Im thinking about buying a Cheetah and dropping in the 180hp O-360-A4K. Whadya think?
>>> I’m leaning towards buying a low-time Cheetah, if I can find one, >>> adding the 180 HP engine, along with an avionics upgrade and >>> hopefuly get a very good aircraft for less than I would pay for a >>> fairly new, low-time Tiger. Not a good idea. First, while the cost difference between a Cheetah and a Tiger may seem immense enough to make it worth it, once you figure in the costs involved with the conversion you’ll find it will cost you significantly more in the long run. In reality, the price differences between comparable Cheetahs and Tigers tend to stick around $10-15K; an engine conversion will easily exceed that. Secondly, I’m only aware of one STC to install a Tiger engine in a Cheetah, and it requires that EVERYTHING be converted. This includes the engine and its associated attachments, the air intake (which is pretty much unavailable), the carburetor and intake system, the exhaust, the propeller, and the lower cowl complete (which is pretty much unavailable). In effect,
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