so i came across a 14hp Kohler cast iron electric start. the thing weighs about 130lbs without puttin a bat. in the kart. Im wanting to build this thing to run 250lb guys around but im starting to wonder if this is gonna be to much weight for the chassis. I'll post up a few pics of it so far this weekend.
what is to big?
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brendonv
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Seems a lil heavy. I wound suggest getting either a honda clone which can be picked up for about 150 bucks on ebay, just type in 6.5hp engine and they will come up, a dirt bike engine or a sled engine.
Kenny_McCormic
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If you can get a sled setup, I would go for that.
Rotore
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mc engine
Kaptain Krunch
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Shifting is half the fun, but either way, sled or mc is the best way to go if your going for power.
EagleTalons
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Or airplane engines, those are a dime a dozen too.
i can get a 583 ski doo engine in running order with pipe and everything for 200 bucks. not a fan cooled but why not put a radiator on it if im gonna go big right? get me a small geo metro one with a lil electric fan and im golden. the whole thing will probably weigh less than the 14hp Kohler too.
Kaptain Krunch
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I wasnt even the first one to suggest a sled engine. And i never said they were a dime a dozen.
EagleTalons
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I'm kidding Kap'n
. Just have to tease you about pushing them sled engines. If my minibike could fit a sled engine in there...It would have one, but alas, I want to live.
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I've heard sled engines are set up for optimum power in cold weather. will they run worth a crap when its hot in the summer?
brendonv
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Yer they might not handle hot weather to much but they shouldnt be to bad. Its like running a mercedes in australia, the electrics in em stuff up a lot since there not made for 40 degree + days. The hottest they get in europe is like 30 haha. But it should run good as long as they got lots of air flow.
Kaptain Krunch
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If its liquid cooled your fine, but you will have to rejet the carbs for warm weather.
gas hatchet
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Is a sled the same as a snowmobile. I probably sound really ignorant, but I live in a place where nobody has a basement.
gas hatchet
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My first punctuation mark was supposed to be a question mark.
yea the only thing ya would need to do is lean it out a bit. its no different than riding a sled. If you go from 30-40 degree to below zero you should rejet it. the colder the air temps the leaner its gonna run so if a sled engine is setup to run when its about 15 degree out and you run it while its 90 out then its gonna run a bit fat.
I have a sled that i built and im running half of a jetski engine with half of a sled engine in it. it runs very well.
its a 1200. kinda been kickin around a idea on finding a good buggy chassis to put this engine in next year. 240hp and 170flbs of torque.
im gonna get the sled engine tomorrow for this gokart. gonna be way to much for this thing but thats the fun of it right?
I have a sled that i built and im running half of a jetski engine with half of a sled engine in it. it runs very well.
its a 1200. kinda been kickin around a idea on finding a good buggy chassis to put this engine in next year. 240hp and 170flbs of torque.
im gonna get the sled engine tomorrow for this gokart. gonna be way to much for this thing but thats the fun of it right?
yes most snowmobilers call em sleds
Kaptain Krunch
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nice, i had a 750 i was gonna put in my kart until i got talked out of it, 140hp... My kart is pretty small tho, i think i would have just bent up the frame.
What jetski parts you runnin on it? I've never even seen a jetski up close.
What jetski parts you runnin on it? I've never even seen a jetski up close.
gas hatchet
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Dang! That's some kinda' crazy-looking two-stroke! The closest thing to that engine that I've seen, here in the Southernmost tip of Texas, is a personal water craft. However, I'm guessing that PWCs don't have that kind of HP.
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