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    Who has removed their governor?

    I removed mine off of a 3 HP Briggs and Stratton with no problem. The motor is on a Bird Drover mini bike. pete108
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    my first mini bike build

    All I'm going to say is if you decide to disconnect the governor, remove the small gear inside. They could break and come apart at high speed and that would damage the motor.
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    project motor.

    Nice looking motor. You did a great job on it.
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    gear ratio

    If I understand correctly you are trying to run a 72 on the motor, 13 on the jack shaft, 13 on the jack shaft and 72 on the wheel. That's a 1:1 ratio. That will never work. You need about a 6 to 7:1 ratio.
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    gear ratio

    Do what 2or3Wheels said. Change the sprocket on the motor to the same size sprocket on the jackshaft.
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    Minor Front Suspension

    kibble, storm door.
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    Performance for the 5hp briggs

    The only way for your piston to hit the valve was for your timing to be incorrect. Or the motor was rev'd to a point where the valves would float. Which would be corrected by changing the valve springs for stronger ones.
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    honda 6.5 with racing fuel??[nitro+alcohol]

    Kibble, That's correct.
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    6 hp craftsman tiller help

    A jack shaft is normally used to gear the motor down to get more torque.
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    6 hp craftsman tiller help

    If you are going to use a torque converter, you while not need a jackshaft.
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    honda 6.5 with racing fuel??[nitro+alcohol]

    The octane rating is a measure of the autoignition resistance of gasoline (petrol) and other fuels used in spark-ignition internal combustion engines. You can use a higher octane fuel in a low compression ratio motor but not the other way round. If you do the motor would knock.
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    hf tig welder

    Welding helmet, gloves and argon gas.
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    Vintage Go Kart Build

    I rap a tie-down strap around the flywheel in the opposite direction of the nut you are trying to remove and securely fasten both end of the strap to your work bench. As you put force on the nut the strap tightens around the flywheel. pete
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    MINI CHOPPER FIrst timer

    yes. just make sure you pack the pipe full of sand to prevent it from collapsing
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    MINI CHOPPER FIrst timer

    take the cover the flywheel and check it out. the ones i've seen have a band that rubs against the flywheel to stop the motor when you release the safety hand/level. pete
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    MINI CHOPPER FIrst timer

    athif, i scronge parts around anywhere i can, but most of the time i buy from princess auto. use the band brake from an old 3.5 hp lawn motor. the one's that shut-off when you release the safety hand. pete
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    MINI CHOPPER FIrst timer

    brake caliper hi athif i'm also from canada, actually in ottawa. where are you located? princess auto also sells a disk brake caliper it can be found on page 91 under drive components. you don't have to buy the disk that goes with it, you could mount the caliper on the sprocket. pete
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