5 hp vs 11
- Thread starter rustyframe
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There is no replacement for displacement. Other wise the NASCAR officials would not really care if a guy's engine was 10 c.i. over the rule.
I like big blocks, which your 11 HP is. They are very wide and to get them centered in the frame it will be necessary to incorporate a jackshaft. Often the stock frame has to be a lot taller to get it in. With the wide engine is often necessary to stretch the frame so that there is room in front of the engine for some sort of foot pegs. Those are some of the issues that I have had to confront when putting a big block in the area that was intended for a 5 HP Briggs. There is also the clutch issue; 3/4 inch clutches are cheap...but big blocks seldom have a 3/4 shaft. By the way, unless you really like spending a lot of time and money to make a temperamental 'small block' perform like a big block, the big motor is the way to go even with the extra frame building issues IMO.
I like big blocks, which your 11 HP is. They are very wide and to get them centered in the frame it will be necessary to incorporate a jackshaft. Often the stock frame has to be a lot taller to get it in. With the wide engine is often necessary to stretch the frame so that there is room in front of the engine for some sort of foot pegs. Those are some of the issues that I have had to confront when putting a big block in the area that was intended for a 5 HP Briggs. There is also the clutch issue; 3/4 inch clutches are cheap...but big blocks seldom have a 3/4 shaft. By the way, unless you really like spending a lot of time and money to make a temperamental 'small block' perform like a big block, the big motor is the way to go even with the extra frame building issues IMO.
Yeah, if you want ground pounding thundering torque, bigger is always better..
Although the 5 horse weighs a fraction of what a tractor engine does, and will launch just as hard when you crank it up to 4 grand before the clutch hooks up, not to mention wheel speed will be about three times as high..
Although the 5 horse weighs a fraction of what a tractor engine does, and will launch just as hard when you crank it up to 4 grand before the clutch hooks up, not to mention wheel speed will be about three times as high..
i like modding 5s better. mine takes off so fast it'll buck u off the seat if your not carfull. 11 hp is hevy and racing parts for it are rare and expensive. have u ever had to push a bike home after running out of gas? or after a breakdoun? not fun with a hevy 11hp in the frame. moving it around and taking it places will be so mutch harder with the 11. save the 11 for a go kart and mod the 5. it can have more than enough power to satisfy you.
