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Hey guys/gals, I'm part of a skydiving club with 2 182s. We are looking into upgrading one of the engines currently an 0-470. We're leaning towards P-ponk because of the price, but I wanted to see if anyone out there had done any upgrades. I'm looking for fuel burns, climb rates, tbos, prices and different companies. any information would help. Thanks.
 
I worked at dz that had two 182's with the P Ponk conversion. I'm not sure what the initial cost is, buts its a pretty dramatic increase in climb time versus the regular 0-470. "Dramatic" probably being 4-8 mins faster with a full load to 12500'. Basically .5 per full load. Full burn I think we figured 15 -16gal/hr. As far as I know, I think the dzo made TBO consistantly without having to replace cylinders. The planes also had wing extentions as well. I liked the configuration mostly because you're now within gross weight with 4 people plus pilot and fuel (the gross weight increase with the wing extensions). Throw in some speed brakes and you'd have a pretty efficient one dirty two. These were A model aircraft too without cowl flaps.
 
Thanks for the info, Right now we're only climbing to 10,000 and with a full load that takes us about 35 to 40 min wheels up to touchdown.
 

It's a company that offers a couple of STCs for cessna 180/185 aircraft. The most common mod up here and the one that the name P-Ponk is generally associated with is a strengthing modification for the gear box on the C170/180/185 aircraft. The mod in question is the engine conversion. In short, you take an O-470 and install IO-520 cylinders, but retain the carburator which gives you an O-520.

P-Ponk is Knopp (Name of the guy who started it), backward.
 
These were A model aircraft too without cowl flaps.

You sure the 182A didn't have cowl flaps? I'd be pretty surprised if it didn't. The 180 had cowl flaps from the beginning (I own a 180 as in the model before the 180A) and there really wasn't much difference between the 180 and 182 for the first few model years.
 
One of the planes had a short 3 bladed prop and the other had a longer two bladed. They ended up switching the 3 bladed to a two bladed because their wasn't any more performance with the 3 bladed (less noise for sure, though). The 2 bladed on that engine is EX tremely loud. You definitely get that same prop tip sonic "crack" on take off, like a 185 at full power take off. I think they list the pros and cons of each prop set up on the website.
 
You sure the 182A didn't have cowl flaps? I'd be pretty surprised if it didn't. The 180 had cowl flaps from the beginning (I own a 180 as in the model before the 180A) and there really wasn't much difference between the 180 and 182 for the first few model years.

Yup. Sounds strange and I haven't come across any like that since, but no cowl flaps. Just little louvre like slots on both sides of the cowl. Don't quite remember the years but I think around '59ish.
 
You sure the 182A didn't have cowl flaps? I'd be pretty surprised if it didn't. The 180 had cowl flaps from the beginning (I own a 180 as in the model before the 180A) and there really wasn't much difference between the 180 and 182 for the first few model years.

I believe that only the first year didn't have cowl flaps. There's an article in a rescent AOPA mag about it.
 

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