CONTINENTAL 210 HP IO360 Engine Conversion

Does the Cessna 170 series need a bigger engine? To understand Tom's thinking, read his personal account:

"In 1977 I was taking off from a semi-short pasture runway in Eastern Washington for a return flight to Seattle. I was a little heavy but not over gross. The field was soft so I got a bad initial roll in my take off run. About half way down the runway the head wind I had died out. I had committed myself to take off. My tires HIT and rolled over the top wires on a barbed wire fence at the end of the runway!
After that, I told myself that I was going to sell the plane. But I did not want to. I loved my 170. It was the plane I learned to fly in. It had everything I wanted - except POWER.

When I looked into another engine conversion, the only thing available was that shaky four cylinder Lycoming or a Franklin. I decided that the Hawk XP engine would be great in the 170, and the rest is history."

A New Heart for the 170/172 thru H 175, & P172D
Do you like your small Cessna enough to give it a new heart?
That is why Tom Anderson did the original STC. It was the love of safety, good visibility over the nose, the light weight, and the smooth 6 cylinder engine that inspired him. Another plane with the performance that you want could cost well over $100,000 and it would not be the familiar plane you love. People might say, “why do that to your small Cessna? Just buy a larger 180 or 185”. Still, you would not have the great handling and look of
the CLASSIC aircraft.

Engine Options:
CONTINENTAL IO360 A, C, D, G, H, J, AB, DB, GB, HB, & JB

Specs: IO360
210hp climb - 1275-1400 fpm SL @ gross. 2200 FPM light. Cruise @ 2550/25.5" 130mph Hi cruise @ 2650 / 26.5" 145mph Fuel consumption/ cruise 8.4 / GPH " " hi cruise 10.8 / GPH

The 210 hp Continental Engine is SMOOTH, SAFE, and RELIABLE. There is no icing in this engine because it is fuel injected; and the intake is above the cylinders.

Propeller Options:
Of all the conversions on the market our 210 conversion is the best. With the constant-speed prop or the fixed-pitch.

C170
McCauley Constant Speed Propeller:
a) 2A34C203-90 DCA-10
b) 2A34C209 hub with 78CCA blades
c) 2A3467-76C
McCauley Fixed Pitch Propeller:
a) 1B235/DFC

C172 - 175
McCauley Constant Speed Propeller:
a) 2A34C203-90 DCA-14
b) 2A34C209 hub with 78CCA blades
c) 2A34C67-76C
McCauley Fixed Speed Propeller:
a) 1B235/DCF

http://www.thelandinggearworks.com/power-plant-conversion/

scottf wrote:I was talking to a guy a few weeks ago that had his O-320 overhauled recently in a 172. He said LyCon did the overhaul and with all their special sauce it dyno'd at 190HP which I thought was pretty incredible.

robw56 wrote:I'm curious if there is an STC for an MT prop with the IO-360. That would be one way to lighten the weight of the conversion... And even more weight from the wallet