Here's a different 337:

[pilotpat]

This is a Skyvette http://skyvette.com/. Replace IO-360s with Corvette engines. A work in progress, only one made.

[JamesC]

Congrats pilot pat.
Worth watching the little video - I wonder if my Skymaster sounds as good as that flying over.

[JAG]

Would like to convert mine to the corvette engines when it comes time for overhaul. Works great on Seabee!

[Skymaster337B]

I hope this actually becomes an STC. It will give Continental competition it never had before. A $10k Corvette engine vs. $40k Continental engine. They will either lower prices or end the business for that model.

[JamesC]

The builder David Taylor may be one of the view out there with enough resources to be able to do that, assuming there is enough interest.
http://www.lfpress.com/money/busines.../17078361.html

[JamesC]

I emailed David Taylor and gave him a link to this thread. It would be nice to hear from him about his project.

[JAG]

Jim,
Thanks for sending Dave an email on this - it would be great to find out how it is working. I doubt we will ever see this as an STC, and I think this is a little easier to do in Canada under the Experimental Catagory.

All the research I have done (which is very little) on this engine in the Republic Seabee, has converted the way I look at engine options. I especially like the idea of ease of parts (any GM dealership or O'Reillys) and the ease of having accessories like air conditioning.
Jeff