Monday, January 23, 2012

Santa Claus Came Late and Delivered an Animal to my house

I'm  always amazed at what UPS or Fedex will leave on your door step in front of your house.  I get home and there is a $400+ Animal sitting a box in the snow in front of my door.  At least the box does not look like it was dropped.

This is not a normal animal, this one lives on straight pump gas.  Was built by Briggs & Stratton in Milwaukee, and comes in at 206 cc.  So now I have an Animal 206 to go with my 198 cc Clone engine.    The box stock Clone is about 8 Hp in good engine on a good day and one that meets good tolerances, but that's hard to find.  The Chinese are not very particular on tolerances.  The Animal is about 10 Hp and more torque, built on stricker conditions, now that does not mean you can't go out and spend $500 to 800 for a specially built Clone engine.  Of course my Clone was $79.99 plus tax, plus a $8 cam.  So yes Butcher, this engine would make you go faster on my dirt track, you just have to remember to keep your foot of the brake.  Gas pedal is on the right.  I kid because I care.  We'll have to get Butcher back in a kart this summer without the fuel pump issues, he'll be faster.

On this side you can see the Factory seal next to the two yellow caps in the front of the motor.  Briggs makes this engine specifically for kart racing and seals it for easier technical inspection at the tracks. 


So yea, this could have been a nice easy find if someone knew what they were looking for.  Looking forward to sitting it and myself in my kart and get racing.

Edit:  I'm having trouble with Blogger tonight, sending me to blank screens. 
@DeanM:  It's what happens when you are your own Santa Claus sometimes.  I'm looking forward to having fun with it, and also to do some very serious racing.

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