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Would I be able to use a 10 tooth centrifugal cluch with a 25 tooth sprocket on the axle?
 

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Would I be able to use a 10 tooth centrifugal cluch with a 25 tooth sprocket on the axle?

No you are not!

certainly not and there is no way you would be able to.

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PS to tell you what you COULD run we need to know what you have to work with
(kart weight incl passengers, rear wheel size, engine horse power, etc)
 

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Would I be able to use a 10 tooth centrifugal cluch with a 25 tooth sprocket on the axle?

Absolutely no way. you will need at least a 50-60T clutch with 13" wheels. Any larger wheels you will have to get a higher tooth count. Tel us what you have though, as even these figures I gave you depend on many variables
 

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I run a predator 212 and my wheel size is 4" without the tire on it and I'm 210 pounds.
 

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rimsize doesn't matter WHEELsize (WITH TYRE!) is what makes the difference.
and the kart's weight is important as well (I think I said so above...didn't I)

but truth is.. chances are 4" rims are likely in the realms of 10-13" tyres, and a 210 lbs butt means a 400 lbs kart (with you in)

and with that we're just in the 6:1 ratio landuse talked about...

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a bit conservative estimate:
KartInfo by kartcalc.net:
Code:
[FONT="Verdana"]
[B][U]KART[/U][/B]
[INDENT][I]RW diameter[/I]: [B] 10 in | 25.4 cm[/B]
[I]Total weight[/I]: [B] 363.76 lbs | 165 kg[/B]
[/INDENT]
[B][U]ENGINE[/U][/B]
[INDENT][I]Original HP[/I]: [B] 7[/B]
[I]Asummed HP[/I]: [B] ~7[/B]
[I]Torque[/I]: [B] 10.21 ft lbf | 13.85 Nm[/B]
[I]RPM[/I]: [B] 3600[/B]
[/INDENT]
[B][U]TRANSMISSION[/U][/B]
[INDENT][I]Final ratio[/I]: [B] 5:1[/B]
[/INDENT]
[B][U]PERFORMANCE[/U][/B]
[INDENT][I]Max Wheel Torque[/I]: [B] 51.08 ft lbf | 69.25 Nm[/B]
[I]Acceleration[/I]: [B] 10.83 ft/s² | 3.3 m/s²[/B]
[I]Top Speed[/I]: [B] 21.42 mph | 34.47 km/h[/B]
[/INDENT]
[B][U]PROBLEMS[/U][/B]
[INDENT][B]You might burn your clutch/belt![/B]
[B]Gear ratio too high![/B]
[I]Suggested final ratio[/I]: [B] at least 6.1:1[/B]
[/INDENT]
[/FONT]

Sooo 6:1
Or what I'd suggest instead is a TAV2 kit (series 30 TC with backplate instead of std. cent. clutch)
with 4:1 final ratio:
KartInfo by kartcalc.net:
Code:
[FONT="Verdana"]
[B][U]KART[/U][/B]
[INDENT][I]RW diameter[/I]: [B] 25.4 cm | 10 in[/B]
[I]Total weight[/I]: [B] 165 kg | 363.76 lbs[/B]
[/INDENT]
[B][U]ENGINE[/U][/B]
[INDENT][I]Original HP[/I]: [B] 7[/B]
[I]Asummed HP[/I]: [B] ~7[/B]
[I]Torque[/I]: [B] 13.85 Nm | 10.21 ft lbf[/B]
[I]RPM[/I]: [B] 3600[/B]
[/INDENT]
[B][U]TRANSMISSION[/U][/B]
[INDENT][I]Final ratio[/I]: [B] 4:1[/B]
[I]TC type[/I]: [B]  series 30 6" driven[/B]
[I]Lowest ratio[/I]: [B] 10.8:1[/B]
[I]Highest ratio[/I]: [B] 3.6:1[/B]
[/INDENT]
[B][U]PERFORMANCE[/U][/B]
[INDENT][I]Max Wheel Torque[/I]: [B] 149.58 Nm | 110.32 ft lbf[/B]
[I]Min Wheel Torque[/I]: [B] 49.86 Nm | 36.77 ft lbf[/B]
[I]Acceleration[/I]: [B] 4.05 m/s² | 13.29 ft/s²[/B]
[I]Top Speed[/I]: [B] 47.88 km/h | 29.75 mph[/B]
[/INDENT]
[/FONT]

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