I disagree. My governor deleted rock mower has been kicking for 30 years. I am the govnr. Got a big throttle on that B&S They dont make em like they used too.
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Is it the sticker on the air cleaner????
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I think it comes down to the intent of the factory, /6 was the baseline so every engine offered above base with more power is technically a performance engine, people upgraded to say a 318 over /6 cause it gave extra power, does that make it a high performance engine, no. But clearly 340, six pack engines and hemi's were obviously factory offerings as performance engines and sold as such. Engines like the 440 could be both depending on the car, wouldn't say a 440 in a land yacht is necessary a high performance engine but in a Dart, Cuda etc.. It is.
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Yeah but you got sense too. Us 13 year olds ridin down a major street in Macon at almost 100 on a go cart with an 8HP Briggs with a disabled governor didn't. lol
About tore my head off of with that 5 horse briggs in a go cart when the chain broke. Got not much sense.
Maybe not....but we had a lot of luck, didn't we? lol
YUP!!! And fun.
Definitely a HP engine.... AND.... trucks are hot rods too !!! Many versions throughout the years of them
MDchanic
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And one that's a whole lot more likely to curl up on your lap than his previous two avatars.
– Eric
the only one I'd allow to curl up in my lap... wink wink... Fast approaching 32 yrs with the love of my life
MDchanic
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My wife would say, "Whose granddaughter is that, 'cause it sure isn't yours!"the only one I'd allow to curl up in my lap... wink wink... Fast approaching 32 yrs with the love of my life
'Course, she'd also be mad if the cat curled up in my lap instead of hers...
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MDchanic
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Me neither. But since the cat died, my wife has moved toward things that would kill you if they sat on your lap. Like a 90 pound dog, and 1500 pound horses.and the truth is....... I'm not a cat fan
I'd be happy with the cat.
– Eric
Mopar603
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Thank You for saying what we were all thinking.
Swinger 340
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Back in the day, my next-door neighbor came over and wanted to show me his added high performance parts he put on his Fairlane. He added a chrome air cleaner and chrome valve covers, then asked what else he could do to make the car faster?
In 1958, Ford introduced its FE big block, in 332 and 352 inch versions. The top of the line "police interceptor" 352 was rated at 300 horsepower. Hot Rod Magazine tested one and wondered what happened to the power it was supposed to have, as it felt slower than a 57 312. So they put a "300 hp" 352 on Edelbrock's engine dyno (not chassis dyno). Made 200 hp. Performance motor?
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