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Good news! I think the cable that adjusts the engine speed is too slack so full throttle is only about 80% of real full throttle. Immediately after that discovery I had to leave but tomorrow I will adjust the cable. The blower is 15 years old so maybe the cable stretched.

The blower is a Honda HS724. It is about 15 years old but it is in excellent condition and the auger and tracks have little wear. I only use it on a deck and sometimes it doesn't blow the snow far enough to clear the 3' fence. I just finished the Impeller Mod (added rubber flaps so the impeller...

I would like to get more power out of the Honda GX200 in my snowblower. At sea level it would probably be powerful enough but I live at 6000' so the power is reduced by about 18%. What are the disadvantages of just cranking up the RPM's? The max RPM spec is 3600rpm but increasing it seems like...