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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 10th 2013, 7:03 pm

Do you have a long narrow piece of straight metal? Or 4' long contractor's level. That can help line up the pulleys.
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 10th 2013, 9:50 pm

Dont worry guys, I got a nice set-up now, and I drove her today, She hasnt got even the slight bit of low end...
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 22nd 2013, 8:47 pm

Time for an update, I got everything mounted lst week, and drove it like hell....till I killed my clutch. That's my bad for running a 1 to 3 ratio with a supposedly stock based clutch. In other news, I got a buyer for a go kart frame that turned out to modify go karts at his shop....and after 30 minutes of talkng about karts I got a summer job. Plus, I may have just gotten maybe 2 engines for a normal lawn mower.
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 22nd 2013, 9:51 pm

what kind r them 2 engines your getting?
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 22nd 2013, 9:52 pm

From what I've read. Your clutch can't handle your gearing. You can downsize your tires or upsize your pulley/sprocket.
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 22nd 2013, 10:00 pm

@mtd no clue yet, the guy has yet to get back to me
@chopperhead yeah, I upsized the driven sprocket, and it has a 75 tooth now, but ima keep the old sprocket, kinda for off road and road racing, and I'm more than likely going to get a new clutch that actually has bearings nstead of a crap bushing.
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 22nd 2013, 10:20 pm

Who made the clutch you are running?
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 22nd 2013, 10:24 pm

Max torque, it's there box stock version from bmi.
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 22nd 2013, 10:40 pm

I'm running a Hilliard Extreme duty.

It still has a bronze bushing. and changeable weights.

You might be able to find a needle roller bearing to replace your bushing, but not likely. And if you did, lubrication is the key. Any bearing you could find would have to be lubed. no one makes a sealed bearing that small. Its Technically Difficult. ( actually, no one does it since its too expensive, not needed, and stupidly expensive.) The best thing is lots of grease on the bushing, but take care to keep grease fron slinging off on to the clutch hub.

It will take some practise to use it properly,

And weight selection is key, for the engagment RPM to make best use.
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 22nd 2013, 10:43 pm

Just as a option, have you ever heard of a brisker clutch?
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 22nd 2013, 11:16 pm

New one one me. I'll google it
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 22nd 2013, 11:20 pm

That was interesting. I googled brisker clutch, and the 9th link that came up was this thread.

We are getting noticed. It was only a minute or 2 between posts, and the google bot already had it.

But I didn't finda anything usefull.
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 22nd 2013, 11:32 pm

It's a clutch that has a zerk fitting on the bolt for the end of the crankshaft....your suppose to drill a 1/8 hole in the crankshaft so you can grease the clutch really esily
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Briister clutch, auto correctfails
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Brister
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 22nd 2013, 11:44 pm

Yup found it. Standard CVT setup, differnt box.

Would work good with a FNR trans

Got to remeber, low revs no movement. they work on revs too.
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 22nd 2013, 11:45 pm

This is a staight chain set up
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 23rd 2013, 10:09 am

You won't be able to crawl along, it will be a "gas it to go" setup.Which is OK if all you want to do is go fast
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 23rd 2013, 11:29 am

Yeah, I've gotten a little criticism for not using a CVT on it, I just don't have the room or the patience of putting one together from all the odd parts from a series 30.
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PostSubject: Re: Lowered racing mower.   racing - Lowered racing mower. - Page 2 Icon_minitimeFebruary 24th 2013, 9:20 pm

Just got done rebuilding a custom bushing on the old clutch, reborded the new bushing to fit nicely on the actual clutch...got it on the kart...the entire clutch got warped when i was putting the beshing in, now its wortheless..
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So now you are gonna have to make a clutch setup?
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Im just going to buy a new clutch..
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Pics? Vids?
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What pass? A mod can never tell you your pass?
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The password you use to log in is all you need.

And as far as I know, I don't think anyone can see your password. I know I can't
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