dual engines????

[rock-star-4life@live.com]

how could you attach two small five horse engines so you get a big 10 horse beast, i think a gear or a chain would do? idk the timeing would be hard but worth it

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Easy stuff, Identical engines with identical clutches, carbs, air filters and exhausts both running the same live axle, split cables are easy to find.

 

[rock-star-4life@live.com]

but that requires me to buy two clutches, i want the connected TOGETHER

 

[modelengineer]

Chain both engines to a shared jackshaft at a 1:1 ratio, then put the single clutch on the jackshaft connecting it to the live axle. You will need a clutch which is rated for 10hp or more.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

That would allow you to index the engines for more even power. Syncing idle and carbs would be VERY important with this sort of setup.

 

[Russ2251]

Why not reinvent the wheel?
(intended sarcasm):toetap05:

 

[rock-star-4life@live.com]

il do anything to make more power

 

[Russ2251]

Me too, but I prefer to keep things as simple as possible.
Complex = $$$
Simple = ¢¢¢

2 engines
2 clutches
2 chains
2 sprockets
(Jackshaft not part of my vocabulary. Unnecessarily robs power.)
Done
These engines (WIP) are not yet identical.

 

[scar]

il do anything to make more power

then why not buy a more powerful motor? saves alot of time and possibly money.

 

[Russ2251]

then why not buy a more powerful motor?

Yes...then put two of those on.

 

[scar]

 

[rock-star-4life@live.com]

why do jackshafts rob power?????? i think they build speed

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Your moving something, it needs power to be moved.

 

[modelengineer]

Friction in the 2nd chain, slight drag from the bearings. It all adds up. When you only have 6.5hp to begin with every little bit counts.

 

[oscaryu1]

Friction in the 2nd chain, slight drag from the bearings. It all adds up. When you only have 6.5hp to begin with every little bit counts.

He has 5 to start with

Briggs 5HP = Waiting for mods

 

[ironman]

I say go for it build it how you want post up some pictures if you think it will work,or build it find out you spent all that time and money and it not work. Either way its your karts and just building it is where the fun all is. Never thought twice about all the karts and crazy stuff i did. good luck on it. dual motors rock me my self i like to build a quad set up but who has the time.

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

I say go for it build it how you want post up some pictures if you think it will work,or build it find out you spent all that time and money and it not work. Either way its your karts and just building it is where the fun all is. Never thought twice about all the karts and crazy stuff i did. good luck on it. dual motors rock me my self i like to build a quad set up but who has the time.

Hes back!

 

[Russ2251]

The front too!

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Me too, but I prefer to keep things as simple as possible.
Complex = $$$
Simple = ¢¢¢

2 engines
2 clutches
2 chains
2 sprockets
(Jackshaft not part of my vocabulary. Unnecessarily robs power.)
Done
These engines (WIP) are not yet identical.

When that thing is done you do realize the odds of it maintaining traction in a 1/8" of fresh hot road tar are 1000000000000000000:1. Right?

 

[jr dragster T]

It's 2 lawnboy engine's. I think there pretty neat but its not likes its gona pull some top fuel like burnout at 0:25 in this vid.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfnii3WTFu0