Go Powersports 212 Stage 2 kit

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Well the price is the issue.
The items can be purchased and shipped to my door for $247.16 from NR Racing.
I think GPS gives members here a 10% discount, however.

Besides that, The rod and flywheel are going to be good til like 12,000 RPMs.
Your cam is for 7000+ target RPM. So all gravy. The cam card suggests the 18 lb springs in the kit, so all good there. The cam suggests 32 degrees BTDC ignition timing. The ARC flywheel should be set for 32 degrees, so you should be all good there. The spark plugs eats up some combustion chamber volume so that will bump the compression ratio a bit.

The rest of the stock parts... pushrods, valves, retainers, lifters,... should all be fine at 7000 RPM.

I'm assuming you already have or know you need a less restrictive air filter and exhaust and need to richen up the carb jets as well to get the max benefits from the cam. Or another option is to just go ahead and upgrade the carb as well.

For that price they should throw in the air filter, air filter adapter, exhaust header, and jets.

Since the cam has a low lift (I think it has stock lift with a bunch of duration), you might consider a thinner head gasket to bump compression. Or, since getting a billet rod, you might be able to fit a longer one. Just keep Minimum 0.050" piston to valve clearance and minimum 0.025 - 0.030" piston to head clearance.



ADDED: I don't have any experience with the MOD2 cam. It will probably hurt the low end up bit, but should make up for it in the top end. I think it is a very popular cam. It's a cheap option. Like $40 from DynoCams. Maybe somebody with that cam can chime in as to how it performs.

BTW... Is this going to be a racing go kart? Or a stop and go fun kart?
 

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Thank you for the info that really helps. I see your near Chicago. I'm by Rockford. I ordered the header, air filter, and jet kit. Was hoping for a cam with a nasty idle. This is for a mini bike.
 

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Just make sure the gear ratio is right for your cam's powerband, the tire size, and how/where you ride.

5:1 with 13" tires might do 55mph @ 7k rpm, but the engine might not wake up until you are doing 25mph.

7.5:1 with 13" might only do 36mph at 7k rpm, but the engine might come alive at 15mph. The lower gear ratio (higher number) will also help off the line, when the RPMs are low and the cam might be struggling to make power (if the clutch engagement is below the power band of the camshaft).

Again I'm not sure if that cam pulls from 3k to 8k, or from 4k to 7k, or from 2.5k to 7.5k RPM. I'd ask an expert. Call Dyno cams. Tell them your application. A racing minibike, or a neighbor cruiser, or .....


And since this is a Non-Hemi, you might concider adding in the Hemi flat top piston with the +0.020" con rod. The Non-Hemi has a dished piston. The Hemi flat top used with the +0.020" Rod will help increase compression ratio, if your'e into that type of thing.
 
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