This high-quality RV-8 engine cowl is lightweight and has excellent strength characteristics. Our RV-8 cowl will not only make your aircraft look fast, it will also make it go fast. Our design stems from decades of development focused on maximizing performance, minimizing drag, and delivering the highest quality product to you, the aircraft builder.

Our RV-8 cowling will fit the 320 and 360-390 updraft injected/carbureted engines. This cowl requires an extended hub propeller or spacer when used with a 360-390 engines. If you use a 320 with a 360 engine mount you will also need an extended hub propeller.

Some extended Propeller options are:

Constant speed prop with an M hub Hartzell or equivalent or CY2R and a 2.5″ extension.
Constant speed MT, please contact them for the proper hub specification.
Fixed pitch or wooden with a 4″ spool extension.

RV-8 Cowling Updraft

$2,178.00

This RV-9 Cowl can not be ordered online. Please contact us directly for estimated delivery time and shipping rates.
Length from firewall to prop flange: 38 1/4"

Rear width at firewall end: 36 1/2"

Upper half height at firewall end: 14 3/8"

Lower half height at firewall end: 23 1/4". Note that this includes a 3 3/4" deep scoop that runs down the center of the lower cowl. The main body of the lower cowl at the firewall end is 19 1/2" high (excluding the scoop).
Top and bottom cowl halves

Three polished aluminum CNC inlet rings

Oil door

We strongly recommend using our MK3 induction system and pressure plenum in your configuration. Our ram air styled air filter system maximizes the airflow delivery to the induction system and our pressure plenum improves engine cooling and minimizes cooling drag.

RV-8 Cowling Updraft

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RV-8 Cowl kit includes