to relocate the wing tubes I started
>measuring...
>
>Everything on the plane I purchased is really close, I even set up a
>transit and looked things over.
>
>--
>Kelly Regan
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