Want To Give It A Try!

[fj40dave]

Hi All,
I want to give a shot at making my first go-kart.

Found the motor (Pictures attached)
It's a Brigs & Stratton 16hp two cyl attached to a Pincor Alternator
1970's era.

Advice and input always welcome and appreciated!

I have a Lincoln 110v wire feed welder.....not too bad at using it

I have zero experience with the build of one of these.....sugesstions and tips for avoiding setbacks and costly mistakes appreciated.

I've build a couple 4x4's.....fabrication isn't any problem on the chop-saw & grinder level...

Dave

 

[landuse]

Welcome to the forum. With an engine that large you will have to use a comet 40 torque converter if you want ATC. Centrifugal clutches for these big engines will be expensive

 

[ML-TOYS]

You may want to check the specs on the motor first. I had an older twin cylinder generator that was only 1600 rpm max.

 

[Denny]

The engine may have a tapered out put shaft also which may necessitate replacing the crankshaft.

Denny

 

[Ean Gdaniec]

Go for tubular metal bars. sided pipes are unattractive and frowned upon

 

[rushking19]

That engine is really hard to find now

 

[bob58o]

You may want to check the specs on the motor first. I had an older twin cylinder generator that was only 1600 rpm max.

Would this mean 16HP at 1600 RPM?

What happens if you try 3:1 gear ratio with such an engine?

 

[landuse]

Would this mean 16HP at 1600 RPM?

What happens if you try 3:1 gear ratio with such an engine?

If the max RPM's are only 1600, then you can pretty much do nothing with it, no matter how low you gear

 

[ML-TOYS]

Look for numbers on the motor to identify it

 

[bread]

Agreed, find out more about the engine

as for building, suggestions are difficult to be made if you don't know exactly what you want to build. Offroad? suspension?

 

[fj40dave]

Oh Man.....I'll have to find out more about that motor! I sure hope I didn't spend $226 for the whole set-up and not be able to use it for what I wanted.

If so.....I'll still be moving forward with this project...just different power.

 

[bob58o]

Doesn't look the same, but here is a 16hp b&s pincor generator
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pincor-Alte...gs-and-Stratton-with-tachometer-/111923783323

"This is an industrial 4000 watt Alternator,it has a 16 industrial commercial Briggs and Stratton engine.This is made to run for extended periods of time,the engine would have about the same fuel consumption as an 8hp 4000 watt generator but without the annoying whine because the engine runs at 1800 rpm and not 3600 rpm which increases the engine life considerably,this is a heavy unit on a cart, I am not sure how many hours are on the engine because the tack came off of a different engine."

 

[ML-TOYS]

That is not an opposed twin cylinder.

Doesn't look the same, but here is a 16hp b&s pincor generator
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pincor-Alte...gs-and-Stratton-with-tachometer-/111923783323

"This is an industrial 4000 watt Alternator,it has a 16 industrial commercial Briggs and Stratton engine.This is made to run for extended periods of time,the engine would have about the same fuel consumption as an 8hp 4000 watt generator but without the annoying whine because the engine runs at 1800 rpm and not 3600 rpm which increases the engine life considerably,this is a heavy unit on a cart, I am not sure how many hours are on the engine because the tack came off of a different engine."

 

[big-d]

If it is worth it to you (or just to be different) you could run a sprocket on the output shaft of the engine, run a chain to a jack shaft with a smaller sprocket and the driver side of the torque converter, then a belt to the 2nd jack shaft with the driven side of the torque converter and a chain from that shaft to the axle? That way you could gear it so the torque converter could engage with the engine you have running at a much lower rpm then would normally be required. More parts and fab involved so the cost and complexity is something to consider. I personally always lean towards the unconventional approach just to be different.

 

[fj40dave]

If it is worth it to you (or just to be different) you could run a sprocket on the output shaft of the engine, run a chain to a jack shaft with a smaller sprocket and the driver side of the torque converter, then a belt to the 2nd jack shaft with the driven side of the torque converter and a chain from that shaft to the axle? That way you could gear it so the torque converter could engage with the engine you have running at a much lower rpm then would normally be required. More parts and fab involved so the cost and complexity is something to consider. I personally always lean towards the unconventional approach just to be different.

Oh my....I'm thinking I'll keep it simple for the first build! The idea sounds interesting, but I want to try and just figure out the size of a sprocket or chain at this point (and I haven't even delved into steering geometry yet)... Thank you Big-D

---------- Post added at 07:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:45 PM ----------

Tomorrow, I'm picking up a Honda GX340 that's attached to a bad pressure washer pump.
I'm finding a fair amount of info on the GX340

 

[mckutzy]

The pressure washer might have a tapered shaft, you will have to get machined or replace then.

 

[chancer]

What type of kart are you planning to build anyway?

 

[fj40dave]

The pressure washer might have a tapered shaft, you will have to get machined or replace then.

I got the pressure washer pulled from the motor this afternoon.....not tapered! YAY!



"What type of kart are you planning to build anyway?"

At this point....I just wanting something for the local rural street to run around on....something with some HP I hope with this GX340

 

[chancer]

Yeah! the 340 will definitely get you movin.
There are Free Kart plans at Kartfab.com
and all those parts or even a complete kit of them are available at GoPowerSports.com

 

[landuse]

Just keep in mind that the clutch is going to be the expensive part for this GX340