RM 250 Powered Road Race kart

[anderkart]

Ok, yer right. (i shouldn't be giving up my driving secrets anyway...

Hey, I've been kinda wondering if they're gonna let you run yer 250 in the 125 shifter kart class?

 

[kazkepox]

well I was gonna have the pedal setup like a real car clutch brake and gas
here is a diagram....the I's are the steering column c b and g are, well you get it

C B I G
C B I G
[] [] I []

 

[Rickracer]

Hey, I've been kinda wondering if they're gonna let you run yer 250 in the 125 shifter kart class?

Well, they don't really have any classes at CFRC yet anyway, the only races they've had so far are for rental karts. Andre (the owner of the kart track) said my kart will be able to run there as long as it's safe, but he hasn't seen it yet. I hope to be ready to take it to the road course in the next week or two, need some fresh tires and alignment.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

well I was gonna have the pedal setup like a real car clutch brake and gas
here is a diagram....the I's are the steering column c b and g are, well you get it

C B I G
C B I G
[] [] I []

How will you press the clutch and brake at the same time? i set mine up like this

C I B G

A clutch brake is dumb in my opinion, it will be a pain in the arse to get it to work right, since i bet you anything your clutch and brake pedals will have different amounts of travel.

Sorry rick, i'll stop hijacking your thread haha, im great at getting off topic.

 

[kazkepox]

off topic: ok I have huge flippers for feet where I would be consantly hitting brake and gas at the same time, so i am going to set it up like a car

ontopic: where would hte best place to get an expansion chamber? could oyu make one?

 

[freakboy]

But with a car you use your left foot for clutch while your right foot takes care of braking and gas..... think buddy think!

 

[kazkepox]

yeah... but in a go kart each foot has its own purpose... so ill just make the pedals close togehtor if i have to brake

 

[freakboy]

how u gona slow down just down shift? driving a truck and a kart are the same thing.

 

[kazkepox]

ok it may just be me but your comment didnt make complete sense and yeah if I have to slow down enough im gonna downshift?

 

[kazkepox]

and how in the sugar honey iced tea is driving a truck and a go kart the same thing????

 

[freakboy]

just do what im doin for my racing mower hand throtal clutch on the right and brake on the left.

 

[kazkepox]

the thing is, and I didnt want the cat out of hte bag, so i;ll be as vague as possible...I want my pedal setups as much as a car. so I may just do the gas and brake on the right side, and the clutch on the left. it will need some getting used to...

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

Dude in a car, clutch is on the left, and brake and gas on the right, the clutch is primarily controlled by your left foot, brake and gas are controlled with your right foot. Ebay would be the place to get an expansion chamber, it must be specifically for your engine tho, you cant just use one similar. Making one is not easy, i dont think your up to the task (no offense).

 

[kazkepox]

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i though building an expansion chamber would be something like this

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[Kaptain Krunch]

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i though building an expansion chamber would be something like this

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Yea its not that easy, the math involved will make your brain explode.

 

[freakboy]

Into little tiny peices....

 

[Rickracer]

There are programs for designing expansion chambers, but you need to know ALL the intimate details about your motor, and the meaning of quite a few scientific terms as well, so yeah, it would probably make your head explode.

 

[kazkepox]

I just started looking at all the math that these things and *BOOM*...

 

[kazkepox]

http://motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/classic_bikes/hodaka_wombat.jpg this is what is on all of the wombat's. i hope I can find one they seem like they my be a little rare...

 

[anderkart]

Well, they don't really have any classes at CFRC yet anyway, the only races they've had so far are for rental karts. Andre (the owner of the kart track) said my kart will be able to run there as long as it's safe, but he hasn't seen it yet. I hope to be ready to take it to the road course in the next week or two, need some fresh tires and alignment.

I checked out the CFRC site, looks like an awsome track layout there Rick. Pretty cool they let you guys run your own karts. So you'll be racing against who ever else brought their own kart, in kind of an open "run what ya brung" type class meyby?

What brand/model tires are ya thinking about trying?
Hey was your kart setup for dirt oval racing when you bought it? (kinda looks like you got 10" x 6" rims on the back there, this size isn't usualy ran on pavement racers)

I've been setting my tow about a 1/16"-in. (should get ya in the ball park anyway) Does your kart have adjustable caster/camber?