work in progress , my manco quicksilver 2

[therealsamfisher]

IMO you should... the dingo will handle the 'speed' better due to its lower CoG. But Id make it a wide 1 seater for a better CoG.... Like I did to mine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdKQYO0p6IU

Matter of removing the 4 bolts holding it to the plate, and the chain... "May" need another length if the sprockets are the same chain #'d.

wide 1 seater? the dingo is a one seater , the quicksilver MUCH more resembles the kart in your link and is a 2 seater. its just rickity , and the dingo is like brand freakin new and suuper solid.

 

[Greyscale]

hey hey , thats my part out now , cooked the trans and am selling off my aftermarket stuff.

need some ksports , tuner or header

you on the focus forums ?

I am cobrawannabe on Focaljet. I'd suggest you buy H&R over KSport. They're $200 more and twice the part. Good luck!

 

[therealsamfisher]

I am cobrawannabe on Focaljet. I'd suggest you buy H&R over KSport. They're $200 more and twice the part. Good luck!

yea I know I should have lol. done with it now though , may get a fIst around next summer. until then im driving a truck lol. gotta sell off all my stuff

 

[Half-breeder]

wide 1 seater? the dingo is a one seater , the quicksilver MUCH more resembles the kart in your link and is a 2 seater. its just rickity , and the dingo is like brand freakin new and suuper solid.

My bad... was lookin at the wrong one.

 

[therealsamfisher]

My bad... was lookin at the wrong one.

so what do you think?

the dingo is FAR more solid , yet high cog ( noticeable , yet oddly comfortable ) but handles quite well.

the quicksilver is just old and has its issues whereas the dingo is literally like new

 

[Half-breeder]

so what do you think?

the dingo is FAR more solid , yet high cog ( noticeable , yet oddly comfortable ) but handles quite well.

the quicksilver is just old and has its issues whereas the dingo is literally like new

Well... all im saying is I like the design of the quicksilver... low/wide. Whether its new or old, low and wide (to me) for speed and handling is better. If you never plan on breaking 25mph... Dingo... anything faster, Quicksilver.

IMO the Dingo is a better offroad kart... so I would put loads of torque to it (meaning low topspeed) and ride up hills, where the Quicksilver would bottom out.

Besides that, ask any old school mechanic... newer isnt always 'better'. Then watch their expressions as you say the words... "fly-by-wire, fuel injection and 20"+ rims"... their reply usually is "cable, carb, and Cragars"... lol.

 

[Holybeen]

Besides that, ask any old school mechanic... newer isnt always 'better'. Then watch their expressions as you say the words... "fly-by-wire, fuel injection and 20"+ rims"... their reply usually is "cable, carb, and Cragars"... lol.[/QUOTE]

100% correct.

 

[therealsamfisher]

haha well if its that big of a difference...

I had my buddy follow me in a nice sized unused parking lot and when I decided it was too bumpy we were going around 40-45 , it definitely had more... I was really babying it lol

 

[therealsamfisher]

havent been out much with them due to injurys lol , also grabbed some other projects

 

[therealsamfisher]

I dont suppose anyone goes out of thier way for these but whatever.

Ill be listing the large dingo for sale locally , wonder if anyonr here would be interested if they dont live too far lol.

Its **** near new with almost all new parts and extreme maintenance

 

[Poboy kartman]

I dont suppose anyone goes out of thier way for these but whatever.

Ill be listing the large dingo for sale locally , wonder if anyonr here would be interested if they dont live too far lol.

Its **** near new with almost all new parts and extreme maintenance

How would we know since you never bothered to fill out a profile location? ??

 

[therealsamfisher]

Whoops i totally forgot about that, i dont have a computer and have been meaning to get on one to fix my profile, i used tapatalk and did a quick setup in the beginning.

But anyway , i live in metro detroit , Michigan.

 

[agantt]

I'm just getting started on a couple of projects and need some guidance if you can. I want to go with Mikuni carbs for both as the engines I have came from equipment that was either at idle or operating at one speed, not what a go kart does.
One is (I think) a Manco Dingo that I have a GX390 that came out of a Dewalt generator. What size Mikuni carb would be best? 32mm?
The other is just a old school two seat kart the I have an 11hp Tecumseh off a snow blower, would a 30mm be best? I'm also probably going to need to convert the rear end to live axle as single wheel drive with that much power will never get traction.
I'm very new to carts but have built 6 cars from ground up. I really would appreciate any and all advice!

 

[Poboy kartman]

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I'm just getting started on a couple of projects and need some guidance if you can. I want to go with Mikuni carbs for both as the engines I have came from equipment that was either at idle or operating at one speed, not what a go kart does.
One is (I think) a Manco Dingo that I have a GX390 that came out of a Dewalt generator. What size Mikuni carb would be best? 32mm?
The other is just a old school two seat kart the I have an 11hp Tecumseh off a snow blower, would a 30mm be best? I'm also probably going to need to convert the rear end to live axle as single wheel drive with that much power will never get traction.
I'm very new to carts but have built 6 cars from ground up. I really would appreciate any and all advice!

Starting 2 different threads and hijacking another to ask the same question in the space of five minutes is NOT the way to make friends or influence people here....