Today, dollar for dollar, is the 318 faster than the 340 ???

Again, I agree 100% with your original point and probably more so now.....that said, if you paint a box small enough, you can make a Briggs and Stratton your hero, if that's what you want.
4 hp Briggs & Stratton vs a 5 hp Tecumseh... who wins on a 20 dollar budget



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I thought a 3k engine build is really not a "small box". In fact, I don't have a 3k motor in any of my classics..... so to me, it's a BIG Box !!! :)