An IO360. Now comes the fun part. For me anyway.
About 15 years ago I was looking at a 200 hp, angle valve engine in a Cheetah/Tiger and 'by damn' it looked big. I talked to the owner and he told me that it would do about 149 knots true airspeed. My Cheetah, at the time, would do 140 KTAS so I wasn't that impressed. When I found out he needed to fabricate a new inlet, modify the engine mount, create new baffles, and on and on, I knew there was a better way. Enter the 180 hp parallel valve IO360. With a LyCon prep, this engine made over 200 hp on the dyno. Since it's 40 lbs lighter . . . . . it's time to go hunting.
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