Inexperienced and need advise

[Christopheryoungblood16]

Yes i have a 1999 modle club car golf cart and am converting it from electric to gas but the problem is i know next to nothing about small engines or gear ratios. Basically know nothing about the whole procces ecept how to put it all togeather. My problem is i dont know what engine or torque converter to get. Im working with 400$ on the engine. The cart will be more of an off road ( but not extreme terrain) cart and carring myself wife and son combined weight of roughly 300 lbs. Stock tires. I would like to know which engine would serve me better the dutomax 16hp or the predator 13. Plus what torque converter i need that aint expensive. I would appreciate any help i can get

 

[Budget GoKart]

Duromax

 

[Christopheryoungblood16]

That really dont answer my question in any depth.

 

[mckutzy]

Hello and welcome.
Off hand Im not that totally experienced with this machine. there has been a few people here with these and motor swaps.
All I have gathered, It isnt going to be cheap. You might just have enough for the motor, not the rear end or the TC/cvt.

 

[Christopheryoungblood16]

I was under the impression that i would not have to do anything to the rear end exept take the old electric motor out and modify the shaft comming out of the gearbox to hold a sprocket

 

[OPmini]

Yes i have a 1999 modle club car golf cart and am converting it from electric to gas but the problem is i know next to nothing about small engines or gear ratios. Basically know nothing about the whole procces ecept how to put it all togeather. My problem is i dont know what engine or torque converter to get. Im working with 400$ on the engine. The cart will be more of an off road ( but not extreme terrain) cart and carring myself wife and son combined weight of roughly 300 lbs. Stock tires. I would like to know which engine would serve me better the dutomax 16hp or the predator 13. Plus what torque converter i need that aint expensive. I would appreciate any help i can get

the duromax and predator engines are the same for some reason duromax marks their engines up a few horses. predator is prob cheaper you can pick one up at hft and order a cvt from go power sports you will need a 40 series with a 1in drive heres a link to one https://www.gopowersports.com/40-series-torque-converter-kit-bolt-on-8hp-18hp/

and if you get the predator try your best to find the hemi version

 

[Christopheryoungblood16]

What is a cvt?

 

[mckutzy]

CVT(A continuously variable transmission) or a TC(As know as a Torque Converter) is what is on a snowmachine or the like, a belted variable automatic transmission.

 

[OPmini]

What is a cvt?

same thing as a torque converter just different name people will call them a cvt (constant velocity transmission) tav (torque-a-verter) or tc (torque converter)

 

[Christopheryoungblood16]

Ok I got you so you would go with the predator 13 hp over the duromax 16hp engine and the torque converter you send me the link to?

 

[OPmini]

Ok I got you so you would go with the predator 13 hp over the duromax 16hp engine and the torque converter you send me the link to?

yes

if the torque converter is too expensive for you i can send you a link to the clutch and chain i have on my predator 13hp

 

[Christopheryoungblood16]

Ah I really want to go with the torque converter