Putting a r6 engine in a go kart frame

[Sniperfox36]

Been thinking this over for a while now just bought a rolling chassis go kart I’m looking at r6 engines too fit I’m a welder fabricator buy trade so the means too do this shouldn’t be hard I just need a few pointers on stretching the frame and fitting the engine so any help would be very much appreciate or even pics would be great I’m sure there is a few on here that have good know how on how this is done

 

[JTSpeedDemon]

Sounds like you have a good start! For advice, we need to see some pictures of what you have. Mind posting some pictures up?

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Here's how: http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?t=737

 

[itsid]

please turn off auto correct and use some punctuation...
it's a bit hard to read
that you "buy trade" and looking at "engines too fit"

For your question:
keep in mind that if you stretch the wheelbase as well, you will have to adjust the steering geometry to accomodate.
And that welding on a racing chassis is mostly not too good of an idea if you're not fully aware of how a racing chassis works
(i.e. the flex in the chassis to allow the inner rear wheel to lift in corners for example)
that depends heavily on chassis geometry and axle load.
Any four cylinder bike engine is certainly much heavier than any kart engine,
so at the very least the donor kart should be from a watercooled shifter (ideally a superkart)
since those are actually meant to hit insane speeds and carry a water cooler, pump and a two cylinder twin eingine at least..
it also comes with front brakes, which are more than just a good idea if you want an r6 to propell that deathtrap

'sid

 

[Sniperfox36]

Yes I’m aware of what you just said I’m not some back garden welder or half whit engineer I have made wheel clamps too armoured vehicles in my working career but what I didn’t exspect from this forum was negative feed back I came on here for advice and a few pointers from people who have done this if this is the kind of feed back And negativity I’m going too get from this forum then I will go it alone so keep ur option to your self unless you have any good feed back

 

[Smerft85]

Yes I’m aware of what you just said I’m not some back garden welder or half whit engineer I have made wheel clamps too armoured vehicles in my working career but what I didn’t exspect from this forum was negative feed back I came on here for advice and a few pointers from people who have done this if this is the kind of feed back And negativity I’m going too get from this forum then I will go it alone so keep ur option to your self unless you have any good feed back

Man, chill pill. No one was being rude, just saying a standard frame is possibly a poor choice. Something else to consider is, this forum has a ton of younger generation tinkering folks. There are a few older people, but with a few exceptions we are tinkering too.
I think getting defensive so quickly may just open an unintended can of worms, there was good feedback, you took it as a personal attack. Pictures of the frame you have in mind would help, or knowing if you are building your own, maybe a sketch.

 

[JTSpeedDemon]

Don't let itsid stop you! I want to see what you can come up with!

 

[Sniperfox36]

Have tried putting pics on here but can’t seem to do it �� me personally I’m not at all concerned about the frame because I can and will modify it too however it needs to be just a quick update I’m bidding on a r6 engine at the mo fingers crossed I will win it

 

[JTSpeedDemon]

I trust you can adequately modify the frame, but I still want to see what you have just out of curiosity.
Here's how to post pictures: http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?t=737
Please don't use offsite photo sharing services like Photobucket or Imgur, it's annoying when the pictures disappear or we have to travel offsite to see them.
Thumbnails uploaded from the file system is what we prefer.

 

[gegcorp2012]

Getting it to fit and making good welds are probably the least of your worries...

Should definitely be thinking safety first with the additional power and speed potential.

Weight distribution (% on rear / % on front) will be important to have good handling and braking.

I have a salvaged CBR 1000 lurking in the back yard, so I subscribed.

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BTW, dont make a rolling engine stand like this guy...

 

[Joe-405]

Take the frame you have and engine after you buy it and lay it all out on the ground or pavement and get a roll of tape and just mark it off. Or you can put some pieces of cardboard together and mark it on that. There really isn’t a said way of doing those without trial and error.

I know I was last years build off winner with a 1200cc zx12r in a go kart style frame.

And I’m with the other guys. I don’t see where sid was being negative anywhere in his post. He was simply posting the facts that he knew from previous experience and others that he’s seen.