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It’s a big problem for some builds, no doubt about it. A 90 or 45 degree elbow intake is an option, problem is it may have to be custom fab: https://www.diygokarts.com/community/threads/requested-pic-of-mikunui-on-212-preditor-mikecoinc.53088/#post-641932 “Bend” the airflow too much and you...

Ouch! What an ingrate. 😢 I'm kidding, but did that bother you? Could you tell the name/model number on the red kart? Looks like one or more decals were present.

It's summer down under so they're having a ball if they're smart. Can't blame them.

Put the kit-supplied non-EPA carburetor back on it and get it running. Buy a set of jets and experiment---maybe the .037" is too much gas for your elevation or something. Could be if you lived in the Himalayas.... You're somewhat hampered by your no-photo/no-video situation as it pertains to...

The LOL emoji explains it all. Do I need to add more emojis? 😉

The answer to your confusion is in the statement above. The Manco go kart manufacturer was never based in Florida but was based initially in Fort Wayne Indiana if I am not mistaken. Similar names but separated by product type and geography. Learned something new, thanks.

Sounds like the next project is to build on that slab another workshop.... and chainsaw the remaining trees that can take out the shop a second time. :welcome2:

Perhaps our warm welcome scared him away. There’s many such cases. Maybe we need a welcoming committee that will mete out the expected abuse that some folks require. This is a rude era we’re in, you know, and everyone is a bully behind their screen. A “get off my lawn!” is the expected norm in...

Who are you talking to? All is forgiven as long as you return to this project. 😉 Although I sensed a jest here, what you can do with JB Weld is nothing short of absolutely phenomenal. It’s one of the best epoxies I have ever used and other people know it too, so much so that there’s more...

I like the idea of your idea: polished copper. Makes me want to incorporate copper into an engine build but it’s just not a common hue in a world of chrome plate and billet aluminium. I’ve got a can of high-heat copper paint that I never used to put on the other (exhaust) side… could look nicely...

Wicked Daddy and Grizzly have a point. I'll help by throwing down the gauntlet: 😀

Cool man. Didn't expect the structure to be that simplified--expected more ribs and stuff. What is in that raggedy cardboard box?

That sounds fantastic. You can be the local DIYGK chapter for your area.

Certainly a very clean build. All it needs now is a cherry decal 🍒 I was re-reading your misgivings about this engine so there's always the option of getting a Ghost as well. I guess that means another platform (kart or minibike) for it but I am certain it would be a neat comparison between the...

There’s that relatively new adage, “It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission" (sounds like it’s a century old). Keep that in mind as you go karting where you don’t have permission. Aside from that, I can ride all over my subdivision in a kart or minibike and have never had...

What is at these coordinates? Looks like someone's been having some offroad fun there. 41°57'59.0"N 88°12'45.4"W Copy and paste it into Google maps or the map of your choice.

That is kick butt. I wonder how big it really is.

Anywhere you can is the answer. Get on Google Maps or similar and hunt around for wide open spaces, abandoned places, abandoned mall parking lots or even empty parking lots of places that aren't open on weekends. Putting the kart [heh] before the horse there a bit, aren't you? Get the kart...

Many thanks. The way the carburetor and/or the intake port are oriented on these OHV canted-cylinder engines leaves a lot to be desired. The larger carburetors and sometimes the aftermarket intake manifolds allow the carb to jut-out well past the frame on minibikes. It's like a liability on...