Would you consider the V Twin the V8 of the go-kart world?

[kartmann007]

My 420 will shred your V2. The 420 single is the V8. The Vtwin is the greyhound rear engine Detroit Diesel. Noise, torque and HEAVY drivetrain and suspension.

Haven’t met anyone who hasn’t loved the 420! I personally like the 459 but I tend to buy and mount, rather than buy and modify

 

[Kartorbust]

I'd consider the Vanguard 14 and 16hp V-twin as the Toyota 4.7 V8. The Predator 670 as a 408 V8. And the GX688 as the Vortec 8100.

 

[mikecoinc]

Since the analogy was made to a V-8 and the go-kart engine du jour is a tired old pushrod engine, I had to confirm the LS engines are themselves stuck in the past. An old fashioned pushrod V8? Amazing.

I can't name an OHC GM engine aside from the Northstar and the newer one in the Corvette.... What else am I missing?

91-94 lt-5 dohc vette eng option