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Hi everyone. A couple weeks ago I got a free 5.5hp gx160 of a guy down the road and I've been cleaning it up and planning to put it on a go kart. Now I'm thinking of making a drift trike as it will be cheaper and even a bit more appealing to me. Due to the price of buying an axle, bearings...

Hi everyone. I'm trying to clean up a gx160 I got for free of a guy down the road before putting it on the kart I'm building. I was having problems with it idling and surging so I bought a new carby for it off ebay and it arrived today but I cannot get the old one off. I've watched a few videos...

Hello everyone. I am piecing my go kart together and I have decided to use a torque converter on 18" wheels with a 50t sprocket and see how it goes. The sprocket I have is 428 size and is already mounted on the axle and I can't find any other sprockets that will mount onto the hub I have so I...

Hi guys I have done my research on ratios for my kart but I'm thinking I might be able to save some money if I use the rear sprocket and chain off an old honda trx90 quad bike we have. The kart I'm building has a honda gx160 5.5hp motor and 10inch/250mm rear wheels. Would I be able to use the...

Hi everyone. I picked myself up a Honda gx160 from a garage sale yesterday and I'm trying to get it running well before I start the go kart. The problem I'm having is to do with the carburetor. It has a fuel on and off switch which I just have on all the time which is fine and a choke that works...

Hi guys im building a go kart and I already have a back axle and tyres off a quad bike. The sprocket on it is 50t and the back tyres and 19 inch. It seems that the smallest sprocket i could get for the clutch would be 10t and that seems that it would bw geared to high, especially since I live in...