Anybody know more about this engine ECI developed for Cubcrafters? Supposedly weighs under 250 pounds.
http://www.cubcrafters.com/supersportcub/engine.aspx
http://www.cubcrafters.com/supersportcub/engine.aspx
This rating is to get around the "maximum level cruise speed at "rated hp" for the Light-Sport Super Sport Cub". The engine is rated this way so that the maximum continuous hp will keep the Cub replica within light-sport parameters. It's a "loop-hole" thing dreamed up by Cub Crafters.At 340 cu-in displacement, I bet it's a development of the IO-340 stroker that ECI already offers as a non-certified kit engine. The plenum & oil cooler setup looks pretty slick.
I assume it's a typo, but that page states 180 hp for takeoff and 80 hp continuous--not too many engines out there with a continuous power rating of <50% max power...