Aerosport vs New Lycoming from Van's

[robertahegy]

My preference is Lycoming. I have owned two brand new 0-360s. The latest in my 7A. Lyc makes them to Van's Specs and they fit perfectly using Van's install kits. I liked the fact that I could get parts from Van's that worked properly with the engines and I didn't have to reinvent any wheels. I also like the fact that Lycoming has always stood behind their engines and provide bulletins if there is a problem. I got two year warranty that started after the engine was first run, a month before I flew it, 8 months after I got it. There may be other fine engines out there, but this is why I chose Lycoming.

I like Lyc,

Roberta

[osxuser]

Originally Posted by RV7ator

Guys,

Bart has given me excellent service. You can configure your engine any way you like. I wouldn't consider an engine without at least one EI; two makes more sense to me to reduce parts count, and life-cycle costs of a mag are much more than EI. I know of several 320s carrying 10:1 pistons. They're happy as a clam at high tide while dynoing in the 200s. Your choice on everything, and Bart will tell you straight away if a combination isn't good. If you really, really want a factory Lyc, I'd shop price amongst the clones and go with the cheapest. Again, no real advantage to a cert engine on an experimental.

John Siebold

I recommend against the really high compression engines (like a 10:1 320). I know one of those guys that just detonated his IO-320 that was 200+ HP. The high HP really sacrfices realiablity.