Vc 460

Shepard · 01-21-2019, 12:45 PM

Negative 6 this morning - total snow about 11-12 inches. I've prayed about the power no going out, my prayers were answered. I want to convert my 16 hp Briggs to propane for dependability. Even after a rebuild kit I have some minor issue the makes it pulse a little after it gets hot. Thankfully I didn't have to run the old girl.

raydhd · 01-21-2019, 02:01 PM

Both of my gens are propane. One is propane only and the second is dual fuel. Since I heat with propane there is plenty of fuel if there was an extended outage.

raydhd · 01-21-2019, 04:33 PM

Just see the weather warning of "frozen spray until midnite tomorrow". Sometimes the side of my car facing the bay will have this coating. I guess tomorrow a.m. is going to be break out the scraper time. I did try for the first time one of those circular ones several days ago and on the thin spray ice it did work as advertised. We will see on thicker ice how it fares.

raydhd · 01-21-2019, 07:05 PM

I see the carsandcameras boys got the modded 420 hemi running. Should be interesting how it holds up with the mods and how they assembled the engine. Biggest question is not notching the pistons and stock push rods with double valve springs and performance cam. Maybe just more duration and minimal lift increase will be ok. P.S. The other angle on all this is what the clone is like minus the balance shaft ? P.P.S Also note they easily started the engine with a pull starter with a billet flywheel. Kind of questions some of the naysayers here about S/G's and billet flywheels. Stay Tuned

raydhd · 01-22-2019, 07:05 PM

Another success for the circular ice scraper this a.m. with the frozen sea spray. Formed on the windshield and not the driver side windows as I had expected it would.

raydhd · 01-23-2019, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by raydhd

I see the carsandcameras boys got the modded 420 hemi running. Should be interesting how it holds up with the mods and how they assembled the engine. Biggest question is not notching the pistons and stock push rods with double valve springs and performance cam. Maybe just more duration and minimal lift increase will be ok. P.S. The other angle on all this is what the clone is like minus the balance shaft ? P.P.S Also note they easily started the engine with a pull starter with a billet flywheel. Kind of questions some of the naysayers here about S/G's and billet flywheels. Stay Tuned

A little disappointed they started with an old sparky ezgo for this build. Might not get much useful data from this build as I had hoped for about things like the billet flywheel. But maybe will see the effect of removing the balance shaft on vibration.

raydhd · 01-28-2019, 02:40 PM

Another episode of C&C and I see the guys are going to use a series 40 torque converter along with an axle mounted engine. Their speed expectations are way off but stay tuned for all the fun. It looks like the should have read BGW before starting this project.

gman3850 · 01-28-2019, 02:47 PM

I can tell you that removing the balance shaft does creak a lot of vibrations on a stroked GX390. I have a 88mm piston and 66mm crank for a 401cc. No it’s a drag motor so I don’t worry to much about it but when cruising at about 3500-4000 rpm. You can feel it.

raydhd · 01-29-2019, 10:17 PM

OH NO I am getting SNOW. Weatherman said earlier we were going to get rain.

raydhd · 01-30-2019, 08:12 AM

I see BIG winds , more Snow and cold temps for today's forecast. Used the conical ice scraper this a.m. to remove 1/4-1/2 " ice. Only had to use the spike smaller cone on the base of the windshield. So far this cheap item has lived up to the ads.

01-21-2019, 12:45 PM	#1001
Shepard Crazy Ole Man Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Owego NY Posts: 2,758	Re: Vc 460 Negative 6 this morning - total snow about 11-12 inches. I've prayed about the power no going out, my prayers were answered. I want to convert my 16 hp Briggs to propane for dependability. Even after a rebuild kit I have some minor issue the makes it pulse a little after it gets hot. Thankfully I didn't have to run the old girl.

01-21-2019, 02:01 PM	#1002
raydhd VC 460 CLONE GONE WILD Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ray BY The Bay NJ Posts: 10,644	Re: Vc 460 Both of my gens are propane. One is propane only and the second is dual fuel. Since I heat with propane there is plenty of fuel if there was an extended outage.

01-21-2019, 04:33 PM	#1003
raydhd VC 460 CLONE GONE WILD Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ray BY The Bay NJ Posts: 10,644	Re: Vc 460 Just see the weather warning of "frozen spray until midnite tomorrow". Sometimes the side of my car facing the bay will have this coating. I guess tomorrow a.m. is going to be break out the scraper time. I did try for the first time one of those circular ones several days ago and on the thin spray ice it did work as advertised. We will see on thicker ice how it fares.

01-21-2019, 07:05 PM	#1004
raydhd VC 460 CLONE GONE WILD Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ray BY The Bay NJ Posts: 10,644	Re: Vc 460 I see the carsandcameras boys got the modded 420 hemi running. Should be interesting how it holds up with the mods and how they assembled the engine. Biggest question is not notching the pistons and stock push rods with double valve springs and performance cam. Maybe just more duration and minimal lift increase will be ok. P.S. The other angle on all this is what the clone is like minus the balance shaft ? P.P.S Also note they easily started the engine with a pull starter with a billet flywheel. Kind of questions some of the naysayers here about S/G's and billet flywheels. Stay Tuned

01-22-2019, 07:05 PM	#1005
raydhd VC 460 CLONE GONE WILD Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ray BY The Bay NJ Posts: 10,644	Re: Vc 460 Another success for the circular ice scraper this a.m. with the frozen sea spray. Formed on the windshield and not the driver side windows as I had expected it would.

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01-28-2019, 02:40 PM	#1007
raydhd VC 460 CLONE GONE WILD Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ray BY The Bay NJ Posts: 10,644	Re: Vc 460 Another episode of C&C and I see the guys are going to use a series 40 torque converter along with an axle mounted engine. Their speed expectations are way off but stay tuned for all the fun. It looks like the should have read BGW before starting this project.

01-28-2019, 02:47 PM	#1008
gman3850 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 74	Re: Vc 460 I can tell you that removing the balance shaft does creak a lot of vibrations on a stroked GX390. I have a 88mm piston and 66mm crank for a 401cc. No it’s a drag motor so I don’t worry to much about it but when cruising at about 3500-4000 rpm. You can feel it.
gman3850 Not Yet Wild Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 74

01-29-2019, 10:17 PM	#1009
raydhd VC 460 CLONE GONE WILD Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ray BY The Bay NJ Posts: 10,644	Re: Vc 460 OH NO I am getting SNOW. Weatherman said earlier we were going to get rain.

01-30-2019, 08:12 AM	#1010
raydhd VC 460 CLONE GONE WILD Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ray BY The Bay NJ Posts: 10,644	Re: Vc 460 I see BIG winds , more Snow and cold temps for today's forecast. Used the conical ice scraper this a.m. to remove 1/4-1/2 " ice. Only had to use the spike smaller cone on the base of the windshield. So far this cheap item has lived up to the ads.