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    1300 pound go kart? How fast will it go?

    Hi everyone, Today we kicked off a new build with our street legal go kart. We are modifying the car to accept the 420cc Predator engine. There will be a lot of fabrication in order to get the new engine to fit. I think some of you folks will appreciate in depth detail we will go into as we...
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    1300 pound go kart? How fast will it go?

    Hi Bob58o, Thanks for posting the link to episode 6 ! I was very surprised at the gas mileage as well. Prior to the test I thought the car was getting less than 30MPG. Another 212 cc non-hemi engine is currently being built with all the performance mods shown in the last video. The new...
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    1300 pound go kart? How fast will it go?

    LOL, it might take me a couple of days to drive the 60 miles to Detroit... Episode 5. has been released a few min ago. More on the way!
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    1300 pound go kart? How fast will it go?

    The exhaust system was one of the hardest sub systems to put together. The primary concern was not to lose any power while trying to quench the bark of the 212 cc engine. The cylinder head flange was purchased on ebay for $8.00 The Sport bike muffler came with the adapter flare and that...
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    1300 pound go kart? How fast will it go?

    Hi Sid, Thanks for the kind words. This YouTube series was shot between late May and early September. I'm finally finishing the edits and I started dropping the videos on YouTube last Monday. The fifth video should be released on Tuesday or Wednesday of this upcoming week. There is still a...
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    1300 pound go kart? How fast will it go?

    Thanks! The rotary telephone gag in the video was done with a prop phone. As a matter of fact that whole scene was videoed in silence and the audio track was recorded a few days later. The car actually has two tachometers. One tach on the dashboard I can see while driving and another one...
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    1300 pound go kart? How fast will it go?

    Well I do have some pics, however they were taken early in the build and may cause some confusion. The first picture is of the almost finished powertrain. This is one of the photos that appear in the video. As noted in the video the driven pulley on on backwards.... but overall it give a...
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    1300 pound go kart? How fast will it go?

    The car actually was equipped with electric power steering, however it was disconnected because it was unnecessary. The car is fully street legal, meaning all the mandatory safety equipment like lights, horn and wipers do work, but during the day when the car is driven, the only energy...
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    1300 pound go kart? How fast will it go?

    Hi itsid, I really appreciate the in depth calculations for power requirements. As I recall the CD is .24 and the total frontal area is around 10 SQ feet. This makes the car is very slippery when it comes to wind resistance. I agree with your calculations that 11.4 HP is right on the money...
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    1300 pound go kart? How fast will it go?

    Hi everyone, Over the past few months I put together a street legal "go kart". The car is powered by a 212 cc Predator engine and has a 5 speed transmission with a comet 44 torque converter between the engine and gearbox. A lot of my ideas actually came from this forum. So thanks for that...
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    What is the stock or base ignition timing on a non-hemi 212 Predator engine

    So I used a degree wheel and TDC locator to find TDC then set up a pointer. Then I started the engine and used a timing light to check the base timing on a relatively new 212 Predator. I'm showing exactly 21 degrees BTDC.
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    What is the stock or base ignition timing on a non-hemi 212 Predator engine

    Thanks, As soon as I get the results, I'll post them here.
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    What is the stock or base ignition timing on a non-hemi 212 Predator engine

    Thanks for the well written reply! I went ahead and ordered a degree wheel and TDC gauge. I reckon the best way is to go ahead and check with a timing light once I degree the engine.
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    What is the stock or base ignition timing on a non-hemi 212 Predator engine

    Hi all, I'm getting conflicting information on the stock ignition timing on a non hemi 212 predator engine. I'm finding on some searches it is 20 BTDC and on other searches it is 22 BTDC. Can anyone confirm what the actual number is? Thanks
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    How do you disassemble a Comet 44C TC?

    Hi all, I have a genuine Comet 44C TC and I'm attempting to dissemble it. I have searched the internet but haven't come up with a way to take it apart. Anyone know how these come apart? I decided to try an experiment and I made a spanner tool about 3 foot long. The tool engages in the holes...
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    Hello from Jackson Michigan

    Greetings from Jackson Michigan! Just a quick run down, I'm an experienced metal fabricator and automotive engine builder, plus I write code and I'm well versed in electronics. I recently became interested in the clone engines and the wealth of aftermarket parts. I'm building a rather large...
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