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  1. biddie_gibbs

    bad idea?

    this site its awesome in all ways but one thing I haven't seen is a mini bike kit from gokart usa.com with oh I don't know a predator 420cc engine with a centrifugal clutch from heeters online and have a stupid fast mini bike? just a question.
  2. biddie_gibbs

    What would you do?

    i have a majorly serious question....let the suspense build....ok... i have a 5 hp briggs engine it is dead. would you A) rebuild the 5 hp briggs and take governor of, new air filter, and straight pipe. OR B) just get a 6.5 honda clone, get air filter straight pipe, take off gov. and replace...
  3. biddie_gibbs

    the little engine that could

    i was working on one of my older engines yesterday. i tried to pull start it an nothing happened. so i used some carb stuff and sprayed some in the carb. I also swap spark plugs with one of my mower. i tried it again and the engine pops. i backfired some through the carb and the exhaust pipe. it...
  4. biddie_gibbs

    Is it possible?

    my go kart has a briggs 5 hp engine with a torque converter.my go kart frame is configured for a torque converter. But i was wondering if i could but a sprocket where the driver would be. i am getting a dirt bike engine so no clutch is not needed. i would like to run a chain for the dirt bike...
  5. biddie_gibbs

    Axle talk

    I am pullin all of my ideas together before i start my build and i am trying to build the most of the parts for a dirt kart. my question is an axle Can be made RITE? all you need is a thick threaded metal tube and a shorter hollow tube that the threaded axle can slide in. An then just slide it...
  6. biddie_gibbs

    Would you rather....

    would yall rather make a junkyard run and pick up a b&s 5.5hp engine and buy a clutch,and thing do the performance side of it.OR would you rather make a junkyard run and pick up a dirtbike engine and have to get a gas tank and have to find a sprocket the rite size and stuff?? which would be more...
  7. biddie_gibbs

    Gasket talk

    i have been hearing that EVERY time you remove the cylinder head from a gokart engine you SHOULD replace the gasket. Is that 4 real? because one day i had this smart idea of taking the head off my gokart engine and now it does not run. All prior to that it ran perfectly.please any help or advice...
  8. biddie_gibbs

    trophy Kart

    I want to build a trophy truck go cart. i am not entirely new to go kart building, but compared to others i am a novice. but anyway i want it to be bouncely with serious shock bound and rebound, but where and/or how do i have the springs on each wheel? what kind of axle should i use? i want to...
  9. biddie_gibbs

    Oh Ship!!! I Can"t Stop

    yo i wrecked yesterday. i have scrub brakes on my big beefy offroad tires. i a tree at at least 20 mph. i got wip lash. it hurts. but not as much as my gokart. i need different brakes. can i convert scrub brakes to a caliper type brake like the ones on a car. but i have a housing around my go...
  10. biddie_gibbs

    Dirt-Kart?

    i have been thinkin. i would like tryin adirt bike engine on my gokart for crazy performance. BUT my question is how do i convert "cc" to horsepower. i ask because i have a torque converter rated up to 8hp. so what "cc" engine can i do? and dirt bike engines do have a keyed shaft RIGHT?? please...
  11. biddie_gibbs

    Performance for the 5hp briggs

    i know if you have a honda clone you can get performance parts from NR-Racing but what about the briggs. where are the performance are filters and adaptors? i have searched all over the net. any sites to check out.any performance tips or tricks you yall sleeves? please and thank you:cool:
  12. biddie_gibbs

    Goin Vert???

    hey i just thought of something many have done but i don't know whats all involed. it is HOW to put a vertical engine on a go kart. what kind of tranny would i need. i NEED ALOT OF COMMENTS ON THIS ONE. whats all involved? any websites that would be helpful? please and thank you.:D
  13. biddie_gibbs

    not moving

    can you take a torque converter driven apart? How? and what do i lube and what do i clean? the engine on my go kart sounds like it is straining. The gear ratio is perfect. i ride it regularly and one day i cranked it up. and the engine runs FULL speed but the cart aint moving. i got off the...
  14. biddie_gibbs

    restored now lubrication

    i resently got a second go kart and it was a Manco stinger. it had a big bulky roll cage. and a engine that did not turn over. so i swapped engines from my first engine. i had to take the torque converter off and put a centrifical clutch on it. got it to run first try. BUT my problem is as soon...
  15. biddie_gibbs

    Turbocharged briggs

    question what if i made a turbocharger and put it on my gokart. would it work? but i don't have any blueprints. i want it to be simple. what if i made like this big funnal and put a kick butt motor on it tha suckes air into the air intake fast. it should work right? MORE air = More Power. also...
  16. biddie_gibbs

    Port n Polish

    how do you do a port n polish. how does it help your engine? also if i drill holes in muffler will it help? and how do you "play with the carb"? please help
  17. biddie_gibbs

    Governor Questions

    i got a go kart but i am gettin my cuz old used go kart an redoing the whole thing but my question is HOW do i remove the governor. i have a trusty briggs 5 hp engine. i know the consequences of takin it off. but i got a back up engine that is a monster, it has a torque converter on it. the...
  18. biddie_gibbs

    Suspension

    this is biddie_gibbs here. and i got a question. can you install suspension on a go kart that does not have suspension on there? stupid question but i have to ask.
  19. biddie_gibbs

    4 wheeled mini bike??

    i have a question. HOW can i but a live axle on a mini bike frame with a 5 hp brigg . do yall have any kind of blueprints of it. as you can see i dont settle for normal. any other crazy ideas any one has. i want to do something wild.:eek:
  20. biddie_gibbs

    New to kart building

    hey what is the best color to paint a gokart. i am thinking about BRIGHT ORANGE. also what to do it the pull string comes out the engine. i think i need to take the housing off but i am not shore. and last what is better a torque converter or chain straight to wheel thing. i dont no what i...
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