my go kart build

[fasterthanyou]

ok, right now i am buildign a trike kart, it has a differential axle, set up for a torque converter, but its gonna eventually be a centrifical clutch, and a lot of other crap, i have a older kohler snowmobile engine for it, lotsa work and pics to come guys

the trike is reallly dirty, needs bearings in the front rim and tubes in all the tires, it is a realllllly interesting kart, i learn new things bout it every day

 

[Bill CNC]

 

[MacfarlaneRacers]

 

[fasterthanyou]

are my pics not showing up?

 

[fowler]

no they arnt

 

[fasterthanyou]

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are they showing now?

 

[redsox985]

Nope. Try Photo Bucket. Once it's uploaded, you copy the line that starts with

 

[fasterthanyou]

^^ this is the differential, it is soooo friggin cool, i'll post a explaination later

this better of worked, haha

 

[r97]

i would just buy the driver and the belt for the tc, wayyyyyy better

 

[fasterthanyou]

i would just buy the driver and the belt for the tc, wayyyyyy better

yah, but the one that can handle the power from this engine is sooooooooooo friggin expensive!

 

[r97]

what ever, if you don't plan on ever using it, sell it.

 

[fasterthanyou]

yah, i gotta talk it over with my dad, he's the one really funding it all, if anyone knows of any cheap torque converters that can handle a lil over 20 hp please tell me

 

[redsox985]

yah, but the one that can handle the power from this engine is sooooooooooo friggin expensive!

You will never get it's full potential on tires that big without one. Unless you have a crazy gear ratio. Then you'll be using all its power to take off and never hit the speeds that kind of power can make.

 

[r97]

he will hit the speed with big tires fine, but he would have wayyyyyyy more power and speed with a tc

 

[fasterthanyou]

he will hit the speed with big tires fine, but he would have wayyyyyyy more power and speed with a tc

ok, i'm gnna see if i can pick up a comet 44 series torque converter set from mfgsupply, its 185 new, rated to 18 hp, should hold up fine

 

[r97]

are you sure that you have a 40 series (i think it is that goes with 44 driver, right?) driven on there?

 

[fasterthanyou]

are you sure that you have a 40 series (i think it is that goes with 44 driver, right?) driven on there?

the driven one on there is kinda bent and old, so i'm buyin the whole 44 series kit

 

[r97]

ok, cool, where you buying it???

 

[redsox985]

They may only be on ebay or in specialty karting shops.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

That differential looks a LOT like the one I installed in my kids' kart, came off an old lawn tractor. Do you know what that one is from?
Sure enough it'll help the steering, but you will likely be disapointed by it's traction performance, and I don't know if it'll take all that power without being eaten.