Hey guys,
I'm new to this forum as well as new to the go kart world in general. I've always wanted one and I love building things so I decided to build a go kart in order to save some money. I've got the go kart all finished up now (I'm unable to put any pictures up at this time) but now I just have one issue. I have a 212cc HF engine and a cheap clutch I bought off BMIkarts. I have a 10T clutch (using #41 chain) and a 52T sprocket. I'm sure you already can see the gear ratio is off. See when building it I figured the bigger the sprocket the better acceleration but worse top speed and that was the only trade off. I'm now learning the clutch doesn't work so well with it. I'm not willing to go with a bigger sprocket because as it is, the sprocket is only a couple inches from the ground and the chain is even closer. Oh and I have 13" rear wheels. The kart has a hard enough time getting started on pavement, almost full throttle, and only if the wheels are pointed straight. I had some issues with the brakes and that was causing some resistance to the axle so maybe after I fix that it will be a little better but my question now is what can I do to fix this other than getting a new sprocket? I looked into torque converters a little bit but I really don't want to spend $170 on one (that was the cheapest I could find). I thought about maybe a smaller clutch but I couldn't find one. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
I'm new to this forum as well as new to the go kart world in general. I've always wanted one and I love building things so I decided to build a go kart in order to save some money. I've got the go kart all finished up now (I'm unable to put any pictures up at this time) but now I just have one issue. I have a 212cc HF engine and a cheap clutch I bought off BMIkarts. I have a 10T clutch (using #41 chain) and a 52T sprocket. I'm sure you already can see the gear ratio is off. See when building it I figured the bigger the sprocket the better acceleration but worse top speed and that was the only trade off. I'm now learning the clutch doesn't work so well with it. I'm not willing to go with a bigger sprocket because as it is, the sprocket is only a couple inches from the ground and the chain is even closer. Oh and I have 13" rear wheels. The kart has a hard enough time getting started on pavement, almost full throttle, and only if the wheels are pointed straight. I had some issues with the brakes and that was causing some resistance to the axle so maybe after I fix that it will be a little better but my question now is what can I do to fix this other than getting a new sprocket? I looked into torque converters a little bit but I really don't want to spend $170 on one (that was the cheapest I could find). I thought about maybe a smaller clutch but I couldn't find one. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance.
