horrizontal engine for a go kart

[lerick]

well i have a go kart frame but a blown engine go figure lol well the frame has been siting in my shed for about 2 years and well i have a tractor that has a 11.5 hp vertical engine on it (not sure of the brand) well anyway the go kart had a belt clutch that tightens when you hit the gas and the belt goes to a slighty bigger pulley and then is connected to a chain and then runs to the wheels not sure how many teeth is each ill get that tomorow and post it. ok and well all of this is horrizontal and the engine is vertical and i dont think i can turn it becuase of the carb and dont have any others so what i was thinking was mounting the engine in the front and run the belt on the pully like sopose like a tractor but twist it and hook it on a horrizontal pully like in the middle of the gokart and have it attached to a shaft and then to the belt clutch and then so forth to the tires. any other ideas you guys might have? and or what size pullys should i use etc.

sorry if so much to read lol

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

You cant twist the belts, what your talking about is a torque converter. Whats wrong with the engine thats on it now.

 

[lerick]

my go kart doesnt have an engine its blown. it threw a rod about 2 years ago. and my dads tractor has the belt twisted and its a craftsmen and thats wher i got the idea from

 

[EagleTalons]

Just find an old briggs 5 hp or find a honda clone. Maybe a sled engine if you wanna go fast.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

Maybe a sled engine if you wanna go fast.

now your talkin.


You can twist normal belts, but they will wear fast, but with a torque converter you can not twist the belt at all, not only will it not work right but it takes a special belt which is too short, and is over $30 a piece.

 

[lerick]

yea the go kart has a torque converter on it i was thinking of runing a normal belt from my 11.5 then runing to another shaft connected to the clutch and then connected to the torque converter yea i know i dont have any money to get another engine not even from ebay and i have a sled engine but dad wont let me take it off the snowmobile lol

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

yea the go kart has a torque converter on it i was thinking of runing a normal belt from my 11.5 then runing to another shaft connected to the clutch and then connected to the torque converter yea i know i dont have any money to get another engine not even from ebay and i have a sled engine but dad wont let me take it off the snowmobile lol

well if your running 1:1 from engine to jackshaft with a TC on the jackshaft to another jackshaft than finally to the axle by chain...it would work, but it would take a lot of space and you would wear through belts fairly often.

 

[motor_head]

belt should last longer if you use the best design.the good one can make the output shaft in a spot more like a horisontal engine (use a good heavy belt)

 

[lerick]

yea i know it just a project for me atm im gonna learn how to weld from my cuzzin later this summer so i can do it i need to extend the frame 2feet atleast

 

[lerick]

belt should last longer if you use the best design.the good one can make the output shaft in a spot more like a horisontal engine (use a good heavy belt)

hey thanks thats a good plan xD ill thinking ill try that.

 

[lerick]

here is a ruff 3d image of my idea not finished yet but i will upload new finished one soon.

and if your curious of the program i used it was google sketch up 7