Here is an e-mail exchange that I had with Van's today that might be of interest to others:
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From: Support [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 8:28 AM
To: Tommy Riddle
Subject: Re: RV-10 Continental Engine Questions
> 1. Do you have any plans to sell OEM Continental Engines for the RV-10 at some point in the future?
> 2. Do you have any plans to create a firewall forward kit for this engine?
> 3. What is the exact model number of the engine (IO360XXX)?
Tommy: there has been almost no interest in the Continental engine, so we have no parts for it, and no plans to create cowls, mounts, or FFW kits for it.
IO-360-ES1B. I think it's the same model used in the SR-20
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So it looks like they are still sticking to only the IO-540 at this point. I thought that since I was asking for a smaller engine instead of a bigger one I might stand a chance. Especially since it is in one of their prototypes and reportedly Van seems to like it.
Oh well, I probably won't be using that engine without a FWF kit.
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From: Support [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 8:28 AM
To: Tommy Riddle
Subject: Re: RV-10 Continental Engine Questions
> 1. Do you have any plans to sell OEM Continental Engines for the RV-10 at some point in the future?
> 2. Do you have any plans to create a firewall forward kit for this engine?
> 3. What is the exact model number of the engine (IO360XXX)?
Tommy: there has been almost no interest in the Continental engine, so we have no parts for it, and no plans to create cowls, mounts, or FFW kits for it.
IO-360-ES1B. I think it's the same model used in the SR-20
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So it looks like they are still sticking to only the IO-540 at this point. I thought that since I was asking for a smaller engine instead of a bigger one I might stand a chance. Especially since it is in one of their prototypes and reportedly Van seems to like it.
Oh well, I probably won't be using that engine without a FWF kit.