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onwaterillbe
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Joined: Sun Jan 01, 2012 6:01 pm Posts: 39 Location: Spruce Pine, NC
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 Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
I have been hunting with my brother and his 35 gd surface drive. I've spent some time on this sight and other manufacturers sites. I see many people talk about mods on the mud buddy. I like the gator tail's reverse. My question is why doesn't Briggs make a bigger engine with more cc's and more horsepower? I am not an engine guy. If mods shorten the life of the engine it seems you should buy a bigger engine. The 35 Vanguard is 993 cc. Is that reaching the upper limit of an air cooled 4 stroke engine? Seems like they would sell many more engines if they came out with a 50 hp.
_________________ Go Devil 1660 with 35 GDSD
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Thu Jul 12, 2012 8:42 pm |
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vertical_edge_800
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Thu Dec 30, 2010 5:48 am Posts: 274 Location: Palmer, Alaska
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 Re: Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
Id be all over a 50hp motor like flies on shit if I could get one as a factory option on something other than a modified 35 platform. Then you could mod your 50 to lets say... 80 or 90 
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Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:32 pm |
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dguidry
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Joined: Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:20 pm Posts: 11166 Location: Cecilia, LA
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 Re: Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
I think power to weight ratio becomes an impediment to efficiency when you increase power by increasing size of the engine.
_________________ Formerly:1648 Homemade Cypress Crawfish Skiff GTR23 Performance Cam and Heads; 17x46 Gator Tail with 35GTR and Hoyt's cam;s Currently: 17x48 Gator Tail with XD40 EFI. “Wisdom is not just expertise. It is knowing how much of various areas of expertise you need to know in order to make the decisions that the world needs and that you want to do,” Columbia University President Lee Bollinger.
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Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:38 pm |
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Wilson
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Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:35 pm Posts: 935 Location: South LA
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 Re: Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
EPA regulations begin at 1000cc.
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Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:19 am |
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Ruddyduck
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:53 pm Posts: 470
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 Re: Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
^^^What he said. Can you even emagine how many numbers had to be shaved to keep it in the 990s? How would you like a cat converter hanging off the back of your hunting rig? 
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Fri Jul 13, 2012 5:02 am |
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Podcast
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Joined: Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:33 pm Posts: 1363 Location: Friggin cold up here
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 Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
_________________ Wildberry "Between You, Will, DUCK HEARSE, and PODCAST I have trouble reading anything on here" 23GTR stage 2 by Calen pushin a 1746 Kliebert
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cmiller73
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:42 pm Posts: 2161 Location: Houma,LA
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 Re: Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
They don't have CAT Converters on motorcycles? So how do they get past EPA?
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GTB builder
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Joined: Thu May 03, 2012 7:20 am Posts: 105 Location: Loreauville, La
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 Re: Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
Im no mechanic, but ive thought about this for awhile. Briggs makes a diesel engine the same size as the 35 hp. Why not slap that on a frame? Wouldnt it have more torque than the gas engines? And maybe take the place of cams if someone is thinking about putting one?
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Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:05 am |
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Duckdon
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Joined: Sat Apr 24, 2010 3:32 pm Posts: 407 Location: Chugiak, Alaska
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 Re: Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
How fast do you want to hit something hard? Just my humble opinion. Duckdon
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Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:50 am |
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MaXXis85
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:23 am Posts: 6233 Location: Tarkington, TX
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 Re: Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
_________________ Bayou Surface Drive 337-351-0362 Tarkington, TX 77327
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Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:19 pm |
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Podcast
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Joined: Fri Dec 09, 2011 12:33 pm Posts: 1363 Location: Friggin cold up here
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 Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
_________________ Wildberry "Between You, Will, DUCK HEARSE, and PODCAST I have trouble reading anything on here" 23GTR stage 2 by Calen pushin a 1746 Kliebert
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Fri Jul 13, 2012 12:51 pm |
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vertical_edge_800
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Joined: Thu Dec 30, 2010 5:48 am Posts: 274 Location: Palmer, Alaska
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Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:18 pm |
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waterfowl1
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Joined: Sun Jul 17, 2011 12:02 pm Posts: 335 Location: hayward, wi
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 Re: Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
interesting or dead! water hits back ya know???
_________________ Wish in one hand and shit in the other, see which one gets filled first. If yur gonna be stupid, you might as well be smart about it.
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Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:42 pm |
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cb5331
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Joined: Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:10 pm Posts: 16915 Location: Rowlett, TX
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 Re: Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
It's a 35 vanguard with BPS internals.
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Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:51 pm |
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odass
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:30 pm Posts: 1928
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 Re: Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
Any body know what cc they are after you add rods and pistons? I know it moves piston up .100 but the pistons are shaved that much too. Just wondering
_________________ Dead Fowl Custom 1954hd with a GTR
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Mon Jul 16, 2012 9:59 pm |
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brlcla
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:11 pm Posts: 955 Location: Lake Charles, LA
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 Re: Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
Ummm... do you have any mechanical knowledge... cc's are just the volume of the piston movement.
BPS does not bore their motors and they use stock crank so cc's don't change... its still 993 no matter if you have a stock or a HD7000... the horsepower they make is all in the efficiency changes in the motor due to airflow and compression increase
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Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:08 pm |
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SwampSlut
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Joined: Tue May 15, 2012 4:14 am Posts: 577 Location: B.C. - NOLA
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 Re: Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
_________________ Gator Trax Hybrid 1654 HuntDeck
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Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:47 pm |
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odass
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:30 pm Posts: 1928
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 Re: Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
I figured Cody would chime in on this. I was drinking way to many beers last night lol.
_________________ Dead Fowl Custom 1954hd with a GTR
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brlcla
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 5:11 pm Posts: 955 Location: Lake Charles, LA
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 Re: Why not a bigger engine, more cc's
Really... are ya highlighting my post in red cause ya think im wrong or something?
#cyl*(pi/4*bore^2)*stroke aka the same damn thing 50 said jackasses
sometimes yall make me go all engineer when I try to K.I.S.S. it for most of you
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Quack Stackin
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Joined: Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:07 pm Posts: 759 Location: NE ALABAMA
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