Swaping Engines

[buckeye44]

ok so i was at tractor supply and they had this brand new briggs and stratton engine marked down to $199 so i bought it with the intent of putting it on my gocart. it is 205 cc with 9 lbs torque and made for cement mixers and log splitters. it has a 6:1 gear reduction so i dont know if this is such a good idea now does anyone have any thoughts or ideas on this? or should i just make a return trip.

 

[Dougthewelder]

at the risk of getting flamed, take it back and get a 100$ clone from HF.

 

[KieranM]

Can the 6:1 be removed... if i was you i would bring it back and get a harbour freight (160-200) clone. These can be easily modified to put out horse loads of power

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

If your looking for more than 10hp power, dont bother modding a clone, get a bike or sled engine.

However, if your happy with the power you can use the gear reduction engine, just not with a centrifugal clutch. You can run a belt tensioner style clutch, with a 1:1 ratio (or similar depending on tire size).

 

[mike75925]

if you kept it, you should be able to run a 1:1 ratio on the rear end. prob is , i don't think they make a wheel sprocket that small. is the 6:1 reduction already clutched? if so taking it back would save you about $60. but if you cannot find matching 1:1 sprockets for the engine and rearend, not worth the hassle of having it.

 

[buckeye44]

i took a look at HF engines and im leaning towards one of those. i looked up reviews on them and they all seem good. HF has a 13hp 389cc motor with an electric start that im gonna go with and save the hassle of messing with the briggs motor

 

[freakboy]

i would keep the one you bought if i were you man much much MUCH more reliable and really you dont have to mess with it just remove the gear reduction.

 

[motor_head]

i know a lot of people swear by the clones but they haven't hardy been around long enough to know if they'll last near as long as a briggs, if i were you i'd get the briggs, i've seen many of them that still run perfect after 30+ years, and after a quick ring change they don't use oil either, somehow i just don't think a clone will come close to that

 

[mike75925]

buck, they are having a sale the second weekend in march. 89.99 for the 6.5hp. maybe the 13hp will be on sale as well.

 

[buckeye44]

how hard is it to remove the gear reduction ive never done it before? O and there is a techumsen 6hp on it now but i want to go faster so that is why im wanting to swap engines