GX390 governor removal

[HONEYBADGERFTW]

Stumbled upon this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqgvY90V2ZM and wanted to know if anyone has removed the governor in this fashion and/or if it's ok to do so. Skip to 3:03 minutes into video.

If it's not an acceptable practice, what would be the way to go about governor removal?

 

[Joe-405]

That is the correct way. A little sloppy but the right way is to always get rid of the internal parts. Especially the plastic gear.

I always cover the bearings up and use my dremel with a cutoff wheel on the pin and I also always remove the arm and epoxy a bolt or something in the hole. For a cleaner looking removal process

 

[HONEYBADGERFTW]

Good to hear because it seemed almost too simple and easy. After removal, what would be the next step? I've read that non-governed 390's spin around 4500 RPM and then valve float limits, not sure if that's correct or not. So if I installed a set of 35# or 50# valve springs would that benefit me? This is going on a heavy off-road kart (Carter Trail Hunter I recently acquired) and not a racing kart. I'm still researching/reading/learning about different setups and build to get a direction for my end game build for the 390.