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Wow! Scary failure! Thats a good one to keep an eye on.

^^^seeing another completed 801 is encouraging! Thanks!

Excellent! Thanks JDM!

I suppose so. It was an aircraft engine first, though. I think. The UL is $50k

Hondas are great. Everyone who has one seems to like vikings. I cant help but imagine flying one for any distance would be like going down the freeway in 3rd gear. Thats gotta be hard on the longevity...

When i contacted Franklin (Colorado), they say everything for the 801 fwf is available now with the exception of the exhaust. They were unsure of that at the moment.

Messaging them for a price...

Edit....didnt see this on their website. Checking it out now!

I looked but i dont think i should go under 180 horses with my intended use....hauling 4 butts in and out of my backyard strip to the back country.

I wouldnt say scorching. Definitely cheaper than the lycomings out there, though.

Base gasket, shim stock, dykem, scribe, plasma cutter. Cant be that difficult. If it works I'll start production!

Im thinking spacers under the jugs, maybe longer pushrods. If i had the bore x stroke and combustion chamber volume, its pretty easy to calculate how thick a shim would drop the compression to mogas levels.

Good points all. I understand that my auto experience doesnt all carry over to aviation, but couldnt an EAB franklin 220 owner lower the compression a smidge and run mogas at, say, 190-200 hp? What would be the downside?

Excellent thanks! I suppose so far the biggest thing against it might be resale value, but I'm not especially building it to sell. Smoother engines should last longer, no?

Ooh. Good point. I knew auto conversions were hard on resale value. Would s lycoming be that much better for resale?

Thanks for the input!

Yes! Thanks! I sent an email but havent heard back yet. As i get closer I'll call and see what they have.

Hello- choosing a powerplant for my Zenith 801 and leaning towards a 220 Franklin. I gather from forums that parts can be hard to find, but has anyone here had difficulties getting parts and being grounded because of it? I'm also considering an O-360. I like that the cylinders on the...

She and her mom probably know that airline pilots make a good living. Thats okay, as long as they have a firm grasp on what it takes to get there. How will it look if getting married and starting a family is harder than SHE knew, and you being temporarily broke and gone all the time isnt her...

Shouldnt due process be applied in any case where the government wants to abridge any aspect of anyone's liberty? Administrative law exceptions are ripe for abuse.