Anyone raced other SUVs, cars or trucks?

[JExpedition07]

I’ve often pondered what a Briggs and Stratton swap would do on these trucks. My Snapper riding mower has the 23 horsepower V-2 engine.....I think the limitation would me how much you can get to the ground. 23 ponies will likely just shred rubber.

 

[Artie]

I’ve often pondered what a Briggs and Stratton swap would do on these trucks. My Snapper riding mower has the 23 horsepower V-2 engine.....I think the limitation would me how much you can get to the ground. 23 ponies will likely just shred rubber.

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That baby would struggle to turn the starter motor over one of these lol

For real, when did mowers get into the 20 HP range?!? It’s been a long time since I’ve cut my own yard.

 

[Fozzy]

I’ve often pondered what a Briggs and Stratton swap would do on these trucks. My Snapper riding mower has the 23 horsepower V-2 engine.....I think the limitation would me how much you can get to the ground. 23 ponies will likely just shred rubber.

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Everyone knows the Kawasaki is the better mower motor. [emoji6]


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[JExpedition07]

Everyone knows the Kawasaki is the better mower motor. [emoji6]


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It’s on like Donkey Kong! I’ll see you at the strip buddy, nothing pulls like a Briggs when you throw the throttle from turtle to rabbit.

 

[TobyU]

That baby would struggle to turn the starter motor over one of these lol

For real, when did mowers get into the 20 HP range?!? It’s been a long time since I’ve cut my own yard.

Riding lawn mowers popped over the 20 horsepower mark in the early 2000s..
They have always had larger ones but they became more mainstream. Briggs & Stratton single-cylinder overhead valve has dominated from around 95 on up. The most common riding lawn mower in existence is a 42 inch 2 Blade. The started out having a 12 to 15 horsepower engine and then they crank them up and most all them had at least 17 and the most powerful singles had 25 horsepower. You also had horizontally-opposed twins that had 12 and 14 horsepower but we're a twin flat head. Then for most of the mowers larger than 42 in which for a long time was most commonly at 48 but there were a couple of 44s. These almost always had a twin-engine. At first the Twins were horizontally-opposed L heads or Flathead Briggs but then they came out with their V-Twin. On the Kohler side Kohler had their Magnum engines which were a flat head opposed twin and then they came out with her between also. It's just as bad as the car manufacturers. They just copy each other and always make the same basic thing and every basic period.

I always complain that too many 42-inch mowers have a twin engine and it will cost you at least $100 more and they call it an upgrade! It's not an upgrade. We were mowing grass of 42 inch lawn mowers in the 80s with only 14 horsepower. You don't need 20 or 24 hp to cut your grass on a 42 inch mower. A twin-engine will almost always give you more problems than a single engine and its lifetime.
The twins also have more catastrophic failures where
there's very little that actually damages the singles to the point where they can't fairly easily and cheaply be fixed.

I do this every day as one of my businesses. I have laid hands on probably 12 to 15 lawn mowers today.
I don't like the riders so I don't really mess with them too much but I did quite a bit in the past several years.

Lawn mower engines are still little low perform little turds! Those 22 and 24 horsepower V-twin Briggs are right around 749 ccs.
24 horsepower for a lawn mower sounds like a lot but look at the CC's. It's pathetic. A Kawasaki Ninja in the late 80s had under 600 cc's I was putting out 75 to 100 horsepower.

 

[Deadman]

Riding lawn mowers popped over the 20 horsepower mark in the early 2000s..
They have always had larger ones but they became more mainstream. Briggs & Stratton single-cylinder overhead valve has dominated from around 95 on up. The most common riding lawn mower in existence is a 42 inch 2 Blade. The started out having a 12 to 15 horsepower engine and then they crank them up and most all them had at least 17 and the most powerful singles had 25 horsepower. You also had horizontally-opposed twins that had 12 and 14 horsepower but we're a twin flat head. Then for most of the mowers larger than 42 in which for a long time was most commonly at 48 but there were a couple of 44s. These almost always had a twin-engine. At first the Twins were horizontally-opposed L heads or Flathead Briggs but then they came out with their V-Twin. On the Kohler side Kohler had their Magnum engines which were a flat head opposed twin and then they came out with her between also. It's just as bad as the car manufacturers. They just copy each other and always make the same basic thing and every basic period.

I always complain that too many 42-inch mowers have a twin engine and it will cost you at least $100 more and they call it an upgrade! It's not an upgrade. We were mowing grass of 42 inch lawn mowers in the 80s with only 14 horsepower. You don't need 20 or 24 hp to cut your grass on a 42 inch mower. A twin-engine will almost always give you more problems than a single engine and its lifetime.
The twins also have more catastrophic failures where
there's very little that actually damages the singles to the point where they can't fairly easily and cheaply be fixed.

I do this every day as one of my businesses. I have laid hands on probably 12 to 15 lawn mowers today.
I don't like the riders so I don't really mess with them too much but I did quite a bit in the past several years.

Lawn mower engines are still little low perform its turds! Does 22 and 24 horsepower V-twin Briggs are right around 749 ccs.
24 horsepower for a lawn mower sounds like a lot but look at the CC's. It's pathetic. A Kawasaki Ninja in the late 80s had under 600 cc's I was putting out 75 to 100 horsepower.

Right, but these engines need to last thru overheating by idiot homeowners, low oil, long hrs, dusty intakes, etc. They detune them so they run forever for a homeowner.

 

[Blksmk]

Congrats nobody cares

Obviously you do. Or you wouldn't have replies.


So enjoy your super slow brick.

 

[edizzle]

I got a 89 skyline GTR.

Took out the rb26 and put in a rb30 t66 and t88 turbos 200 shot of nitrous running 48 psi dynoed at 896 hp 833 lb of tq without the 20th. to the wheels all 4. Awd all wheel steering

I've run demons hellcats stingrays Ferrari Porsche I win the majority.

Did this out in salt lake.

My best 1/4 mile was 9.21
Best top speed 221.43 mph in 22.69 seconds

That’s fast but you are not SMOKING these guys. Demons can run 9.5 9.6 all day long. GT500 with drag pack and about $2500 bolt ons and a tune just ran 9.1!!!

either way I think you are full of shit. I have been to 5 or 6 wannagofast events and twin turbo Gallardo with 2,200hp we’re pulling 223 in the half mile. 1,800-2,000 hp GTRs were pulling 208-210mph

but back to that GT500!!! That is my next car. I am buying a Velar for my daughter middle of next year for sweet sixteen. Then I will be selling the GT I have and buying a GT500. I am just hooked on this car. I have researched and seen the new vette and while a really really like them and think they have just really knocked it out of the park for an all around sports car, it just doesn’t have that guttural, brutal 700hp supercharged goodness. I think the vette has changed the landscape, but I have always tilted towards the blue oval!!

 

[mquick5]

It’s on like Donkey Kong! I’ll see you at the strip buddy, nothing pulls like a Briggs when you throw the throttle from turtle to rabbit.

Funny how this thread turned to mowers. I recently stumbled onto a YouTube video. On Grillo awd riding brush hogs. I guess they've been around awhile, I've just never herd of them. The video I watched, looked like as much fun as riding a ATV.

Any how back on topic, I dont have a rider, just a 22" push mower. Best small engine mower I ever owned, had a tecumseh engine. Man that thing ran for years, replaced tires several times. Finally broke the shaft for the blade, either a tree stump or curb, I dont remember. Currently I'm pushing a Honda powered mower.

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[TobyU]

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Right, but these engines need to last thru overheating by idiot homeowners, low oil, long hrs, dusty intakes, etc. They detune them so they run forever for a homeowner.

If only they did...

Even 10-15 years would be better than what happens too often.

 

[Artie]

Riding lawn mowers popped over the 20 horsepower mark in the early 2000s..
They have always had larger ones but they became more mainstream. Briggs & Stratton single-cylinder overhead valve has dominated from around 95 on up. The most common riding lawn mower in existence is a 42 inch 2 Blade. The started out having a 12 to 15 horsepower engine and then they crank them up and most all them had at least 17 and the most powerful singles had 25 horsepower. You also had horizontally-opposed twins that had 12 and 14 horsepower but we're a twin flat head. Then for most of the mowers larger than 42 in which for a long time was most commonly at 48 but there were a couple of 44s. These almost always had a twin-engine. At first the Twins were horizontally-opposed L heads or Flathead Briggs but then they came out with their V-Twin. On the Kohler side Kohler had their Magnum engines which were a flat head opposed twin and then they came out with her between also. It's just as bad as the car manufacturers. They just copy each other and always make the same basic thing and every basic period.

I always complain that too many 42-inch mowers have a twin engine and it will cost you at least $100 more and they call it an upgrade! It's not an upgrade. We were mowing grass of 42 inch lawn mowers in the 80s with only 14 horsepower. You don't need 20 or 24 hp to cut your grass on a 42 inch mower. A twin-engine will almost always give you more problems than a single engine and its lifetime.
The twins also have more catastrophic failures where
there's very little that actually damages the singles to the point where they can't fairly easily and cheaply be fixed.

I do this every day as one of my businesses. I have laid hands on probably 12 to 15 lawn mowers today.
I don't like the riders so I don't really mess with them too much but I did quite a bit in the past several years.

Lawn mower engines are still little low perform little turds! Those 22 and 24 horsepower V-twin Briggs are right around 749 ccs.
24 horsepower for a lawn mower sounds like a lot but look at the CC's. It's pathetic. A Kawasaki Ninja in the late 80s had under 600 cc's I was putting out 75 to 100 horsepower.

Well, that was very informative! Thanks for the explanation.

 

[3tonsoffun]

Obviously you do. Or you wouldn't have replies.


So enjoy your super slow brick.

Nobody cares some JDM POS Paul walker wannabe skyline. It’ll get beaten by a track hawk so not impressed. Just remember you drive a super slow brick too little guy!

 

[TobyU]

Remember almost anything can be fast if you put enough money into it. There have been a few cars over the years that were simply amazingly easy to modify and handled quite drastic horsepower increases while staying quite durable and fully daily driver operational.

 

[carymccarr]

I’ll take a ‘slow’ Ferrari over a ‘fast’ Celica or a Datsun any day.

 

[JExpedition07]

I’ll take a ‘slow’ Ferrari over a ‘fast’ Celica or a Datsun any day.

Amen, even then I’ll take the even ‘slower’ Bentley or Rolls tank.

 

[carymccarr]

Amen, even then I’ll take the even ‘slower’ Bentley or Rolls tank.

Damn I love the continental GT




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[3tonsoffun]

Damn I love the continental GT




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Man I saw one of these today cruising through the more country part of Virginia Beach, looked stunning. Followed him back into town... looks can be deceiving... paint ships all over the bumper, curb rash on the wheels and tires, dents, looked like it had been trashed. Very sad

 

[carymccarr]

Man I saw one of these today cruising through the more country part of Virginia Beach, looked stunning. Followed him back into town... looks can be deceiving... paint ships all over the bumper, curb rash on the wheels and tires, dents, looked like it had been trashed. Very sad

That is sad. It could have been an old one. They’ve made them for decades and they don’t change a lot (kinda like the last gen expy lol). Here’s a 2002. Still beautiful.

 

[Blksmk]

Nobody cares some JDM POS Paul walker wannabe skyline. It’ll get beaten by a track hawk so not impressed. Just remember you drive a super slow brick too little guy!

Ran a few trackhawks no dice I still won.

It's ok..

My expy is super slow, so is my 250000 truck.
Oh my 68 cuda is slow too

 

[3tonsoffun]

Ran a few trackhawks no dice I still won.

It's ok..

My expy is super slow, so is my 250000 truck.
Oh my 68 cuda is slow too

Video or it never happened bro.