Where can I find a go kart tranny?

[dragracing1213]

I really need a transmission for an offroad go kart. Just something with like 3 forward speeds and reverse. If someone could tell me where I could find one that would be nice...Later...

 

[ed1380]

best bet would be an atv engine/tranny. or get a lawn tractor and tranny and mod it

 

[Phatvortex]

4 stroke bike engine?

 

[dragracing1213]

its a four stroke...all I could find for a riding lawnmower transmission was this:

http://www.joesoutdoorpower.com/jode303131313.html

If anyone could tell me if that is something I should buy that would be appreciated...thanks

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

Lawnmower transmissions are not ment to be used for fast speeds or high torque situations, the case will end up cracking, or all the gears will strip. For $150 dollars you could find an old manual dirtbike on craigslist and use that engine, there very easy to use, has chain output and have quite a bit of torque and hp. I just put a 100cc dirtbike engine in my kart, it took about 40 hours of work to get it mounted, extend my frame, run all the shifting linkage and do a few other mods.

 

[dragracing1213]

Thanks Kaptain Krunch...I might try that...I will have to save up some but it sounds like a good idea because I want to drag race my friend and I need a good engine with a transmission...thanks again...later...

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

Thanks Kaptain Krunch...I might try that...I will have to save up some but it sounds like a good idea because I want to drag race my friend and I need a good engine with a transmission...thanks again...later...

If you want to drag a dirtbike engine is best, i'd go for a nice 125 2 stroke, you could easily hit 80 with one of those.

 

[dragracing1213]

I was looking and im not really experianced but the only kind of transmissions I could find for a dirt bike would look something like this:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TRAN...DIRT-BIKE_W0QQitemZ390009075913QQcmdZViewItem

or this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/120c...5486588QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Is this what I need or is it something else...I need some kind of link to a webpage...

 

[ed1380]

the second one is nice, exept you need carb and cdi etc and those will be another $100

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

The second one is more of what im talking about, the first is really crappy and is just going to break. I'm sure you could find a whole used atv with reverse and a few forward speeds that runs for under 500 on craigslist. Im sure it would have a bunch of other nice parts you could use, like the shocks and tires.

 

[modelengineer]

Yeah, the first one is just a gear reduction. You still only get 1 speed.

 

[Scorch3]

Model is right, I actually opened my identical mini bike "transmission" just the other day its just a clutch and sprocket attached by a chain inside.