What kinda engine should i go with

[sed219]

Im trying to get my old go-kart running but i need help choosing a good engine at a descent price. I currently have a tecumseh 5.5hp in it now. What kind should i go with

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Any reason you can't revive the Tec?

 

[summitman]

Get a 250cc motorbike engine.

 

[Russ2251]

Any reason you can't revive the Tec?

Most Tecumseh problems can be traced back to some well known carburetor issues and are (usually) easily remedied. Tecumseh specific carburetors are actually a Walbro design going back several decades.

 

[Homemadgokarts1221]

If you want a decent price I would reccomend a 6.5 horse clone motor now these engines are OK but some mods are going to have to be made, but if you blow it up its not a big deal because you can get them for about 110-120 bucks. Remove the govenor and other stuff. If you want to be the cooledst guy on the neighborhood I would reccomend the Briggs & Stratton animal engine

 

[modelengineer]

A motorbike engine will be best

 

[Russ2251]

these engines are OK but some mods are going to have to be made

Have to be made? Please explain.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Yeah- I'm with Russ. Who says they have to be made. I'm confident that there're many people quite happy running stockers. Mods on these engines have to be made about as much as they have to be made on Honda's, Briggs', Tec's, Robin's, Wisconsin's, etc...

All these engines and many more will power your kart just fine, right outta the box.

 

[Russ2251]

some mods are going to have to be made

It's posts like these that tend to scare some people right out of our favorite hobby.

I'm confident that there're many people quite happy running stockers.

I know I was...and still am. Anyone who knows me knows that I restore and collect antique engines. I still run the old cast iron B&S's (40's and 50's) on karts and bikes just for s&g's. They can can barely hit 20 mph and are unbelievably fun to drive...especially on an icy winter day.

 

[dave1701]

Use the tecumseh

 

[Jerryburger]

My name is Jerry Assburger and I must admit- I am a clone fan. I have 2 that are a few years old now, and both have run flawlessly. Both are still stock, and provide plenty of power.

 

[Routy]

If you want a decent price I would reccomend a 6.5 horse clone motor now these engines are OK but some mods are going to have to be made, but if you blow it up its not a big deal because you can get them for about 110-120 bucks. Remove the govenor and other stuff. If you want to be the cooledst guy on the neighborhood I would reccomend the Briggs & Stratton animal engine

i think wat he means is sometimes the valves rattle and are not strong or small stuff like that, which does not mean that they are not runable out of the box but that if you puch them to hard they have a more than little chance of blowing the engine. just a opinion and not a "Scare people out of their favorite hobby" he is just trying to suggest something.