bajagokart
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thinking about making a twin engine shifter kart . . . anyone done this before and want to give me some insight?
twin engine shifter
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Rustydog2010
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Why? if you have 2 125 engines, why not just use 1 250 engine?
bajagokart
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princess auto is having a sale on gx390's . . . im very tempted and plus it looks cooler
r97
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well the gx390 (11.7hp) is not a shifter, so i'm guessing you plan on buying two of the clones (they are the ones on sale) and having both drive a common shaft that goes into a tranny? if so i don't see why not, biggest problem would be getting the carbs to open the same amount, and finding a suitable tranny. what would this go on, would have huge amounts of torque!
bajagokart
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i was just gunna have the engines centred over an axel and have the axel being driven by centrifugal clutches. I friend of mine just did this with two gx200 clones and its fricken amazing.
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well, it wouldn;t be a shifter if it just drove off of centrifical clutches, this is a shifter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dGoZs_tZh8
coolest vid i could find
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dGoZs_tZh8
coolest vid i could find
bajagokart
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k by shifter i mean like its not offroad. I don't know how else to describe it besides saying it has no suspension and is low to the ground
devino246
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Um, i believe that would be a street kart. However, what would happen if you had 2 engines, each with a clutch, but with 2 different ratios? One engine is your "low gear", the other is your "high gear".
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Interesting notion. The hardest part would be finding a way to regulate the throttles. You'd have to throttle up the first to near peak speed, then drop it to idle while throttling up the second engine. Simplest method would be two accelerator pedals. The real question is- is it worth the effort?
r97
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for throttle i would suggest you just do what ever russ did, prob just link both engines up to one cable,
http://www.danscomp.com/511018.php?cat=PARTS#
as for low gear engine and high speed engine, i think with 2 gx390's, one gear would be plenty, lol. i bet its actually cheaper this way compared to getting a 24hp engine
http://www.danscomp.com/511018.php?cat=PARTS#
as for low gear engine and high speed engine, i think with 2 gx390's, one gear would be plenty, lol. i bet its actually cheaper this way compared to getting a 24hp engine
glb7
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HOLY CRAP!! That is awesome!! I don't think i would have the courage to even drive that! let alone ride it on a freeway...
migel101
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that guy bassed up a car, btw how many rules did he brake by driving a go kart in a parking garage and in the street
DustinWolfe
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that guy bassed up a car, btw how many rules did he brake by driving a go kart in a parking garage and in the street
also id like to add that guy is the mannnn! lol id love to do that but id be back in jail in no time. i have that video, its like 45 mins long
bajagokart
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bajagokart
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and im looking for a list of parts. I have an idea of what I all need but I would like a list of parts if someone could get them to me
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Design on paper first. Parts required will reveal themselves.
bajagokart
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how does that even make sense? ive said that I'm going for dual a-arm suspension so I have no idea what I need thats why I'm asking
r97
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draw up a sketch of what your thinking of making, try and make it detailed, as you design you should search the internet and find parts and dimensions of parts, or make a simple sketch, get some key components, and start building it around you and the engine.. standard parts would be bushings a-arms, tie rods, steering rack, spindles, ball/helm joints, shocks wheels, maybe brakes, steering wheel, steering shaft, maybe steering u joint, hardware, and a frame to put it on. i forget something?
bajagokart
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if you want detailed design here it is.
http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?p=121590#post121590
looking to do the same build as this guy except ill be modding it for twin gx390 clones and a few other things. Im just looking for info from you guys on how to do basic dual a-arm suspension setup and what the parts ill ned for that. other than that I'm sure i have everything else covered
http://www.diygokarts.com/vb/showthread.php?p=121590#post121590
looking to do the same build as this guy except ill be modding it for twin gx390 clones and a few other things. Im just looking for info from you guys on how to do basic dual a-arm suspension setup and what the parts ill ned for that. other than that I'm sure i have everything else covered
If you need to ask, then you need plans.
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