Hello Everyone
I am brand new here and need help. I want to buy a 2014 RV7a. The one I am looking at has an IO390 exp engine that has been modified to produce 240hp.
Vans website says that the max is 200. Is this engine going to cause problems on this airframe. Might there be structural issues? The engine has been polished and ported, I think, and Lycon installed higher compression Pistons to bring up the horsepower. Will the engine not last as long as a result of these changes?
Will my fuel burn at cruise be significantly higher than if it had an IO360. Would you shy away from this airplane because of that engine?
I am brand new here and need help. I want to buy a 2014 RV7a. The one I am looking at has an IO390 exp engine that has been modified to produce 240hp.
Vans website says that the max is 200. Is this engine going to cause problems on this airframe. Might there be structural issues? The engine has been polished and ported, I think, and Lycon installed higher compression Pistons to bring up the horsepower. Will the engine not last as long as a result of these changes?
Will my fuel burn at cruise be significantly higher than if it had an IO360. Would you shy away from this airplane because of that engine?