on 91 very scary to ride lol
It lived but was blowing a little smoke.Did it stay together?
I remember that issue, my buddies and I had already been modifying the 3hp Briggs for years, port work, milled head, drilled jets..... we wanted to use a smog pump (3-5psi output) as a blow through supercharger, never got around to it.
The smog pump blower assembly on a Briggs 5hp works good...and then you find out stock rods and oiling aren't too great...only time I ever kicked a rod with one. Now days they have aftermarket stuff. Hell, they may have then too. We were curious and somewhat capable...maybe a little bored too
So what smog pump gives the best numbers?
Oh we kicked a couple rods, heas gaskets didn't like the increased compression either. We also made it dual exhaust and cut the 2 pipes at different lengths and that caused 2 different exhaust pulses so it sounded like a Harley idle.The smog pump blower assembly on a Briggs 5hp works good...and then you find out stock rods and oiling aren't too great...only time I ever kicked a rod with one. Now days they have aftermarket stuff. Hell, they may have then too. We were curious and somewhat capable...maybe a little bored too
IDK, we never did it, @monkeyswrench to the courtesy phone
You had access to much nicer stuff...we had a Lincoln Tombstone, a grinder and a drill
We made a copper head gasket...no fire ring, but figured we didn't have to worry about coolant either.Whatever was free and coul change the pulley on...We didn't roll "Deep", we rolled "Cheap"
Oh it was just galvanized water pipe. LOLYou had access to much nicer stuff...we had a Lincoln Tombstone, a grinder and a drill
Whatever was free and coul change the pulley on...We didn't roll "Deep", we rolled "Cheap"
We put a 3hp Briggs on a Mongoose scooter as well, but that is on a totally different level
Once those 5/16th's bolts strip out and new 3/8 were installed, Head gasket failures ceased to exist. Some of the tecumsehs actually have a camshaft driven oil pump as well. I only kicked one rod. That is where I get the "dirty oil is better than no oil" mantra from.
Gary is scary. lol
Our mongoose scooter was way faster than that, it was sketchy as fuck with no brakes, how did we survive.Gary is scary. lol
I hopped up the kiddos electric scooter to do about 20 and it's terrifying.
But I'm old. LOL
When working in the scenic areas of LA...think Florence and Avalon areas...I found there were some pretty interesting nocturnal activities. Among them was a street racing scene that was thugs racing mini bikes. This was 10 or so years ago. Some of them were real impressive, but some of the riders were more so. To me, it looked like riding top fuel unicycles
That thing looks fun and I bet I could break an unsuspecting leg as well. LOL
I have no doubt that you or anyone on the forum has the skill to do that, we know RD definitely has the skill.That thing looks fun and I bet I could break an unsuspecting leg as well. LOL
That thing looks fun and I bet I could break an unsuspecting leg as well. LOL
Here is mine, got it out today and took it for a quick spin.View attachment 818846 View attachment 818847 View attachment 818848 View attachment 818849 Got 2 6.5 hp
The smog pump blower assembly on a Briggs 5hp works good...and then you find out stock rods and oiling aren't too great...only time I ever kicked a rod with one. Now days they have aftermarket stuff. Hell, they may have then too. We were curious and somewhat capable...maybe a little bored too
I was 18 in '95...my ass had a pager so my parents could get a hold of me, an old tool box with a pullout tray, and a couple bucks for gas. We'd hang out at the guy's house who's Dad let us use the welder and mill. Funny as hell, but we never thought to take any pics. Probably a good thing. No actual evidence of the retarded stuff we did. It would be really weird if we had cell phones then that could film. Nitrous learning curves were steep too...Road testing on Arrow, Gladstone...Covina Hills Rd
I was 18 in '95...my ass had a pager so my parents could get a hold of me, an old tool box with a pullout tray, and a couple bucks for gas. We'd hang out at the guy's house who's Dad let us use the welder and mill. Funny as hell, but we never thought to take any pics. Probably a good thing. No actual evidence of the retarded stuff we did. It would be really weird if we had cell phones then that could film. Nitrous learning curves were steep too...Road testing on Arrow, Gladstone...Covina Hills Rd
For the most part, the statute of limitations has past on my youth's fucktarderyAwesome trick. I agree...
It's a good there wasn't digital film back in those days!
For the most part, the statute of limitations has past on my youth's fucktardery
I feel that most of us here are of an era where our parents knew we were up to no good, but knew we really weren't doing any harm. Mostly, because our parents did the same stupid things. I won't admit to my kids what I did, until they are much older. I think, in general, our children will have all their stupidity recorded. Their kids will be able to see what stupid stuff they did. I take great comfort in my "plausible deniability"
