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Timing the Animal

The spark inside your race engine is pretty simple, high voltage is used to jump a gap and create the heat needed to get combustion started. The spark itself is pretty simple, but getting everything to happen just right isn’t that easy. Spark timing is one of the most critical tuning agents we have to maximize power. If it isn’t right within a degree or two, power can be down. With the stiff competition of today’s racing, a loss of power because of bad tuning is unacceptable. We work too …

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It Won't Start...What Now??!

Sometimes, it’s just a bad day. You get to the track, everything is ready to go, roll up to the grid, pull the rope, and it just won’t start. What do you do? Where do you look first? These are just a few of the questions that we will answer in this month’s installment of Grass Roots Tech Barn. An engine needs three things in order to start; fire, fuel, and compression. Let’s address the fire first. The ignition system on a Briggs is pretty simple and has only three components. The coil, the …

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Using a Flywheel Puller

Over the last two months we have discussed the ins and outs of ignition systems. Being able to service your ignition system is a critical step in being prepared in the shop. There are not many tools required to service the ignition system on 4- cycle racing engines, but this is one you can’t live without if you have any plans of doing your own engine work. A proper flywheel puller is the only correct and safe way to remove a flywheel from your race engine. Without using the recommended …

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Using a Timing Light

Most consider a timing light to be something that is only relevant to the engine builder. It is very relevant to any engine builder, but it can also be helpful to the average racer. It is one of those tools that you can get by without, but having one can make things easier for you. A timing light falls under one of those tools that can help make diagnosing problems easier. This cordless version part #FR1001 from Flaming River, not only is a timing light but also has a flash light built into …

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Take a Seat

In last month’s installment of the “Grassroots Tech Barn,” we discussed the initial assembly of your new chassis. From an out of the box state, we assembled our chassis and short of a few minor …

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