I plan on building a go kart from scratch using a 16 Hp engine. Is it possible to make the Go-kart manual transmission (Stick)? If it is possible i would love to know how. What parts EXT….
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I trying to build a go kart from scratch and i know that i need so parts to build it with…I know the hardest part is find the ENGINE. This is a new hobby for me to start and i want t o accomplish this by the end of summer. I just started planning on my blueprint to build it.
If anyone knows where i can get a riding lawn mower or golf kart engine for cheap, low price or find one in New York Junk Yard/Salvage.
Another thing can I turn a "motor scooter" into a go kart engine. I know that motor scooters don’t go that fast but if i can use it as a temporary engine it can help.
I want to make a downhill racing go kart/buggy and I don’t have much money to do so. I’m stuck between using the front half of a bicycle as the steering and brakes so it is a 3 wheeler with a box and two wheels at the back. This would be cheap and easy to make because I can just axle grind the bike in half and attach it to the box. However, will this make it unstable/not as good as a four wheeler? The only problem is that 4 wheelers are expensive and complicated to make the steering from scratch.
Finally got the wheels on, the brake caliper tacked on, the motor mounted on the sprocket, and the front steering welded up. Here’s a quick video, please don’t make fun of the shoes, they are my wife’s.
Im building a go kart from scratch and im wondering what kind of engine and how much horsepower it should be. I want it to be a speedy single seater that would be able to get throught a little bit of grass and gravel but nothing major. It would also be nice if it didnt cost me 500 bucks. Any recomendations on clutches, frames, engines, or anything else would be apperciated.
I built this off-road go kart from scratch and I’ve been riding it pretty hard. The problem is that I can only ride for 20 minutes or so and the chain stretches so much that it jumps off the sprockets. I’ve only put about an hour and a half of ride time on it so far.. could it be that it just hasn’t gotten past being broken in yet? Or am I putting too much stress on the chain and I need to get a stronger chain? I have a 16 hp 4-stroke engine running on a Torque-Converter which goes from 2.8:1 to 1:1 ratio, that turns a Jackshaft which has a 10T sprocket on the other end, running a #40 Chain to a 56T sprocket on the axle. I’m using 24" lawn-mower tires so I know there is a lot of stress on the system, especially when I climb steep hills.
Another problem I have that someone might be able to help with is that the engine keeps dying on me. Mind you I bought the cheapest new 16hp engine that I could find so I assume that is partially to blame. It seems that every little bump I hit causes the engine to just plain quit and tapping the throttle doesn’t bring it back to life. Also if I run the engine full speed for a minute or two on a paved road, then let off of the gas, the engine will sputter and die. Any idea what could be causing this? Someone told me to check the spring on the butterfly valve in the carburetor but tightening or loosening the spring didn’t affect the engines performance.
Sorry I don’t have any pictures of the set-up right now, if it would help greatly then I will take some pictures and re-post this question with them. Thanks!