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Messages - amcchevy1

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Tires / Re: Rim width vs. tire height
« on: September 15, 2009, 06:41:01 am »
turfmasters are a stiffer tire than turfpros are. they are a heavier rated tire and wont roll as much so put them on a 6" or 7" rim. you will be fine. as far as competitve, all you can do is run dead on all specs in the rule book.

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Briggs Flathead / Re: Over Bore
« on: September 15, 2009, 06:31:55 am »
you can bore it to the stock 31" ohv. thats about .125. if you have to use oem parts. you can run a 31" synchro piston and a stock 28"ohv rod. all parts would be stock from briggs and stratton. might need to resleeve.

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Briggs Flathead / Re: Rebuild - No Compression - Leaky valve?
« on: September 15, 2009, 06:26:59 am »
if it snapped a rod, it might have bent a valve. with the breather cover off the side, check the backlash on the valves. flatheads are .004-.006 between valves and tappets.

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Chassis / Re: Rugg build...
« on: September 15, 2009, 06:00:17 am »
Quote from: mowpowerhuffy on September 14, 2009, 07:29:29 pm
I can get the kart for 100 bucks, after some searching today it seems like a good investment just for what the axle and hubs would cost me,
it would be sold if it was offered to me for $100. there is your rear axle, hubs, cassettes, rotor, brakes. everything for the back. front spindles, steering components. you can sell the frame and make some money back

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Briggs Flathead / Re: ring gap
« on: September 09, 2009, 08:34:07 am »
my engine has a new sleeve and std bore piston and rings. i have a catch can that i have never drained and still dont have any oil in it.  mine has 7 races and lots of run time. no problem so far.

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Driveline / Re: rearends
« on: September 09, 2009, 08:10:28 am »
if you cant get a bigger crank pulley then either go to a straight axle with a transmission so you have another set of adjustments with the sprockets or you can possibly run a jackshaft or double pulley setup in the middle with different sizes to multiply your ratio.

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Driveline / Re: Gear ratio question
« on: September 09, 2009, 08:02:36 am »
how long is the track you run at and what gear you want to run in? probably gonna be about a 36tooth. but i would change to a bigger drive sprocket with a hex adapter for quick change reasons.

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Tecumseh Engines / Re: porting, and saving the head
« on: September 08, 2009, 07:27:00 am »
Quote from: blanket80 on September 07, 2009, 11:38:49 pm
so when saving the head, i want to get the valves to fully open as close to the head as possible w/o hitting. Correct? 
if you're gonna upgrade the cam later on in that engine, i would be careful about shaving the head too much. i would just true the head or cut maybe .020 max, work on porting, you get more power that way. and of course like was said earlier, a good valve job.

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Driveline / Re: Gear ratio question
« on: September 08, 2009, 04:47:10 am »
i would run a 4 or 4 1/2" tranny pulley, what tooth is your sprocket thats on it?

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Driveline / Re: rearends
« on: September 08, 2009, 04:44:46 am »
Quote from: matts mowing on September 07, 2009, 08:29:56 pm
i dont go four wheeling, i ride a quad if i want to, and i keeping stripping or cracking the gears and i only go on flat and mostly dusty circles this ant no 4 wheeler,and im breaking mostley foote rears i am now looking at the junkyard for those rears that you guys told me about
i think you found your problem, what gear do you usually run and what are your pulley sizes

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Racing Mower Builds / Re: Rooster Cruiser '09 Edition!
« on: September 08, 2009, 04:40:14 am »
i would almost be partial to a rat rod rustic looking paint job. like a burnt orange flat paint with some flat black and then put a chain steering wheel and skull shifter. :P

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Tires / Re: Metric or American bolt pattern
« on: September 07, 2009, 03:22:15 pm »
you are checking straight line and to properly gauge you would have to check bolt circe( easier with even #lugs). have you figured out what thread the bolts are? that might give you a hint, and what are they off of?

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Driveline / Re: rearends
« on: September 07, 2009, 09:31:48 am »
Quote from: matts mowing on September 06, 2009, 04:12:20 pm
could anybody tell me how to stop breaking rears. i have put my 4th one in this month i am tired of switching them out
DONT go 4-wheeling, DONT change gears under load, DONT snatch it in reverse(if you have it), DONT drop the clutch on it at full throttle.
 i think that takes care of the answer part. also your pulley setup could be putting to much stress on it. like an 8" pulley to a 3" pulley.

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Drag Mowers / Re: just getting started need info
« on: September 07, 2009, 09:25:04 am »
1st thing i would do is read the rules for the group you are planning on racing with. 2nd is pick a class. then you will have guidelines as to what you can do.

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Racing Mower Builds / Re: Rooster Cruiser '09 Edition!
« on: September 07, 2009, 09:22:04 am »
i too have the same chassis, my problem is, i got it as a take it all deal and well, i have chassis and fenders and parts of the hood. no front grill. i got about 3 more mower projects i thought about before i even look at that one.
 But yours is looking sharp.

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