N546RV
Well Known Member
OK, so I'm looking into options for a ~200-horse engine application for my RV-8. I'd been planning on a Titan IO-370, but last week I learned that the Whirl Wind no longer "supports" their props with the 370/375 engines. Still need to try and run down that reasoning, but in the meantime, I'm doing thought experiments.
The most obvious alternative is an angle-valve 360. I can get one from Van's for only a couple grand more than the Titan 370 I spec'd out last year.
BUT...
When looking at the engine list on the Van's site, it's hard to keep my internal Emperor Palpatine from moving his eyes down one more line and seeing that an IO-390 is only $800 more. That doesn't help me much, though, since Van's won't sell an IO-390 to anyone but a -14 builder.
Thing is, it doesn't seem like there are many other providers out there for a -390, if I were to keep entertaining this idea. The only concrete example I have is Barrett - I have a price sheet I got from them at OSH 2018, which lists the price of an IO-390 at $43k! Those extra ten horses sure ain't worth $10k to me...
So I'm just wondering if there are other options I might be poking around at out there. Or maybe I should just be happy with the angle-valve 360 and call it a day...
The most obvious alternative is an angle-valve 360. I can get one from Van's for only a couple grand more than the Titan 370 I spec'd out last year.
BUT...
When looking at the engine list on the Van's site, it's hard to keep my internal Emperor Palpatine from moving his eyes down one more line and seeing that an IO-390 is only $800 more. That doesn't help me much, though, since Van's won't sell an IO-390 to anyone but a -14 builder.
Thing is, it doesn't seem like there are many other providers out there for a -390, if I were to keep entertaining this idea. The only concrete example I have is Barrett - I have a price sheet I got from them at OSH 2018, which lists the price of an IO-390 at $43k! Those extra ten horses sure ain't worth $10k to me...
So I'm just wondering if there are other options I might be poking around at out there. Or maybe I should just be happy with the angle-valve 360 and call it a day...