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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 12:41 PM
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HAy i just wanted to see if anyone else in here has a racing lawnmower and if you do what do you got on it?????Mine is just for fun and climbing hills and riding in the sand but it is pretty fast for a mower......so far my mods.....removed govenor,no air box with new air filter,modified stock exhaust,removed about 50 pounds of extra stuff on it ,diffrent pullys all the way around ...does about 20-25 right now and will climb some big hills...I run 1 pound of pressure in my tires right now..my next mods are holeshot tires 18 x 9.5 on the back and a lot smaller pulley in the back to get it to about 55 mph.......anyone else out there love there mower??
 
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 02:49 PM
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Nope but wouldnt it be cool to have one that would lets say outrun a 400ex??? lol that would be hilarious. LOL
 
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 02:52 PM
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is this one of those "you know you're a Redneck if..." jokes???
 
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 04:10 PM
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I know a guy that has a "pulling" lawn-mower. He has a ported and polished, balanced 1100cc, V4 out of a V65 MAGNA, that is matched to a 4 speed transmission out of a old jeep. The motor puts out around 165 hp. It is ONE BAD *****!!!!





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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 04:19 PM
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I know a guy with one that races round track with it. He has all kinds of goodies, pipe, carb, I don't know what else. It will run about 65 top end, and gets there in a hurry. I just can't imagine doing that on the same front spindles that come on them.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 09:04 PM
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I turned my push mower into a hovercraft, it does 50 easy![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
 
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 09:21 PM
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We have a lawnmower racing organization here. All the proceeds go to chairty and it's just a good time for everyone. I'm gonna start racing next spring.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 09:52 PM
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I made a very cheap Sears go around 35 mph. All i did to it was change the rear pulley from around a 6" to about a 1". The rearend was aluminum, so it only lasted about a day and a half. The axle shot out the side while I was going down the highway! LOL! But it was fun while it lasted!
 
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Old Oct 15, 2002 | 10:49 PM
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I've seen lawnmower races on TV a couple of times. Now thats crazy!
 
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Old Oct 16, 2002 | 03:26 PM
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Yeah im trying to get mine going fast now..its easy all you really got to do is change out the pulleys..my dad works at sears and they did a lawnmower drag for charity and he made his go 55 and converted it to chain drive,and that thing wood seriously rip wheelies!!!!
 
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