Hi, new prospective buyer/ builder. I recently got the go-ahead on buying from my wife and am sold on the bearhawk I think. In particular the model 5 as being able to take the whole family was a requirement and threw my kitfoz plans out the door.
Before I get too deep on the bearhawk though I'm pricing things out to be able to make the best decisions and I'm really struggling to find an accurate price range for the o540 or io540 engines. I have found rebuilds of unspecified variants claiming to be 300hp for 32,000 and new upward of 100k. If the price variance is that large I'm either looking for the wrong things or not understanding what I'm seeing.
the io540 seems preferable on all items except perhaps cost, same but more for the io580. If someone with more experience in lycomings could provide a reasonable price range for these engines I would be very grateful!! Thanks!
Before I get too deep on the bearhawk though I'm pricing things out to be able to make the best decisions and I'm really struggling to find an accurate price range for the o540 or io540 engines. I have found rebuilds of unspecified variants claiming to be 300hp for 32,000 and new upward of 100k. If the price variance is that large I'm either looking for the wrong things or not understanding what I'm seeing.
the io540 seems preferable on all items except perhaps cost, same but more for the io580. If someone with more experience in lycomings could provide a reasonable price range for these engines I would be very grateful!! Thanks!
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