humptybump
Well Known Member
For those who were not aware, Vans Aircraft created a different cowl for the O-360 and the O-320. While there are not many RV-8's with an O-320 there are fewer still with an O-320 and the O-320 cowl.
Anyone who has this combination and wishes to upgrade to an O-360 should plan to get professional help ... preferable of the psychiatric kind.
I am thankful to say I traveled this unimproved runway and and emerged from the darkness with my wheel pants intact.
I'll be writing about it on my blog. Here is a short introduction to the process.
http://elder.ninja/blog/p/7504
I'll add to this thread with a couple more updates as I write up the gory details.
For the curious, here is the decision flow I went through ... (albeit not in a linear path)
Anyone who has this combination and wishes to upgrade to an O-360 should plan to get professional help ... preferable of the psychiatric kind.
I am thankful to say I traveled this unimproved runway and and emerged from the darkness with my wheel pants intact.
I'll be writing about it on my blog. Here is a short introduction to the process.
http://elder.ninja/blog/p/7504
I'll add to this thread with a couple more updates as I write up the gory details.
For the curious, here is the decision flow I went through ... (albeit not in a linear path)
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