kartermicah
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i want a go kart motor and controller with an all together cost of 300 $ and i want to go around 30 mph. what should I get and why????
I need help buying stuff!!!!!!!
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Russ2251
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Good luck with that.
kartermicah
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well whats a reasonable price? and i only want the motor and controller
Kaptain Krunch
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You get more bang for your buck with gas.
kartermicah
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yeah i know that i was about to buy a 6 hp Tecumseh but i didnt cuz electric has way more torque and its alot more efficient. plus i have an electric pocket bike so i know more about electric. IS ANYONE GONNA HELP ME!
IMO its much more money to get a electric kart to work as good as a gas kart... its got tourqe but how much are you gona be spending? and if you spend x amount you could probaly get a clone and lightly build it up for cheeper then you can set up electric with a fraction of the weight... and if you wana ride it long just refill and take off again not worrying about rechargin the batterys....
kartermicah
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yeah i know but you can mod electrics so much, instead of swapping a whole gas motor you can just add a couple batterys.
kartermicah
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you can talk all you want but i just want some help on an ELECTRIC go kart and if i dont like it than il go gas. BUT FOR NOW i just wanna go electric
kartermicah
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well i looked around but they dont really have much of a selection for 48 volt and i dont even know if they are good anyways. i was thinking of going with maybe 72 volts and hook up two 1000 watt engines cuz that would probably do good but for now i think (for the cost lol) im gonna stay with 48 volts and 1000 watts until i get enough money
kartermicah
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Does anyone have any better ideas???????????
jr dragster T
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Look at the price of one deep cell high quality battery. I can assure you on that budget your going scrap steel and a cheap gas engine.
kartermicah
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what are you talking about my frame and steering is finished and the tires are on and the brakes are on too. I just need a motor and i am not going gas.......
Kaptain Krunch
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Electric with a $300 budget is gonna suck.
jr dragster T
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So you built a rolling kart for less then $300? I have almost $300 in rims and tires let alone on my kart. Sure enough just the steel into most karts is close to that price.
kartermicah
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no i bought it off craigslist for 100 bucks. the 300 dollar budget is for a motor
jr dragster T
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Alright, Does the $300 motor budget include motor, batteries, Controller, Wires etc?
kartermicah
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well if it were motor and controller combined, i would be willing to pay maybe 450 but just the motor i would pay 300 tops. i only want it to go about 25-30 mph.
I have 5 electric Go Karts:
72Volt Yerf-Dog SpiderBox Kart, Mars 0709 Motor ($500), AllTrax AXE7234 300Amp Controller ($450) around 28HP tops out over 50mph with a 3.9 – 1 gearing and 20” tires.
4 Honda MiniMotos:
1. 36volt stock Honda MiniMoto, 500Watt 36Volt MY1020 Motor $58, 36Volt 30Amp Controller $20 around 1HP tops out at around 15mph with the stock gearing and tires.
2. 48 volts Honda MiniMoto, 1000Watt 36Volt MY1020 motor $112, 48Volt 50Amp Controller $35 around 3HP. Tops out at around 20MPH with stock gearing and tires.
3. 60Volt Honda MiniMoto, 1000Watt 48Volt MY1020 Motor $122, 60Volt 100Amp Controller $70 around 8HP (in short bursts!). Tops out at around 30MPH? (IN progress)
4. 36Volt Honda MiniMoto, Advanced DC 6.7” 24Volt Motor ($400), AllTrax DCX300 300Amp Controller ($300) around 14HP. Tops out at around 40+MPH with 3.5 – 1 gearing and 6” tires. This Kart is a BEAST and pulls wheelies off the line; I could easily gear this up to 50 or maybe even 60mph.
So in my real world testing:
For around $78 you can go around 15mph (36Volts 30Amps)
For $147 you can go around 20mph (48Volts 50Amps)
And my hope is for around $192 and the right gearing 30mph (60Volts 100Amps)
Of coarse you can also spend $700 and go 40mph or $950 and go 50mph
In most cases you can play with gearing to get a few more MPH just watch motor temps.
72Volt Yerf-Dog SpiderBox Kart, Mars 0709 Motor ($500), AllTrax AXE7234 300Amp Controller ($450) around 28HP tops out over 50mph with a 3.9 – 1 gearing and 20” tires.
4 Honda MiniMotos:
1. 36volt stock Honda MiniMoto, 500Watt 36Volt MY1020 Motor $58, 36Volt 30Amp Controller $20 around 1HP tops out at around 15mph with the stock gearing and tires.
2. 48 volts Honda MiniMoto, 1000Watt 36Volt MY1020 motor $112, 48Volt 50Amp Controller $35 around 3HP. Tops out at around 20MPH with stock gearing and tires.
3. 60Volt Honda MiniMoto, 1000Watt 48Volt MY1020 Motor $122, 60Volt 100Amp Controller $70 around 8HP (in short bursts!). Tops out at around 30MPH? (IN progress)
4. 36Volt Honda MiniMoto, Advanced DC 6.7” 24Volt Motor ($400), AllTrax DCX300 300Amp Controller ($300) around 14HP. Tops out at around 40+MPH with 3.5 – 1 gearing and 6” tires. This Kart is a BEAST and pulls wheelies off the line; I could easily gear this up to 50 or maybe even 60mph.
So in my real world testing:
For around $78 you can go around 15mph (36Volts 30Amps)
For $147 you can go around 20mph (48Volts 50Amps)
And my hope is for around $192 and the right gearing 30mph (60Volts 100Amps)
Of coarse you can also spend $700 and go 40mph or $950 and go 50mph
In most cases you can play with gearing to get a few more MPH just watch motor temps.
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