Fairchild Club Forum

'SO WHAT IS THE INSTALLED WEIGHT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 165 WARNER, THE RANGER, AND THE 670 CONT? HOW MUCH PENALTY IS THERE FOR THE HEAVIER CONTINENTAL? AND I ASSUME THE WEIGHT BEING COMPACTED CLOSER TO THE CG WITH THE RADIALS AS COMPARED TO THE RANGER WOULD COME INTO PLAY? JAMES [Non-text portions ...

'To All I've heard a lot about the smooth running Ranger that can be a great engine with modifications to control oil consumption. Since I'm new to the site, I'll ask an obvious question. Has any work been done to develop a new Ranger engine with new technology, and the improvements the engine is kn...