Box of goodies 25$ is it worth it

[WillMatrix]

I’m not sure of what all is there and neither does the young lady. They bought the stuff for her son that was racing and the engines look like predators. She has a box of stuff that I can have for 25 bucks

 

[itsid]

well since you don't know what engine any of this is for,
the answer would be "no"!
for a KNOWN engine (guessing doesn't count at all)
the answer would be "maybe"

All parts depicted are stock as far as I can tell,
parts a racer ripped out his engines to gain power reliability and speed.
And those are the leftovers essentially..

So I'd let it pass.

'sid

 

[WillMatrix]

well since you don't know what engine any of this is for,
the answer would be "no"!
for a KNOWN engine (guessing doesn't count at all)
the answer would be "maybe"

All parts depicted are stock as far as I can tell,
parts a racer ripped out his engines to gain power reliability and speed.
And those are the leftovers essentially..

So I'd let it pass.

'sid

Thank you so much man. I made mistakes in the past and regretted them because I didn’t ask about such things like this. I’ll let it pass.

I also was going to pick up a predator 212 no governor and a billet flywheel with a pulse pump today for 175$ Good deal or pass?

 

[Budget GoKart]

Yes buy it if it's running and actually has those parts

 

[JTSpeedDemon]

Whaat! GET IT!
That slide carb is worth well more than $25!

 

[J.S.@SMS]

I'd sent them a massage asking what engines they came out of. And I'd pay that much for the slide carb.

 

[itsid]

Yes buy it if it's running and actually has those parts

what running? the box? there's no engine, just parts as far as I understand.

Whaat! GET IT!
That slide carb is worth well more than $25!

Well that carb's likely not a mikuni but a clone..
a clone can be had new for 30 bucks...

I don't see why one would pay 25 for a clone that's more than likely gummed up and thrown out
by someone else...

According to Will, the current owners bought the box and have no use for it
(despite their initial thought)
so none is actually worth for her racing son... right?

Again, I don't see what you see perhaps *shrugs*

'sid

 

[WillMatrix]

Here are two pictures of the items including the top plate

 

[KartFab]

Judging by the rust on all those parts, i would say that's a hard no. The carb could be a knock off, and i got a new one on eBay for $13, that included the air filter. It has an adapter though, so the carbs is probably the only thing that i would consider buying. Heck its only $25, but you would end up with half of it being junk, maybe a little elbow grease and some checking you might find a gem in there, or you might just toss it.

As for the predator, it might not be a bad idea to get it for the top plate and flywheel cost. Again, used race engines could be complete junk, or you might get lucky. There is always a reason why someone wants to get rid of a race engine. I personally would never consider selling any of my race engines. Somone that wants to sell it might want to sell it because they are getting out of the sport (good), suck at racing (good), are broke (good), or because they ruined the engine (bad), or wore it out (bad), or just couldnt win because the engine performs poorly because they ruined it and dont know why (bad).

See what i am saying? even the flywheel could be messed up. Could have lapped it too long and wore out the taper, or spun the flywheel, or had it on an engine that blew up before.

Just do your due diligence, and know that value is dependent on how much you are willing to pay for it. I have been on both sides of the negotiation and can tell you that when im ready to sell something and someone shows up with $100, thjen offers me $80, im like ahh heck why not you scumbag. Other times ive stuck to my guns and said nah, take it or leave it. There is always room to negotiate, even if you showed up with less money.

 

[itsid]

Here are two pictures of the items including the top plate

Am I right to assume that this is not part of the aforementioned box,
but the 175 dollar deal engine you talked about?

'sid

 

[WillMatrix]

Am I right to assume that this is not part of the aforementioned box,
but the 175 dollar deal engine you talked about?

'sid

thanks so much guys but i decided to pass. after talking to itsid he made alot of sense and it really wasnt worth the couple of bucks i would be saving. The new billet flywheel is only 25 dollars more then what the guy is charging