V8 Powered Cessna

A lot more on the Orenda here, although its current status may be in limbo.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orenda_OE600

There was a Canadian firm retrofitting V8s into King Airs…don’t know how they’re doing.

Those were Orenda OE600 engines a V8 purpose built aircraft engine, not a car engine conversion. The engine seems to have faded away after about 2002. There is a very short mention of it at the bottom of this Wiki page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orenda
Here is a flight test report on one of the AG planes equipped with the engine. It appears that this reporter, at least, is happy with the engine:
http://www.agairupdate.com/aau/articles/2002/oct2002.html

OOOOO i want a 172 with a 76 Chevy Impala engine in it, Power with quality sound 😀

Thats a bit wierd, surely a piston engine will be less suitable than a turbine. I dont think theyd get many orders

There was a Canadian firm retrofitting V8s into King Airs…don’t know how they’re doing.

But if its a car engine then the torque band will be much higher than an aero engine, hence the higher RPM settings

I always thought that car engines generally ran at higher rpms than aero engines!!