DIY glass fibre plenum chamber? Bad idea?

[Kevin Vannorsdel]

When I was in College we used a material called Spectre from Allied Signal.  It
claimed to be better than Kevlar in nearly all categories...  I think it may
have had a temperature problem though... can't recall.   We used it to build
20' x 4'x1"  solar panels for our GM Sunrayce entry.

The stuff sure was hard to cut!

There are also composite- composite fibers...  like Kevlar woven with glass
etc...  that can lend some good properties also.



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owner-diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu on 02/10/98 05:47:27 PM
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How about kevlar, or if you don't mind a solid piece, there is phenolic.


-----Original Message-----
From: bruce plecan <nacelp at bright.net>
To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 1998 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: DIY glass fibre plenum chamber? Bad idea?


>ref Tony Bryant:
>Carbon fiber, or some other composite, yes to maybe,
>Fiberglass nope.  Tried doing some fiberglas air cleaner
>stuff years ago and the vibration killed it (4 cylinder)
>Tried thin+thick none of it would last.  Maybe for
>limited racing, but not steady street use.  Think I've
>seen some Ford Aftermarket, Manifolds, Carbon Fiber
>was a place with a web site something like Fiberglas
>was going to make something and they had all kinds
>of info, and people who seemingly who knew what was
>what.
>HTH  Bruce
>