more hp for o-235c

[osxuser]

The 235 will be a great starter engine, and if you want to upgrade later, it should be no big deal to bolt up a 320 or something.

[jany77]

thanks thats what i was thinking

[N941WR]

Originally Posted by osxuser

The 235 will be a great starter engine, and if you want to upgrade later, it should be no big deal to bolt up a 320 or something.

Good point. Just remember, that to upgrade later will require a new engine mount, cowling, and exhaust.

The cowling and engine mount I have are unique to the smaller engines and my exhaust is for an O-320 but will be cut down to fit the O-290.

It can be done but those parts alone are almost $3000. Add to that a different prop, spinner, etc. and the price keeps going up.

Free engine equals a simple answer, go for it.

[BruceMe]

I helpd a friend buy a KIS Cruiser with an O-290-D2 last year. It had compression problems on the first annual (it's an older airplane, and he suspect it). He ended up doing a top-end overhaul. While the parts are availabe, he paid extra in time and money. He waited over three months to find the parts then another month to get them on/off the airplane. I didn't buy them, so I wont venture to say how much extra he paid, but he complained a lot about it.

Put all that aside, it's really just a hastle. Either a 235 or a 320 would simply be less pain.

-Bruce