I joined here for reasons other than posting this but I like to make an entrance.
I have a Koliber 150a and I hate my stupid lycoming O-320. It runs like a dog, it sat for 3 years in it's previous hands. So, it's corroded and sick. I invested more money than I needed to into this poor old wet dog of a motor.
Can I just put something else into it, like a Titan 180 or 167 or even just an uprated 160hp STC'd O-320 at the time of overhaul? Would I really need an STC for it? They did this in the 172s, and my plane is just a low wing STOL skyhawk that's built like a tank. There are Rallyes, same exact airframe essentially, with 180hp. If it needs STC would I be paying a million dollars?
I can't get but 400fpm out of the poor sap. I weigh less than 180lbs (small dude!) and solo, still can't get but 400 fpm.
What should I do? What should I do?
I don't wanna go fast or nothing, I just want to climb reasonably. Maybe 650 fpm, or 700.
And forgive me if I'm in the wrong posting area. I've never been on a forum besides an herbal remedies site before. I'm internet ignorant.
Or should I sell the whole plane and get something new... oh man. Help me.
