[ryaned82]

I'm pretty set on using the 16 hp clone engine from Maxtool now. They're selling for $399.99 plus shipping I believe directly from the site, but I'm hoping to find a deal on Ebay or locally if possible. The one year parts warranty is great and all, but I think its a bit of a scam anyhow. That's exactly what I'm looking to do though is get about 35 on flats. If I can achieve that then its all good from there.

I figure once I have the engine mounted in a carriage perfectly I can work into pushing that engine to the max because it will be virtually interchangeable then for another identical clone engine. I may even make some adjustments to the engine to get it driving a bit harder, but I'll have to see what I'm working with first at the minimum.