I'd think long and hard about going to a different engine combination. Those of
us who have put a different engine on, had a lot of extra work. I put a Jabiru
on mine, It came with an engine mount and cowling. The first engine mount
was the wrong one, the cowling had to be modified to fit correctly, the shape
was wrong for the oil cooler and there no draw to put air out of the cowl.
The Jabiru plenum chambers didn't fit correctly and had to be modified a lot.
There was no customer support as the gentleman that I it bought from went out
of business and the factory was 12,000 miles away and about ten time zones.
The engine was cheaper, but weigh 54 lbs. more than the Rotax 912, The Jabiru
was $18.7K Rotax 912 was $24K. I use about 1.5 gallons more per hour than
the 912 going the same speed.
I have had four years of headaches, Just now, I almost have a good flying
plane.
That 54lbs, when I bough it. I didn't think to much about it, but now having
gained 40 lbs, My plane is a 1/1/2 person plane.
Build it light and keep it light
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