I'm nowhere near ready for an engine, but it looks like with shipping timelines, it's time to order and lock in a price and production slot. I've heard great things about the Cont Titan, and their prices seem to be pretty good relative to getting a Lycoming from Van's, so I'm probably going to get in line for their IO-340 (low compression).
For those of you who have used the IO-340, what changes are necessary relative to the standard IO-320? I mean in terms of ordering the right options for the finishing kit and firewall forward kit. Like, does the 320 cowl work, or do I need to swap out for the 360 lower cowl to fit the vertical induction of the IO-340? Does the standard Van's firewall forward kit work, or are there enough changes with the Titan setup (like baffles, exhaust, etc) that I'd be better off not going with the full kit?
Just trying to wrap my head around how to plan appropriately so I don't get stuck with parts from Van's that don't work with the engine.
For those of you who have used the IO-340, what changes are necessary relative to the standard IO-320? I mean in terms of ordering the right options for the finishing kit and firewall forward kit. Like, does the 320 cowl work, or do I need to swap out for the 360 lower cowl to fit the vertical induction of the IO-340? Does the standard Van's firewall forward kit work, or are there enough changes with the Titan setup (like baffles, exhaust, etc) that I'd be better off not going with the full kit?
Just trying to wrap my head around how to plan appropriately so I don't get stuck with parts from Van's that don't work with the engine.