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Stopped by the shop to drop off my refinished yokes, and the mechanic said "hear that sound over in the testing area? That's your engine!" I scurried over to get some photos and video. If all goes well I might have a flying airplane by this weekend :)

Same. There is no charge for the STC other than the paperwork and I am getting a new prop while I’m at it. Glad to hear you’re happy with the result

nice looking '63 Cherokee 180 went up on Barnstormers today for $44.5k

I just bought my first plane last year in May. A Cessna 172. I bought one with a run out motor, flew it for 100 hours, and now it’s in the shop getting its first annual (for me) and a total engine overhaul. Basically I’ll have more into the engine and first annual then I did in the purchase...

Beware the military-industrial complex.

That will happen on Monday. Fingers crossed that it’s a serviceable crank.....we shall see. I can only take so much bad news everyday!

Whelp, we split the cases today. Cam failure, several lobes worn way down, pitting on tappet (sp?) faces. The guys in the shop took me through each piece and part of my engine which was really cool to see. Also found out that my propeller is out of serviceable limits so it is junk. Will be...

this thread is for the birds...

Yes sir. They have good reputation too.

Holy Backlog Batman! Lycoming is out 12-14 weeks, Pen Yan is out 9-10 weeks. My shop has an exchange motor that will be ready in 3-4 weeks. Seems like everything is pushed way out right now. The 180 conversion is too much money for me. Plus I don’t need it for 95% of the flying I do. I’m...

I did get the Pen Yan quotes. The super hawk option is about a $14k (minimum) upgrade from what my shop quoted to overhaul my O320. It would probably increase the value some, but for my mission it’s pretty hard to justify that kinda price....

I believe it is, but not sure it's worth the extra $. I guess I don't know enough about them to be sure though.

Which 180hp upgrade are you referring to specifically? My plane is an L model (built October of 1970) with the O320-E2D I would possibly be interested. For the record my shop (and home airport, and personally know the ownership) is Poplar Grove Airmotive. I know they have a good reputation...

The non-ethanol gas at my local station is 91 octane, but it looks like the 160 HP Ly-con STC requires 100 octane according to what I read....?

I gotta draw the limit somewhere! Also, I really want my shop to do the engine rebuild and not get a Penn Yann.

Roger that. I fly at max gross a fair amount so I'm thinking the 160 option is probably the way to go. I really trust my mechanic, I have the luxury of being on the field of one of a very well known engine shop so I'll see what he has to say. The price doesn't really scare me away, I just...

With the low compression cylinders I've been flying on, the new 150 HP will probably feel like a rocket ship anyway so maybe I'll stick with that. I do run MOGAS once in awhile and I agree about where fuel prices are likely to go.