I had a brand new GXV160 motor delivered here last night from Hendersons Mowers but just so you are aware before you think of going down that path as far as I know they only are suited the the mowers with the blade clutch. They have a shorter crank so not suited to fit on any other body without extending the blade boss down to get the cutting height correct. I have done one some time ago but I wouldn't bother doing it again and people wonder why I dislike working on Honda mowers, the GXV160 is a beautiful motor but Honda do so much godawful stuff on the mowers
I feel the same. I've had the GSV190 (V instead of C denotes cast iron bore) and the GXV160.
Both were supremely smooth running and excellent on fuel. Sadly, they were bolted to sub-par mowers. The GXV160 is also a very heavy engine but seems to lack the ultimate torque you would expect on a commercial engine. This is why so many contractors have them running waaay higher than standard, attempting to counter the lack of grunt with speed...................which doesn't always work.
