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Larco 07-23-2015 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Pat Stewart (Post 999785)
Dont let temptation get you, it's like putting a stock 350 Chevy engine in a corvette.

My 2 cents

Well said. A 360 will cost more, bring more when you sell the plane and you will enjoy it more? However many owners are please as punch with their 320. Go for a ride in both and decide?
Larry

David-aviator 07-23-2015 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by rwtalbot (Post 999966)
My RV7 has 180+Hp and a CS prop. The RV8 I am building is getting an IO-375 and CS prop. You can figure out what I think. Someone else nearby just took the fixed pitch prop off his RV7 and installed a CS.

Assuming it is a good engine, the O-320 is a screaming deal because no one wants them. We have a guy not far from here with an overhauled one. He can't get $10k for it. There are plenty of other deals around. Look for someone who is pulling an O-360-A4M off an Archer.

Be aware the O-360-A4M has a solid crank.

DaleB 07-23-2015 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal@F14 (Post 999962)
The possibility of cam and or lifter corrosion in a Lyc that's been sitting unflown for years is a real concern.

Certainly a concern, but not a certainty. I recently bought an O-360 that had not run since the mid 1990s and was not preserved in any way. Internal parts were spotless, nothing inside the crankcase needed to be replaced. The exhaust ports were eroded from use, but the cylinder bores and rings were fine.

So check it out, but don't rule it out.


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