# Baffle optomizations **URL:** \ **Category:** Aerovee\ **Created:** [June 28, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://sonexpilots.org/t/baffle-optomizations/4003 "2025-06-28T14:31:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 15
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Cotton](https://sonexpilots.org/user_avatar/sonexpilots.org/bryan_cotton/32/760_2.png) [@Bryan\_Cotton](https://sonexpilots.org/u/Bryan_Cotton)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 3:01am UTC](https://sonexpilots.org/t/baffle-optomizations/4003/15 "2025-09-24T03:01:29Z")
Up until I did these mods, my front baffle would sit nicely against the motor and I would glue it down with RTV. Right or wrong, the only fasteners I had for the front baffle was a pair of screws on either side. But now I had this big gap behind the prop and that’s no good. So I added some straps and fastened them onto the big M10x1.25 holes in the front. ![front straps head on view](https://sonexpilots.org/uploads/default/original/2X/a/abd3119c97003b983c2ae8e14422ec7987de9e7a.jpeg) I have a 1” square of 1/8” aluminum with one edge radiused. That’s what is clamping the strap in place. ![right strap](https://sonexpilots.org/uploads/default/original/2X/2/27bb52a2ca5c3055deb77ee6da1d9e91c8881931.jpeg) On the left strap, there was a machining step next to the M10 threaded hole and I also added a washer so everything sat flat. ![left strap](https://sonexpilots.org/uploads/default/original/2X/6/68f195a24a7622097a8ca6b38e49f811cc751a95.jpeg) The geometry was sort of tricky to figure out and I ruined some scrap while playing around. The first one took 2 hours, the second one about 40 minutes. I sort of want to bring those huge bolts to the lathe and center drill them. They seem heavy. --- _[View the full topic](https://sonexpilots.org/t/baffle-optomizations/4003)._