I am going to build a two person offroad Kart and I have a question. I built my kids a Kart sometime ago and it didn't want to steer right . When you turned...
I am going to use a 40 series Comet torque converter with a 10 HP Techumseh engine on a 2 seater offroad Kart. Well should I use a #35 or 40 chain and sprocket...
is this a live-axle 2 wheel drive kart or is it only single wheel drive? what you've described is most often due to the live rear axle. since both rear tires...
I know where I can get Horstman Torque Converters for a really decent price. Has anyone ever ran thes and how do they compare to the comet 40 series ? Thanks, ...
Does anybody know if this idea would work? I hav a twin cylinder Kohler motor, 19hp KT series II. It has points ignition that feeds a single coil with two...
I have used old automobile coils from the 70's and older that use points for ignition themselves on motorcycles for years. It has been a trick of mine for over...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=1825194470 this engine is complete, clutch,carbs, etc. thought someone might be interested....
You might try asking on the onan and kohler club in groups. those guys seem to know their twin clyinders. moose --- In ... a ... seperate ... I ... a ...
Has anybody else been looking for a tach for their kart? I found one locally for $50 bucks. It was easy to mount, and has a digital display. It gives RPM and...
I was wondering what size of axle I should have if I am going to put a 500cc snowmobile engine on my kart. (It might no longer be a kart but a dune-buggy...
Thats not a bad price for a tach and hourmeter combination. A digital hour meter is usually ~$20. I always thought of getting a tach for a deisel engine as...
I would use a 1 1/4" axle if you have an engine that big. However, if you go with a 1" axle, be sure to put the sprocket near (next to) the bearing mount for...
On the one I am working on with a 400cc snowmobile motor I have a 1 1/4" axle. I would not go smaller on a solid axle unless you steal it of a quad or three...
If you are going with a thick axle then you are going to have to make it your self. All you have to do is go and get the right kind of steel you want for it...
You can find 1 1/4" axles at www.apskarting.com . You could also find some quad axles at a junk yard. You could make a rear suspension using CV joints as well....
I've built a couple of karts from scratch and the thing I found to help the steering is to "toe in" the tire I just played with the chop saw a few times untill...
Quad axles are not wide enought for most karts. I was going to put one on my fl250 and even if i would use one from a 250r racing four wheeler that had a wider...
... find ... using ... If you look at the new photos under Mini-Buggie, you will see a rear suspension using 1 1/4" axles with Ford Escort cv joints, and no...
I am convinced that 1 1/4" is the way to go. For the length I need though I would spend a fortune. I am thinking about using 1 1/4" hallow steel tube. I...
I am convinced that 1 1/4" is the way to go. For the length I need though I would spend a fortune. I am thinking about using 1 1/4" hallow steel tube. I...
Using steel pipe over cv joints is strong and economial to do . Just make sure the pipe fits snug to cv or you could put it over 1" round stock.Then you can...
If your kart has a live axle it will tend to "push" but, most of the time it will push both front tires. To keep one tire from pushing while the other tracks...
... question. ... outside ... had ... Iowa883 for an explanation of ackerman principle try http://rctek.com/handling/ackerman_steering_principle.html in short...
I have been redoing a fl250 odyssey for a cart for my son. I bought a 8 hp tech. and all the pieces for rear axle ( as the whole rear end was gone when I...
I to am doing the same thing but you may want to put a bigger engine on it. Also why not just put your driven clutch on the gear box shaft and skip the extra...
I have a complet snowmobile engine I bought a year ago. I wanted him to get used to the cart before I did the Tim the Toolman routine. Did you mean go directly...
Mudrider300- I just got the axle delivered today still wrapped up, haven't checked out shaft sizes and possibilities yet. Do you have any idea the rpm range of...
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