HULKSMASHNOOBSGOTIT
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Hello. I recently picked up a predator 212 swapped Carter Brothers kart off of OfferUp for $450. It has a somewhat strange drivetrain. It has a V belt drive centrifugal clutch which goes to another V belt pulley in what appears to be a 2:1 gearing. (not a torque converter) It then goes through a shaft to a chain connected to the axle in what looks to be a pretty high torque gearing. I haven't counted the teeth yet but I will tomorrow morning and post an update. The kart tops out at 25mph with a bypassed governor. The engine revs fairly high at that point. It FEELS like 5000 RPM or so. It is enough to backfire when I let off the throttle. My idea is to put a 30 series torque converter on by rotating the mounting plate 90 degrees up and replacing the old driven V belt pulley with a 10t sprocket to connected to the torque converter. The setup would have a total of 2 chains. Should I do it and would it improve my initial takeoff and/or top speed and if so, how much?
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