Borat
1)Check the SEW web site-Many Briggs Snow engines have a cast Iron bore.
2)I am sure the GX ohc engines are fine but the GC engines used on mowers and pressure washers have proven to be less than stellar having to do with the valve train.
3)I didn't mention anything about Aluminum Bores being the basis for throw aways on Hondas or Briggs or anything else so I am confused by your question.
However I do know that the special order Briggs used by Simplicity and Snapper on their blowers in 2005 were all aluminum bore engines badged as 9.5hp-12hp. They are fine units (my son has one in a Simplicity 1060DLXE) but you couldn't buy one from the Briggs catalog. I am not sure about the later units as I haven't kept up.Perhaps you can enlighten us-
Marc
!) I said the B&S Snow engines have an aluminum bore. I didn't mention any other B&S engines, of which, I'm fairly familiar with. As far as I know, all of their Snow engines are aluminum bore. They make a Snow Intek engine with a cast iron bore, but that's not the same as their Snow or Snow Max engines which are offered on all snow throwers using B&S overhead valve engines. I've yet to see a Snow Intek on any available snow thrower presently on the market. That's what I'm referring to. You can correct me if I'm wrong.
2) I made the distinction that the GX engine regardless of valve configuration is superior to the GC series engines. I'm not defending GC engines. You had previously stated that the Honda OHC engines were inferior.
3) Aluminum bore is one of the major differences (if not THE major difference) between a GC and a GX engine. Considering the B&S snow series engines are aluminum bore as well, would they be classed as a throw away engine as you say the Honda GC is?
This message was modified Jan 3, 2009 by borat
