SnowRidge
Elite Member
I always wondered why you couldn't power it off of a belt drive instead of a direct connection to the engine shaft? That way, you could run it off of just about any engine available, like a Chevy 153 straight 4 from the 60s. Simple as simple gets and would last a lifetime in these machines.
Yeah, water cooling and twice the size and weight of the Kohler or Robin is simple -- NOT. Of course, you could always mount it on top of the hood, cut a slot in the hood, and belt drive the sucker from above.
Actually, I think I saw something like that at a speed show years ago. No wait, that was a corvette powered bug-eyed Sprite. It couldn't corner, either.