I have a very nice OEM Briggs Denso High Torque Starter for sale. Still looks brand new, works like new! Never been on a racing engine. Was removed from a factory commercial Briggs engine with low hours. Pics available upon request. Will fit the Vanguard and Intek V-twins as well as the Briggs single cylinders. These sell new for $250 plus shipping, I'll take $160 shipped to your door!

I have two more sets of good used 23hp heads available. $120 shipped to your door. Also have a few 23hp two barrel intakes for $50 shipped each. Or a pair of heads with matching intake $160 shipped. I also have two 23hp two barrel carburetors, $60 shipped each. Will also offer a complete package of 23hp heads, 2bbl intake, and 2bbl carb. $200 shipped to your door

Zach does good work. I've used a few of his parts in several motors with no issues so far. And his billet valve covers look good under the hood 

Go to partstree.com and type in Briggs in the brand box, and 386777 in the model box. Any of the type numbers will work so just pick one. All the parts and diagrams will be listed. If its a horizontal just change the model to 386447

Heads are sold! Intake still available

Here are the specs for an 18hp Vanguard Model 35
Displacement 34.75 cu. in. (570 cc)
Bore 2.83 in. (72 mm)
Stroke 2.75 in. (70 mm)

Briggs and Stratton 842622 Gasket-Cylinder Head   

I have a good used set of 23hp (38ci) Vanguard cylinder heads for sale. Come with valve covers. $125 shipped to your door! Also have matching 2 bbl intake for $50

Telling about a business' poor customer service or products is not bashing. It actually helps the heymow community stay safe and should make that business try harder to earn a better reputation.

I order directly from ARC and I've never had that issue. They always come seperated and have a rubber band around them. I would be concerned with the dealer possibly

I've used that same cam from Vogel for years as well in BP and FXT engines. Works great! It builds great bottom end power and torque so there's no need to turn it over 8-9,000.  If you want a higher rpm engine with tons of mid range and top end HP, run the 385R260-7. Just make sure you have the correct valve train to handle the roller cam 

Al Hodge at Performance v-twin sells some nice valves.  But there are several factors that help determine valve size needed for your engine such as cam profile, CI, intake and carb setup etc.

if it's for an fx/pro-x class or supermod then you can use it or any carb you wish and it's legal. I would run a tillotson or Mikuni in that case, if its a prepared class, use the kohler K series #30 carbs from Vogel or Lakota racing 

I found a company with the aftermarket starters that work great and don't ruin the ring gears   

I wouldn't use the graphoil on anything but a stock motor unless they have a steel fire ring (which the vanguard gaskets dont) The steel gaskets are okay if your compression ratio isn't too high, and they are pretty thin so make sure you have enough piston to head clearance since you have the cut pistons and long rods. Your best option is to call Ryker Racing and get a set of copper head gaskets, and its even better to have your heads o-ringed as well.