Gokarts

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Well im plannin to build one for the hell of it....

Ok ive heard that u cant lay a lawnmower engine on its side b/c of how the gas lines and everything are layed out, is this true?

Also i was wondering if anybody has some extra, or knows of a cheap place to get some sort of engine suitable for a gokart(max 20hp)

thx

[Thaco]

there is a kart club in town... maybe ask them..

http://www.ckrc.ca/

it'd probably be much more reasonable just to buy one.

[slammed_cb7]

princess auto always has a bunch of small engines, i dunno how powerful though.

[A790]

Fuck I'd love to see a boosted go kart.

I wonder...

07 PROJECT :D

[soloracer]

If you are building one for shits and giggles more power to you. However, if you are building one for the go-kart track you first need to find out what class you want to run in. I just purchased a kart and my engine is a Briggs & Stratton that was built specifically for the World Challenge series (15 hp). The engine was $1700 plus installation and the used chassis was around $1500. A new chassis would be between $3000 and $5000 depending upon what you get.

[DeeK]

I have an old Honda XR80cc 4-stroke dirt bike with a newer engine in it. It's unrideable and has been sitting in my yard for a couple years, but the engine is still in good shape. I'd be willing to let it go for like $250.

This solves the problem of putting an engine on its side. Also. its more than powerful enough :)

[ZedMan]

An older 4-stroke 80cc engine of that type will have maybe 5 or 6hp. But it does have a built-in trans.

[DeeK]

Originally posted by ZedMan
An older 4-stroke 80cc engine of that type will have maybe 5 or 6hp. But it does have a built-in trans.

The engine is a '98. the frame of the bike is an '81. It's oldskool. And I garantee you it makes WAY more than 5 or 6hp.

[ZedMan]

A new xr100 with a pipe barely makes 8hp.

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ZedMan is right, its a dirtbike so it doesnt have to produce lik 50 hp....