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Sep 27, 2004 | 03:34 PM

BondoFord

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lawn tractor question

does any one out there know eathier who meked headers for lawn tractors or how to make them go faster while still being reliable and being able to mow

Sep 27, 2004 | 03:36 PM

buzzard

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Headers on a lawn tractor??? You've gotta be kidding, right?

Sep 27, 2004 | 04:00 PM

dakota_viking

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I think it's pretty much an either/or situation. Race it or mow with it. Can't have both.

Just my .02

Sep 27, 2004 | 06:28 PM

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buzzard no im not kiddin. and its already is fast and ive takin away some goveners so its faster but i just want to go faster while mowin

Sep 27, 2004 | 06:31 PM

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Assumeing it is a twin cylinder, in theory a header might marginally help it, but I SERIOUSLY DOUBT IT. If it is a single cylinder, cant have a header.

Try some motorcycle high performance exhaust.

If you were going to hot rod the engine for lawn mower raceing, I could see it. If hot rodding for grass cutting, (sustained over RPM , since you removed Governor) its going to blow.

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Sep 27, 2004 | 06:32 PM

maa139

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Put a cup holder on the dash and a cooler behind the seat. That way it won't matter how slow you go!

Sep 27, 2004 | 07:12 PM

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Sep 27, 2004 | 07:35 PM

peppy

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If mine would start......I'd be happy.

Sep 27, 2004 | 07:39 PM

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Michael Littman

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Round-Up the grass and call it a day! All jokes aside I believe above a certain speed you will be tearing at the grass and not cutting it with the blades. I agree either you have speed or cut grass. I note those folks who race have dropped the cutting unit off.

Sep 27, 2004 | 07:55 PM

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southernfordman

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just stick a turbo on it

Sep 27, 2004 | 08:12 PM

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gotdiesel

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just find you an old powerstroke and stick that baby in there. really get those blades spinning. (Better plan on beefing up the front suspension though)

Sep 27, 2004 | 08:22 PM

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if it has a screw in muffler you could use natural gas pipe(seen it). if the muffler has a flange then you would have to weld a thick washer to the pipe with the old flange behind it. you need to make the pipe at least a foot long so you don't burn a valve. my friend use to race go-carts and they would use pipe for a few of their carts.