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It's threaded on the end like this, but aren't all engines like that? http://www.bizrice.com/upload/20130212/JINLING_JL175_Horizontal_Shaft_Gasoline_Engine.jpg Thanks

I bought an Invader rolling chassis and the guy threw in a free Honda 5.5 HP engine with a 5/8 shaft. Then I was talking to another guy who said that there's no good 5/8" clutch so instead I should just buy a predator 212cc engine from Harbor Junk. Does anybody have any experience with this? I...

This will answer you questions about increasing amps of volts. http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/serial_and_parallel_battery_configurations Yes, you can hook up 36v to a 24v motor but it will decrease the lifetime of the motor(but give you more power)

This was the motor that I was looking into getting http://www.monsterscooterparts.com/36-volt-1000-watt-motor-mounting-bracket-11-tooth-8mm-05t-chain-sprocket-my1020.html

So my budget for this electric go cart (hopefully 20-25 mph) isn't superb so I'm looking at getting at 36 volt 1000w motor. I've read that overvolting the motor by 12 volts works best. But how long will the 36v motor last at 48V? What about a 24v motor overvolted to 36v? Thank you!