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  1. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    thats why I wanted to sand down these parts to allow better airflow for the intake it more of a old school trick that people would do and they should also get better heads to allow more airflow just realize these are called the eyebrows
  2. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    I don’t have a milling machine (sadly) but I see people use like 200 grit sandpaper and just be carful with it
  3. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    I just did that in the photos Sould I get like a copper gasket? Or just stick with the graphite stuff
  4. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    I also saw some people sand down these parts should I do that
  5. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    then I'll polish them not port when I saw videos on modding them they port and polish the heads using scotch pad to make it very slightly bigger
  6. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    for a nitromethane burning engine 1 gallon with a 90% pure nitromethane 10% pure methanol would be $130 but in a perfect world Should make 2.5 times the power 12-15hp
  7. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    yea 1,500$ also I meant the block
  8. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    I recently did an engine cleanup because it's Been sitting in my garage for about 2 years and deserved some love and I thought I would build it up I did an oil change and cleaned up the cylinder deck and head but I needed to install a gas tank on it for the carb so I found a briggs 3 1/2 hp and...
  9. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    also I think one of my head bolts is stripped😬 most of my ideas come from other stuff I saw that junior dragsters use these engines so I wanted to make a better one
  10. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    ⬆️ He's right. I used to use multigrade oils in my air-cooled engines but that oil (5W, 10W etc), true to the manufacturer's advice, caused an increase in oil consumption, some smoking and it even leaked more past the (already worn) crank seals. I use SAE 30 single viscosity oil now but if I...
  11. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    send the manual please
  12. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    I think the problem is that my head gasket is bad or my piston rings are bad
  13. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    I have the Briggs and Stratton 5hp fun power and some specs are aluminium block and head full governor delete (no gear or arm) Tecumseh intake manifold (so that a 21mm carb can bolt to it) I am running 5-30 synthetic motor oil .5 quarts and a custom muffler
  14. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    im trying something new I do a lot of work on predators but I feel like the Briggs have some potential there also bulletproof
  15. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    Also dose anyone know where to get parts for these engines can’t seem to find (performance) parts anywhere
  16. John Roger

    I build a 3 wheeler with a 212 hemi pertor

    Toque converter (30 series with comet belt) good for cruising don’t make cutch noise at all and they work as engine brakes when you start idling while your moving also where did you get the head from?
  17. John Roger

    Briggs and Stratton 5hp (Flathead) problems

    the specs it a 105 main jet and i have not touched the af raito
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