My engine tuning, performance, and short rides.

[bigair49]

Ya ditch the stick welder or trade it for a 220 or 110 mig machine preferably one that can use flux-core wire or be hooked up to gas for hard wire.

 

[Poboy kartman]

I'm not a qualified electrician, but I did wire my 220 outlets in my garage for their purpose.

All it took was two 50a breakers, some wire, and outlets.

Now, inside the welder, are little transformers and other magic, that make the amps go far higher than what comes out of the outlet. My welder can weld up to 180 amps. My old HF flux core could do 90 amps. 40 amps, coming off the welder, isn't squat. Even my crappy Home Improvement store special gate took 70 amps to weld up.

Stick welding isn't really the way I'd go on a kart... But since it's what you have, what welder and rods are you using?

It's a BX1 100B . I couldn't tell you on the rods...but it's 100 amp output welder . Seems like 40 amps input would be sufficient. Nearly all those welders are 110 volt on EBay? Never saw one advertised as a 110/230 amp welder.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

It's a BX1 100B . I couldn't tell you on the rods...but it's 100 amp output welder . Seems like 40 amps input would be sufficient. Nearly all those welders are 110 volt on EBay? Never saw one advertised as a 110/230 amp welder.

I just looking it up, good grief, talk about scraping by the bar lol.

It's advertised as 110 in.

So as for rods, you're probably using some real rods, 1/8, too big. The rule of thumb when arc welding is, 1 amp for every .001" of 7018 rod diameter. So for 1/8"(0.125") rod use about 125 amps. For 6010 I'd use about 2/3 of the rod diameter in thousandths. It may take multiple passes for 1/4" steel if you're doing full penetration welds.

Step it down to 1/16 7018 rods for what you're doing there. At most 3/32, try that on 45 amps and go from there.

 

[Poboy kartman]

. ugh lol, i hate wasting time and money.

Then you ought to pay more attention to advice!

 

[chancer]

40 amps is WEAK. (new breaker panel and circuitry)
The 220 volts make it have a better arc but the amps are way to weak to melt the rod.

It's probably just my grandfathers way of showing me the difference between amps and volts. ugh lol, i hate wasting time and money.

You once again have no idea what you are talking about!
My Lincoln 125Amp welder plugs into a 20amp circuit, Per the manufacturers specs.
Look it up, figure it out, then come back!

 

[Poboy kartman]

Yeah him and my grandfather said something about that.
But thats why one is qualified to be an electrical engineer the other is certified so i'm leaving it up to them.

i'm just the car guy that skipped the basics and went straight to the good stuff at first.

Why does a certain' Talking Heads' song keep rolling around in my head?

 

[Jrgunn5150]

Same as it ever was

 

[Poboy kartman]

Same as it ever was

Naw...'Burning Down the House' !

 

[FreeRunner15]

I'm not a qualified electrician, but I did wire my 220 outlets in my garage for their purpose.

All it took was two 50a breakers, some wire, and outlets.

Now, inside the welder, are little transformers and other magic, that make the amps go far higher than what comes out of the outlet. My welder can weld up to 180 amps. My old HF flux core could do 90 amps. 40 amps, coming off the welder, isn't squat. Even my crappy Home Improvement store special gate took 70 amps to weld up.

Stick welding isn't really the way I'd go on a kart... But since it's what you have, what welder and rods are you using?

ah, good question these others didn't ask.
7018 rods (which seem to require more amperage than 100). 1/8 inch thick(so the box says). i ordered 6013 but received 7018 (ebay Forney rods) and it barely melts at 100amps.

Will be getting different rods.

 

[Relativity]

Bored with work today so I came here hoping to be enlightened, but now just wondering why I came here at all.
Keep on keeping!

 

[Jrgunn5150]

I just looking it up, good grief, talk about scraping by the bar lol.

It's advertised as 110 in.

So as for rods, you're probably using some real rods, 1/8, too big. The rule of thumb when arc welding is, 1 amp for every .001" of 7018 rod diameter. So for 1/8"(0.125") rod use about 125 amps. For 6010 I'd use about 2/3 of the rod diameter in thousandths. It may take multiple passes for 1/4" steel if you're doing full penetration welds.

Step it down to 1/16 7018 rods for what you're doing there. At most 3/32, try that on 45 amps and go from there.

ah, good question these others didn't ask.
7018 rods (which seem to require more amperage than 100). 1/8 inch thick(so the box says). i ordered 6013 but received 7018 (ebay Forney rods) and it barely melts at 100amps.

Will be getting different rods.

See above, if it got overlooked.

 

[Poboy kartman]

One thing about FreeRunner is....head porting is a waste of time!!!Everything going in...flows right out no problem!

 

[FreeRunner15]

A little preview.
Ordered a custom cam: .300 lift .225 duratio @ 104.5 LSA

i think i'm gonna love it.

I will use this camshaft until i open up the valve-ports and get bigger valves and then i will get a bigger duration cam.
i assume someone will want to buy this camshaft when i decide to sell it and get a better one?

My last tire mark was about 12.5feet long. lets see if i can lay some darker and longer ones
(2weeks max wait time)

----whaaat? Top End "horsepower"?? all i've got is torque! lol--------

 

[ezcome-ezgo]

So your sole purpose in posting here, spending money and playing with your "kart" is to create single wheel burnouts? That's it? I think if you want to make a big black mark, just burn a pile of tires. It would be cheaper too.

 

[Poboy kartman]

but Yeah, the welding machine. i'm going to get my uncle to wire up a higher amp outlet for it. a 15 amps outlet will not work very well.

"I woke up to get me a cold pop....and I thought somebody was BARBECUING...."

 

[mckutzy]

Is that the skoal or the everclear talking again....

I reckon it's getting a bit annoying....

 

[Poboy kartman]

Here's one for ya Free: I used to work with Paul Kelly when he was building houses.Last time I talked to him he had quit building homes and became a full time trucker, although he gets a lot of income on the commercial property he owns.

Anyway, Google up 'Texas Tremor'... that's what fast is.

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----whaaat? Top End "horsepower"?? all i've got is tongue. lol--------

There...fixed that for ya , too!

 

[FreeRunner15]

So your sole purpose in posting here, spending money and playing with your "kart" is to create single wheel burnouts? That's it? I think if you want to make a big black mark, just burn a pile of tires. It would be cheaper too.

Just one good line.
i would think buying a live axle assembly from BMI would qualify for free shipping but nope $22.

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"I woke up to get me a cold pop....and I thought somebody was BARBECUING...."

i hope you enjoy a swiss wheel thats been practiced on with too many amps going through the welding machine! At least i have an idea of how to custom design a metal rim with a welding machine now.

--F.R. CustomZz--

BMI is a huge ripoff on shipping. every other time i refresh my cart the shipping price goes up. it WAS 22 ,then went to 26$ then went to $28. like, really!?

 

[bob58o]

BMI is a huge ripoff on shipping. every other time i refresh my cart the shipping price goes up. it WAS 22 ,then went to 26$ then went to $28. like, really!?

Since there has been ABSOLUTELY NO recent discussion related to the shipping prices on BMI compared to other sites, Thank you for sharing!
I'll make a mental note of this.

BMI just knows you are trying to PAFR so they are going to GAB on the shipping prices.

 

[FreeRunner15]

Since there has been ABSOLUTELY NO recent discussion related to the shipping prices on BMI compared to other sites, Thank you for sharing!
I'll make a mental note of this.

BMI just knows you are trying to PAFR so they are going to GAB on the shipping prices.

lol, i dont even know what PAFR is yet but i just want to explore these country back roads.

But now that i've thought about it a bit.. it IS a live axle assembly and i can assume their are multiple boxes that need to be shipped and that makes sense but DANG $30!?? at least give me half that. i mean $22 was barely fair.

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Just swapped out the cam i ordered for a .310lift .245 duration @104LSA. i decided i will use the extra duration for rpm's. and why not a little extra lift for more power. i'll port the valves if i need to.