200cc lifan 5 speed engine

[techm80]

hey everyone!

im here for my friend, he wants to know if this motor http://www.ebay.com/itm/LIFAN-200CC...Parts_Accessories&hash=item53dd6d4b0c&vxp=mtr would be good on a 1 seater manco kart, for both street and a little offroad like paths and stuff. thanks in advance!

 

[Doc Sprocket]

16hp... Nice!!!

As long as you guys have the tools and abilities to install it (which could end up being quite involved), then it'll make for a peppy little beastie! Lifan is apparently rather high quality for a Chinese manufacturer. Many of their models are modelled after popular japanese motorcycle engines. There is a 250 V-Twin that is supposedly part-for-part with my Yamaha XV250.

 

[techm80]

on a scale from 1-10, how hard do you think it would be to install i have a welder and plenty of metal

 

[jdmkid]

youll have to make mounts, and setup a shifter setup. thats practically all the fabrication to do from what i know.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

What does your fabrication experience look like? At the very least, you'll have to fabricate mounting brackets, a clutch and linkage, shifter and linkage. Depending on the layout of the rear of the kart, you may have to pretty much chop it apart and redo it complete. Got a pic or two of the kart?

 

[techm80]

i dont on my comp but i can find on online hold on. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=back...194&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:0,i:106 it looks like that

 

[techm80]

and my fab skills are alright! his skills suck!! aha, but do you think an ungoverned 8hp tecumseh with a torque converter would be just as fast??

 

[techm80]

and torquey

 

[OzFab]

Umm, no. The 8hp Tec may have similar torque but, once you hit max RPM, that's it. The lifan revs a lot higher &, when it maxes out, it has multiple gears, which also means you can gear it higher, still have plenty of torque & a higher top speed

 

[landuse]

i dont on my comp but i can find on online hold on. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=back...194&start=0&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:11,s:0,i:106 it looks like that

Ha, thats the company Blaz works at.

 

[gixxerkart]

That's awesome! Where's blaz at?

 

[landuse]

That's awesome! Where's blaz at?

Blaz is right HERE

 

[soggycrashed]

I've been looking at this engine too, what would be the theoretical speed if a 6:1 ratio in fiftht gear?

 

[AMMFAB]

funny that was one of the engines i was looking at on ebay last night.... the only draw back i see is there is no reverse. but if the kart is light enough it shouldnt be a problem to pick it up and turn it around. plus u have manual shifting...... that makes even more fun IMO.


mike

 

[OzFab]

I've been looking at this engine too, what would be the theoretical speed if a 6:1 ratio in fiftht gear?

http://www.diygokarts.com/speed-calculator.html

Do the math

funny that was one of the engines i was looking at on ebay last night.... the only draw back i see is there is no reverse. but if the kart is light enough it shouldnt be a problem to pick it up and turn it around. plus u have manual shifting...... that makes even more fun IMO.


mike

Most (if not all) ATV engines have reverse...

 

[AMMFAB]

yes sir i realize that.....that engine is classified as a motorcylce/atv/dirt bike engine and it does not have reverse.......

mike

 

[OzFab]

What I meant was, if you really want reverse, an ATV engine is a good source...

 

[AMMFAB]

What I meant was, if you really want reverse, an ATV engine is a good source...

Ok..... Yes and that's why I really want one for my build, a turbo raptor 700 is on my wish list.


Mike

 

[soggycrashed]

http://www.diygokarts.com/speed-calculator.html

Do the math



Most (if not all) ATV engines have reverse...

That doesn't include gears.

 

[techm80]

ya, reverse would be great! but w.e i can deal without. now theres a guy on craigslist that is selling a 16hpvtwin and a torque converter for 200 bucks!!!! all together