182 engine upgrades

[flyalot]

P-Ponk conversion makes a big diffrence. How much? Not sure. But as a pilot I can tell the diffrence!
A former Boss switched to the three blade, Performance went down for climb, He went right back to the two blade.
In cruise, the three blade was worth 5 knots.
It's been a few years since my 182 time, so memory might be off a bit.

 

[MauleSkinner]

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

Yup...according to the article, the changes to accomadate a nose gear didn't leave room for cowl flaps. 182B's were the first to have cowl flaps.

 

[woutlaw]

I ferried a 182 with a Texas Skyways conversion a year or two ago. What a wonderful machine.

It's a 285 hp O-550 with a big ol' three bladed prop hung on the nose. Super smooth, climbed like crazy and has a 2,500 hour TBO or something like that.

Dunno about drop zone ops, but if I ever own a straight-leg 182 I'd do it in a heartbeat. Cruise was ~150-160 knots true on 16 gph. (It was a new engine, around 25 hours, and I was just ferrying it to the new owner so I ran it on the rich side to keep everything nice and cool. I'm sure you can lean it down around 14 gph easily.)

 

[A Squared]

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

Oh, yeah, got my AOPA Pilot today, there it was right on the cover. Learn something new every day.

 

[flyalot]

FI with usefull info?
What an idea!

 

[MauleSkinner]

Oh, yeah, got my AOPA Pilot today, there it was right on the cover. Learn something new every day.

Had my little fling with that particular cover girl...although that was before the makeover.

 

[airventure]

My dad upgraded his 182's engine with Texas Skyways. I'd highly recommend them!

http://txskyways.com/products.htm