Hello from Southern Oregon!

[crankshaft]

Hey all, newwwb in the forum here.

Starting my first kart build soon; I picked up a super cheap "Nitrous Psyclone" roller a few days ago. It did come with and old 02 Tecumseh 11hp engine than ran like crap. Here's the only site I could find with info about this model: http://1b200.tripod.com/id1.html

I ordered a Harbor Freight Predator 420 engine that's due to arrive tomorrow. It seems like it should be a fairly easy swap. Of course, every time I think that, something unforeseen comes up

New to karts, but I've thrown more money in to building more custom motorcycles than I'd care to admit.

Here's a pic:

 

[KartFab]

Hope it fits! I had a 10 hp tecumseh with a small bolt pattern. Is the 11 hp bolt pattern the same for the predator?

 

[firemanjim]

 

[crankshaft]

Actually I think that the HF might fit in the original bolt pattern, however I was going to drill some new holes because the shaft on the HF is about 1/2" longer ... that way I should be able to use the same torque converter setup (with a shaft adapter of course)

 

[OzFab]

I ordered a Harbor Freight Predator 420 engine that's due to arrive tomorrow. It seems like it should be a fairly easy swap. Of course, every time I think that, something unforeseen comes up

You could be swapping out the same engine & still have something unforeseen come up, that's just the way it works

Welcome to the forum & good luck with the swap

 

[Hursty]

nice cart

 

[landuse]

Welcome!! Hopefully the swap is a easy plug and play affair (usually it isnt though)

 

[Axx3d]

Good looking kart!

The user manual on HF site will have the mounting bolt pattern measurements if you have concerns.

Good luck!

 

[crankshaft]

The adjustable bolt pattern for the Predator engine (below) made it very appealing. From my measurements, the Tecumseh was about 7.75" x 3.75"