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[OT] Hotrodding a Murray lawn tractor?

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<P>Nate,</P>
<P>&nbsp; We used to have a murry lawn mower and the best thing we did to it was change the drive pulleys.&nbsp; It is kinda like swaping gears in your trans.,but a little different.&nbsp; There is one pulley going from the engine to the trans. pulleys.&nbsp; I think we changed that one to smaller pulley&nbsp;&nbsp; </P>
<P>&nbsp; Our murry was alot of fun.&nbsp; We used to put it in reverse, floor it then slam it into 1st and the best of use could keep a wheely for about 15yards.&nbsp; It was the most fun I ever had with beer and trackers.&nbsp; What you don't want to do is try running off of ethonal in stead of pump gas.&nbsp; We tried that and seized the motor.&nbsp; So you might want to stay away from&nbsp;trying to chemically supercharge the&nbsp;B&amp;S.&nbsp; </P>
<P>HTH</P>
<P>Chris<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;From: Nate Mellom <BRONSON@INWAVE.COM>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;To: Scirocco list <SCIROCCO-L@SCIROCCO.ORG>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Subject: [OT] Hotrodding a Murray lawn tractor? 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:41:54 -0600 
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Collective, 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;The company I work for picked up a used (old) Murray lawn tractor. 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;It has a B&amp;S 11 horse single cylinder motor, 5 speed tranny. It was 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;free, wouldn't run. I got it running, and now I'm playing with it. 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Besides a cool flame job (I love having HVLP and a spray booth!!), 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;I'm looking to PLAY with the mower. The mower deck is off, and I 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;got it running pretty good, it needs an oil change, new air filter, 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;spark plug and a jug of carb cleaner. I"m looking to make it a hot 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;rod, but I assume I'm pretty limited? I can't afford to do anything 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;drastic, so what can I do? 4-2-1 TT exhaust? Methinks not. Bigger 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;cam? Doubt it. Audi throttle body? Nope. 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;I'm having fun with it after work, I've been able to spin the rear 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;tires in dirt and pop wheelies, it actually has some power!! We're 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;thinking about putting a snow blade on it to..... 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Any ideas? 
<DIV></DIV>&gt; 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Nate 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;'81 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;'84 
<DIV></DIV>&gt;MURRAY!! 
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