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10-31-2006, 02:12 PM
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Re: Chainsaw engine. Working RPM?
Originally Posted by TorganFM
Build a lawnmower. All you need to do to make them fast is take the blades off, remove the pulleys, put a big pulley on the motor and a small on on the transaxle (stock is the reverse) then build a tension clutch. After a few days work you have a 35mph lawnmower. That's just to get it going though, you'll soon want to redo the steering, and lower the front down and widen it out, but it's a work in progress. Go find an old 80's Murray, Dynamark, Deere, etc with a Peerless transaxle and an engine 11hp or larger. Shouldn't be more than $100 plus $80 for pulleys and a belt
10-31-2006, 03:12 PM
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Re: Chainsaw engine. Working RPM?
I wouldn't do a single cylinder unless it were an intek. It's hard to find cams for flat head briggs. Intek and vanguard is everywhere. My mower for this year was an 18hp briggs boxer twin. Next year I'll be building up my grandfather's Deere with a kawasaki OHV water cooled with an oil pump and all that crap. It'll be heavy, but reliable as nothing else. OHV is a lot easier to play with.
10-31-2006, 03:42 PM
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Re: Chainsaw engine. Working RPM?
Originally Posted by TorganFM
I wouldn't do a single cylinder unless it were an intek. It's hard to find cams for flat head briggs. Intek and vanguard is everywhere. My mower for this year was an 18hp briggs boxer twin. Next year I'll be building up my grandfather's Deere with a kawasaki OHV water cooled with an oil pump and all that crap. It'll be heavy, but reliable as nothing else. OHV is a lot easier to play with.
porting is tricky. the exhaust port has thin casting on the outward edge of the elbow, easy to over-port and make a hole to open air. also porting the cast lines out of the intake and matching them to the gaskets help greatly
11-01-2006, 12:30 PM
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Re: Chainsaw engine. Working RPM?
Originally Posted by c0mpl3x
flathead is too, if you have an end mill and a stable drill press table. just up spindle speed, chuck in the end mill, mill off the raised gasket lip and ~.030 or so more than that. your valves will still clear the head no prob, and compression is up to high 7's over low 6's now.
11-01-2006, 04:26 PM
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Re: Chainsaw engine. Working RPM?
A lot of basic flathead guys run B&S 4-bolt fuel pumps on stock carbs. You can however get performance kart carbs and get them to work, or use Intek/Vanguards on a flathead. Stock Intek carbs are good for most setups, but there are companies that make performance carbs intended for B&S twins. Check out heymow.com for more info.
11-02-2006, 08:49 PM
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Re: Chainsaw engine. Working RPM?
Originally Posted by SloS13
Damnit I just realized thats a 23cc engine. Poulan 2375. Well im gonna build it anyways. 
