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I built a go kart and am putting a 6.5 hp motor on it from harbor freight. I am getting an 11 tooth clutch 35 chain. It has 18 inch tires (8 inches wide) I want plenty of torque. Top speed maybe 20 mph. What size sprocket will I need to achieve this? This kart is full size and built from sch...

I recently purchased an oxy acetylene torch kit. I have played around with it a bit and can get the job done but I have some ugly cuts. I don't think I have the regulated pressure set properly. Can someone tell me how many lbs or Kpa I should be using for the oxygen and acetylene?

I have a 13 horse honda motor that I had on a cart built for speed. It ran great on strait a ways but when I turned really sharp the motor died. I put it on another cart geared way down. I wanted it for torque. When I am doing donies, it dies on me. What is causing this?

I have a hillyard extreme duty centrifugal clutch 1" bore. I had to put a new engine on the kart and the new engine has a longer bushing on the shaft. It wont let me push the clutch in as far as the other engine did. So now my jackshaft setup will not work unless I put the clutch sprocket...

I am going to redesign my current setup which has no torque. I want to have a top speed of about 25 to 30 mph. I have a 17 tooth clutch sprocket and 18 inch tires. It will be powered by an 8 horse briggs. This is all new to the kart. I want to put a 40 tooth jackshaft sprocket coming from my...

I bought a honda 160 gc engine at a flea market. It looked brand new and i paid 40 bucks for it. I put it on a kart and it started right up. Ran beautifully. But it was like it wasn't revving all the way up so I temporarily bypassed the governor. It hardly moved on flat pavement. I think...

Does anybody have a good site for sprocket weldment hubs?

I have a 13 Horse Honda motor pushing a tav 2-100 torque a verter. It goes through belts like water. It has a 12 tooth jackshaft sprocket and a 60 tooth axle sprocket. Tires are 19 inches tall. Am I too high geared? Is that why I am tearing my belts up? The driver and the driven are lined...

I am working on a 90 cc polaris motor. Gonna take it off the 4 wheeler and make a kart out of it but I can't get any spark. I don't know too much about these motors. It has a broken key switch but it has previously been bypassed. Already checked the kill switch rip cord. Seems to be in...

I've got a briggs motor with no keyway on the shaft. I am planning on using my dremel to cut out a 3\16 keyway to secure the clutch. Has anybody ever attempted this or is there a better way without taking it to a machine shop?

I recently built a cart and wanted to put a jackshaft on for ease of changing gear ratio. I have a previous thread on here about it but I will just start over. I built a jackshaft bracket, hooked up the jackshaft which is 5\8" I have both sprockets on the same end of the jackshaft but they...

I have an older briggs motor I was gonna put on a kart. It doesn't have a keyway on the output shaft. How could I lock the clutch on it?

I just got done with a home made go kart. I went to take it out and it's really slow taking off. Does pretty good after I finally get going. But by the end of the 2 minute ride the clutch was smoking hot. The kart is about 250 lbs. I am 170 lbs. This is my sprocket ratios. I have a 11...

My dad is building a go kart for our upcoming race on April 21st. He is going a bit unconventional as far as the drive system goes and I am not sure if it will work. He is using a 2 pulley belt system from the engine to the axle. Instead of spending money on a clutch he is using a belt...

Building a go kart from scratch for the kids. I have the frame completed but need some advice and or pics. I want to make this a single wheel drive kart but I don't want to use a full axle. Anybody know what parts I need to do this?

I have only dealt with live axles and now I am building a kart for my kids. I don't want to use a live axle because the steering is more difficult. But I don't know how to incorporate brakes without the axle. I don't want to use steel pressing against the tire? What do I need?

I have a 13 hp Honda engine with a torqueaverter 100. I have 10 teeth on my jack shaft and 19 inch diameter tires. Engine rpm is 3600. What is a good sprocket size for low end torque and speed? And how fast will it go?