gsxrpilot Posted August 28, 2019 Report Share Posted August 28, 2019 45 minutes ago, chrixxer said: What am I looking at, $30,000? Be sure to put a call in to Jewel Aviation. They've got about the best prices around anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrixxer Posted August 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 So far: Corona Engines, $19,295 (overhauled cylinders), $24,395 (factory new cylinders). Jewell Aviation hasn't gotten back to me yet. I talked to John at Pacific Continental, but haven't gotten a quote yet. Allied Engines on the field at Torrance is quoting about $16-18,000, depending on which of my accessories can be reused (fuel servo, mechanical fuel pump new a year ago; mags IRAN'd a year ago; new wiring harness; brand new spark plugs sitting in my hangar waiting to be installed...). Semi-retired ex-Lycoming factory guy, has built a lot of engines, no complaints. Ly-Con is quoting (tentatively) $28,550 with new cylinders. None of those numbers include R&R (about $5,000), shipping, taxes (minimized with Allied, as I'll be buying the parts directly from out of state suppliers), etc. This F isn't my "forever" plane (still want FIKI), but it's my "for the foreseeable future" plane, and I fly a lot (>210 hours since April 2018, including the plane being down for 4 months from July 8 - November 3, 2018). $10,000 is a pretty big spread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 2 hours ago, chrixxer said: Corona Engines, $19,295 (overhauled cylinders) That's what I'd do. Jewell's price list says $14K without accessories... and you'd have to get it to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrixxer Posted August 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 Ly-Con will prep the cylinders for $300... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmyfm20s Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 Give Tim’s aircraft engines in Long Beach a call. Excellent shop and he can give you a couple options to save money if you have good accessories. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrixxer Posted August 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, kmyfm20s said: Give Tim’s aircraft engines in Long Beach a call. Excellent shop and he can give you a couple options to save money if you have good accessories. Emailed, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrixxer Posted August 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 Okay, Ly-Con is quoting $22,500 for a major overhaul, plus $3,650 for factory new cylinders, $1,200 to port flow and balance the cylinders (that was done on the cylinders I have now, and this -A1A is so much smoother than the -A1A that was in 4BE, I think it's worth doing; they'll do just the cylinders for $300/ea, even if they don't do the whole engine build), $190 to strip and paint the cylinders, $678 for their "crankcase o-ring modification" STC, and the "cam replacement would be an additional charge, but there are a few different options there that we can quote at the time of inspection." So, $28,218, not including the cam. Anyone know about the STC? It still looks like it makes the most sense to piecemeal it with the shop on the field, with Ly-Con ported cylinders. ($10,000+ is $10,000+...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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