5HP Briggs Intek on Meth.

[Kaptain Krunch]

I'm going to be completely honest with you, I think modding briggs and other industrial engines is just a waste. You can easily find a MC or Sled engine for under $500, which will put out a minimum of 40hp, and 7K+ stock, no alcohol, no mods needed. Then you can get performance parts for the thing and get twice the hp if you decided 40hp isnt enough. A 125 two stroke dirt bike engine will put out around 30hp stock, and is about the same size as a briggs flatty. A 440 sled engine will put out over 50hp stock, depending on cooling type and year made, and is probably about the size of two 5hp briggs, max. I have a 93' polaris 750 3 cyl sled engine, its about the size of 2.5 5hp flatties, puts out 140hp stock, and like every sled uses a torque converter, which to buy for an industrial engine is an extra $140.

No offense to anyone who likes to mod there industrial engines, and by all means, im not saying dont do it at all. Its fun, and if you want to teach him how to do it, then take it as a learning experience and have fun, but if you just want to build a powerful kart, a sled or mc engine is the way to go.

 

[Rotore]

mc engines are better you get to have fun with a neat little shifter.

 

[jr dragster T]

I'm going to be completely honest with you, I think modding briggs and other industrial engines is just a waste. You can easily find a MC or Sled engine for under $500, which will put out a minimum of 40hp, and 7K+ stock, no alcohol, no mods needed. Then you can get performance parts for the thing and get twice the hp if you decided 40hp isnt enough. A 125 two stroke dirt bike engine will put out around 30hp stock, and is about the same size as a briggs flatty. A 440 sled engine will put out over 50hp stock, depending on cooling type and year made, and is probably about the size of two 5hp briggs, max. I have a 93' polaris 750 3 cyl sled engine, its about the size of 2.5 5hp flatties, puts out 140hp stock, and like every sled uses a torque converter, which to buy for an industrial engine is an extra $140.

Even though I modified my GX200 quite a bit I still agree with Kaptain Krunch. It IS better to get a nice 2 cycle sled or bike engine and you will have more then enough power without modifying it or pushing it past what it was desihned to do. If clearence allowed for it I can guarantee you I'd have a sno-mo setup.

 

[jr dragster T]

It is very useful information to some extent. Please help me out regarding this topic going on. Any DB members tell me to what exact direction discussion is going on now?


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What? 3/4 of the discussion here is still regarding modifying engines. This isnt a DB website.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

 

[jr dragster T]

Thats some odd spam!

 

[oscaryu1]

I'm going to be completely honest with you, I think modding briggs and other industrial engines is just a waste. You can easily find a MC or Sled engine for under $500, which will put out a minimum of 40hp, and 7K+ stock, no alcohol, no mods needed. Then you can get performance parts for the thing and get twice the hp if you decided 40hp isnt enough. A 125 two stroke dirt bike engine will put out around 30hp stock, and is about the same size as a briggs flatty. A 440 sled engine will put out over 50hp stock, depending on cooling type and year made, and is probably about the size of two 5hp briggs, max. I have a 93' polaris 750 3 cyl sled engine, its about the size of 2.5 5hp flatties, puts out 140hp stock, and like every sled uses a torque converter, which to buy for an industrial engine is an extra $140.

No offense to anyone who likes to mod there industrial engines, and by all means, im not saying dont do it at all. Its fun, and if you want to teach him how to do it, then take it as a learning experience and have fun, but if you just want to build a powerful kart, a sled or mc engine is the way to go.

Main problem from OTHER areas like mine, are there are no friggin' snowmobile or heck CHEAP junked dirtbikes around here.

It's Texas lol.