harbor freight engine?

[imSRB]

so I was wondering if this is a good motor it's at harbor freight its $140, its a greyhound 6.5 HP Horizontal Shaft Overhead Valve Gas Engine

 

[kazkepox]

ah the infamous blue clone. yeah they are good engines for a yard kart. and if you wanted to spend some money it would make a decent racing engine as well. but yeah its a reliable engine form what we all hear, (and alot of us use it) if you wait till after chrsitmas they will be like 120$

 

[NJOHC]

Yup, a lot of guys use them. And there are tons of aftermarket parts for them. You can get 8-10 hp out of them easily. The guys at AGK claim their 265 cam made a little over 13.5 hp on the dyno and its only 50$.


kazkepox you got to it before me! lol. I needed to go back and check my email to see what they told me the cam made hah

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

yup there fine.

 

[imSRB]

so do u guys now any other engines any where that are around that price or lower?

 

[kazkepox]

well if your just going for a budget build, check around on craigslist for a briggs flatty or an old honda. but if you want a new engine, the clones is the best way to go.

 

[NJOHC]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Robin-Subaru-Engine-6-HP-Free-Shipping_W0QQitemZ290335668954QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item43995abada
That's a step up in quality but down on HP. With the header thats out there for them it would probably be about even. And I havent seen a lower price on a new one of them.

 

[imSRB]

thanks but to pricey do you or anyone you now have any engines that work that would want to sell them? or any parts like a kill switch or brakes,
etc

 

[kazkepox]

I got 2 flatty blocks with a bunch of peices, carbs, and whatnot. maybe enough to get one motor going. they are all just leftovers. one block has a stuck valve and the other has a seized bearing.

 

[imSRB]

um what about brakes or a kill swicth

 

[kazkepox]

brakes go on the go on the kart...but no brakes. but as for a kill switch you could get one for like 89 cents at your local radio shack, its nothing but a simple up and down switch. but if your asking about the wiring to the motor, yes, that goes on the coil and I got that.

 

[imSRB]

um thanks, i'll look into that, how did u know about the harbor freight engine beign less after christmas?

 

[kazkepox]

the prices fluctuate every 2 months or so. just a supply/demand thing. when it goes down it goes to about 120$ but it might be lower since it will be after christmas.

 

[imSRB]

do you work there or jus now alot about them?

 

[kazkepox]

Its a common thing to know around here.

 

[imSRB]

oh well would it be the same i west virgina?

 

[kazkepox]

as long as you don't live in California, its all the same.

 

[imSRB]

oh ok that probly what im going to do thanks

 

[kazkepox]

no problemo

 

[ed1380]

yeah the blue clones are pretty much perfect for what we use them for. If you're lucky you can get one for $99 on sale. happens few times a year