New member with a question

[Botzitaliano]

Hey all, new to the forum been meaning to join for a while. My name is Michael. My question for you guys is: I have a trac vac 560 leaf vac for my mower that I'm looking to make an engine swap on. It has a tired 5hp Briggs engine on it now and to replace it I picked up a 5.5 hp Honda gx160 for a good deal at the flea market. Now for the problem. The Honda engine will not bolt right up to the impeller housing bc the gas tank and exhaust is in the way. Have any of you encountered this?? Is there a kit that'll make this work?? Any and all feed back is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

[Barry 1]

Go look on smallenginewarehouse.com and it looks like you might have to use one of the newer Briggs engines ,they look pretty flat on the crank side.