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Interesting. I’m going to fly it as is for a little bit and see what happens. If CHT’s are fine I probably won’t mess with it but I’ll keep this in mind if not. Fortunately even with the old torn up baffling my CHT’s were still in the low 300’s in cruise at 75% power so hopefully this setup won’t give me too much trouble. This whole thing was just preventative since the plane was down for a few other things already. It may be I shouldn’t have tried to fix what wasn’t broken haha. We’ll see. You know the mechanics motto…”If it isn’t broken, fix it till it is.”

Thanks for the offer but I’d like to keep it with as little modification as necessary at this point.

Oh dang ok. Well that’s good to hear you aren’t having trouble with cooling back there. That makes me feel a ton better about it. To be fair, I never had cooling issues before, even with the old ratty baffle seals. CHT’s we’re consistently in the 330’s and 340’s in cruise ROP. This was just preventative while the plane was down for some other stuff. Thanks again for getting pictures. That takes a huge load off my back.

Ohhh I see, yeah I have to do the same. If I don’t attach the left seal to the rear seal I do have to mess with it to get the cowling to seat properly but then it leaves wrinkles in the back left corner. However, if that’s the price to pay for better cooling that’s no big deal. Just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing something. Thanks again.

@MikeOH does your rear baffle seal have a natural forward leaning tendency or did you have to pull it forward and attach it to the side baffle seal?

@MikeOH bummer. Thanks for going to get the picture anyway. I’ve managed to get it to seal quite well if I reach in and push the seal back a little bit but I’m not sure why it wouldn’t seal up by itself. The other side seals up perfectly and I went through the same installation process on both sides. Anyhow, thanks again for the replies. I’ll keep messing with it and see if I can get it to cooperate.

It’s certainly a weird situation. I suppose I’ll have to keep playing with it to get it to work like it’s supposed to. Thanks for the insight!

We actually just went through this whole debacle ourselves with the original six pack. What we found was that any combination of G5’s or aspen glass with an external engine monitor brought us seriously close to just going with the G3X and EIS. That coupled with an already installed GTN-650 and our decision was much easier. We went with the G3X EIS and G5 as a backup then decided to just put an iPad mount on the copilot side. It’s clean, extremely user friendly, and being able to take the iPad home to mission plan is a huge plus. Not to mention being able to update the iPad to the new model for a tiny fraction of what it would cost to buy a new screen. Here’s what we came up with. Couldn’t be happier.

Although neat information, that doesn’t really help with installation. The picture you posted above of your baffling on an F looks great. It really does. But it does not show the baffling tied together with fasteners and bent over to accept the cowling. Does the baffle seal need to be pulled down and fastened at the corners? If so, do you have any pictures of the completed install with the fasteners and the baffle seal bent over? Thanks!

Interesting, that would be a wild realization. First I’ve seen of that but I could see that being a fix. I’ll be eagerly waiting the picture. Thank you sir!

Killer, thank you sir! That would be extremely helpful.

Haha thanks man, and yes he will. I haven’t had any trouble filling the gaps between the baffle seals as much as I have getting the seals to conform to the underside of the top cowl. The right side rear fit perfectly but the left side, with that weird double 90* bend, just doesn’t want to cooperate. below is a picture of the right side (copilot side) compared to the left side above in my first post.

@carusoam thanks for the reply. Guy has been extremely helpful via email, unfortunately all the examples so far have been of later model’s with the much less intricate baffling without all the bends and curves. I’ve spent countless hours searching the internet looking for an M20F specific example with no luck. Hoping to find one on here from someone who’s already completed the install with success. Thanks again!

Hello MS! Been a long time lurker but this is my first post. The wealth of information and knowledge from everyone on this site is incredible. The wife and I bought a 67’ F turbo last year and have been absolutely loving flying it but it’s time to start doing some TLC to keep her happy and flying for many more years. First step is the baffling. I ordered the Gee Bee kit at the strong recommendation of many of you guys on here and so far the quality of the products is excellent. However I’m having a tough time fitting the pilot side of the rear baffle due to the two 90* turns in the baffle and the down slope after towards the corner. Does anybody have any photos of their M20F with the fully installed gee bee kit with the cowling on and off they could share to help me out? Below you can see the issues I’m having. Thanks in advance!