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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...

It looks like you have frame damage, the top right picture, The bottom rear corner of your kart. If I was you I would strip the thing down first get a level playing field and true everything up/reinforce the frame. I was hasty on my current build and tried to modify my cart with everything on...