Briggs & Stratton Vanguard Big Block V-Twin


The Briggs & Stratton Vanguard Big Block V-Twin is a series of American piston engines, designed and produced by Briggs & Stratton of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin for use in commercial applications. They have also been adapted for use as ultralight aircraft engines.

Design and development

The engine is a V-twin four-stroke, or displacement, fan-driven air-cooled, gasoline engine design. The larger displacement is achieved by increasing the stroke from, but using the same bore of. In aviation applications it is used as a direct drive engine, turning a propeller without a reduction drive. It employs a single electronic ignition system and produces at 3600 rpm.

Variants

;Vanguard Big Block V-Twin 895cc
;Vanguard Big Block V-Twin 993cc

Applications