cactusman
Well Known Member
Thinking hard on pulling the trigger on a pre-order to try and beat the price increase (prob one of many more)....fuel and ignition options driving me a little crazy - then you get into cowlings, cold air, SDS vs EFII and its all making me a little dizzy. Back in the days of 2-3% annual price increases I wouldn't normally be stressing out about this, but as we all know it's getting a little sporty out there. Can't be the only one - what's everyone thinking?
Here are the options - thru Vans -
540 Standard Exp Lycoming -
Dual Standard Magnetos - $55,879
Dual Lycoming EIS - $57,879
(No P-Mag option for 540)
Price for dual pulley seems same as single - considering a/c system - any disadvantage to this if you don't use it?
Lycoming Thunderbolt -
No Fuel/No Ignition - $56,879
Dual Lycoming EIS/AVSTAR - $61,879
Dual Lycoming EIS/Airflow Performance - $61,879
Then we get into SDS vs EFII....my inclination is to pre-order a "naked" thunderbolt 540 and go with SDS or EFII subject to additional research...
Welcome thoughts on the matter from similarly situated folks...
Then we get into bundling the prop order. Seems like its a 2-blade metal for $9500 just to get the ball rolling and preserve pricing at pre-2023/4 levels.
Here are the options - thru Vans -
540 Standard Exp Lycoming -
Dual Standard Magnetos - $55,879
Dual Lycoming EIS - $57,879
(No P-Mag option for 540)
Price for dual pulley seems same as single - considering a/c system - any disadvantage to this if you don't use it?
Lycoming Thunderbolt -
No Fuel/No Ignition - $56,879
Dual Lycoming EIS/AVSTAR - $61,879
Dual Lycoming EIS/Airflow Performance - $61,879
Then we get into SDS vs EFII....my inclination is to pre-order a "naked" thunderbolt 540 and go with SDS or EFII subject to additional research...
Welcome thoughts on the matter from similarly situated folks...
Then we get into bundling the prop order. Seems like its a 2-blade metal for $9500 just to get the ball rolling and preserve pricing at pre-2023/4 levels.