Anyone know?

[The Dude2200]

okay, so i'm in the process of building an off road kart, and i was wondering if anyone knows if this engine/brand is any good?

http://www.t-motorsports.com/20lowaatvenw.html

i deffinently want an ATV/dirt bike engine on it... lots more power!

 

[crazycart]

Get that thing, **** good price. I want one lol

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Thats steep for a china motor, find a big snowmobile motor w/ the trans or a big name brand dirtbike/quad motor locally.

 

[The Dude2200]

well... a snowmobile engine takes up to much room,and since those are made for cold weather... couldn't really use that here to easily. i'm not really sure about finding the motor locally because i've been looking for a couple months and cant find anything.


but do you think that engine would work out fine?

 

[crazycart]

Thats actually a good price for what it is. not "steep" at all.i would get it.

 

[Russ2251]

and since those are made for cold weather..

Doesn't make any difference as long as everything that kept it cool in the first place is intact and operational.

 

[crazycart]

If ya used a sled engine youd just have to rejet it for maximum performance. Id just get the 200cc, it has reverse, and is liquid cooled.

 

[The Dude2200]

okay thanks guys.

oh oh, another question.. i'm trying to figure out a way to mount it... any ideas?

 

[crazycart]

Got a welder?

 

[The Dude2200]

yes indeed

 

[crazycart]

Well if you get the engine just mock up some mounts for it(just tack weld) then once you have em right weld it good and strong.

 

[The Dude2200]

uh oh! the more i think about this i keep on thinking up problems! there's a main frame and a sub frame on the go kart, and a pivet point between the two. its also go two shocks on there. my problem now would be... the engine goes on the subframe, but since there's a pivet point with shocks, how do i run like a small rod from the shifter on the engine, across the pivet point, then mount it on the main frame? the real problem would be... since the rod is mounted, what would happen if i hit a big bump?

 

[crazycart]

You can get shifter cable http://www.streetsideauto.com/products.asp?ptid=3912&brand=BBFT&series=Performance%20Shifter%20Cable&partnumber=80604&Skip=True&LookupType=NON&Reset=True

you can probly get them cheaper than that but i just found one for you to see what i mean. Ive seen them used on Golfcart/Motorcycle conversions.

 

[The Dude2200]

how would i hook that up exactly...?

 

[jr dragster T]

how would i hook that up exactly...?

Just get the motor then figure out a way to mount it.

 

[modelengineer]

Mounting the motor is easy as. Use some wood or something to prop up the motor so it is sitting where you want it. Then weld some flatbar together and drill a few holes in it where you put bolts through into the engine... and there you are.

P.S ATV and dirt bike motors are the best!

 

[The Dude2200]

Mounting the motor is easy as. Use some wood or something to prop up the motor so it is sitting where you want it. Then weld some flatbar together and drill a few holes in it where you put bolts through into the engine... and there you are.

P.S ATV and dirt bike motors are the best!

wow.. why didn't i just think of that.. haha. thanks alot!

 

[The Dude2200]

i'm going to check out a '87 Suzuki LT230 today. $500obo, doesn't hurt to see if it would be worth buying to get the engine out of it.

 

[I like karts]

Thats steep for a china motor, find a big snowmobile motor w/ the trans or a big name brand dirtbike/quad motor locally.

not really dude, It's watercooled. Ive seen 50cc 2 stroke watercooled pocketbike engines go for $600 stock

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Okay, thats what they go for but I would never pay that for a Chinese motor. And a water cooled motor on a cart makes no sense. Water cooling doesn't make much sense for anything now that I think about it. In the end your just blowing air over fins, why make things complicated?