Recent content by Weekend Warrior

BTW this is 3 speed with revers, reverse gear just isn't on yet. I have the shifting dog collars, this is out of a Lawn mower transmission very very heavy duty weighed like 120 pounds plus. That's why i am going to make my own housing out of aluminium. I will have a manual clutch at the drive...

Check out my post under photo gallery and project log. (my build and plan)

So here are some pics of my ride and a transmission I am working on.

DDOWNS46 nailed it! Exactly what i am trying to do, Only difference is I would use extra collars to have even more gears on the jack shaft. Oh and about the motorcycle engine, they are at least 300- 400 shipped. Shipping kills you. I figured my idea might be cheaper. But that doesn't matter now...

Just read this whole thread... dude you are a beast! Be exciting to see how much you actually getting out of this motor when you finally stop tinkering lol.

I have been searching for 2 days now and cant find a sprocket that can be engaged and disengaged, Very frustrating! The plan,....(sigh) is to go from the engine shaft with a manual TQ then to a solid shaft with multiple sprockets. Lets say we have 4 sprockets on the second shaft. The first...

OH...My bad. In the words of Homer Simpson "DOH!"

Its all good I didn't take any offense, its hard to express sarcasms via chat but I appreciate all the info. I didn't think of the extra torque that the 2nd TQ would have to take though. I definitely don't want to go any faster then 50 this will be a off road cart so maybe I can just gear it...

Too,ezcome-ezgo “If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.” - Ken Robinson. Yes that was copy and paste, :smiley_omg: but it makes my point! Oh and isnt this called DIY go karts not go out and buy it go karts.:mad2: No offense though....just saying! We are...

Yeah I will have to agree with friction and power loss. But I am using a WI 390 they are 11 horse, and have a ton of torque. What I am saying is I think the power loss I will notice will be nominal. As for the 10% gain I think I know what you are saying but this is no easy concept if I think...

Hey guys, I have been reading posts on this forum for some time now and finally decided to hop aboard. Thanks to all your helpful members and info. I will be trying to contribute as well. Go karts are not my specialty, but I am the type who is good with the mechanics of things....maybe my German...

Hey JAV, I had a similar problem. I would try what Landuse said, there is usually a idle set screw on the side of your carburetor. Mine has 2 but one is for a high rpm jet but some tinkering with the set screw did the trick for me.

:idea2: So I have been kicking this idea around in my head for some time now. This setup is meant to increase the variation that a torque converter gives you, obviously doubling it is my intent. I was surprised to find no info on anyone trying this, and yes I searched. Now I know this is not...

Well GL man, just take your time and keep us posted. Should be a fun project!

Replacing a belt is pretty easy. There should be a bolt at the end of your drive clutch, AKA the clutch on the motor. Remove that bolt then pull the converter, just dont loose the coper ring. It is a ring that acts like a bearing so that the belt can ride on it during idle. If you are concerned...