me and another guy at ECU are building a go cart from teh ground up and are looking a free/cheappppp motor that can go on it, preferably something 15+hp or so...we just wanna have it for drunk nights back home basically...willing to take it off your hands and even let u help with the buildup...we have the frame and all just need the motor to mount it and build around it...any help is appreciated.
also if anyone has any go cart frames they wanna part with lemme know as well, wouldnt mind having 2 of these to race.

10/5/2006 1:29:04 AM

got a '94 cbr900rr (893cc) engine that is knocking

no carbs or electrics

make offer

[Edited on October 5, 2006 at 2:13 AM. Reason : sdfdf]

10/5/2006 2:05:28 AM

15hp on a somewhat typical go kart frame=/ to safe driving period, much less drunk rides home from even the closest places. trust me, been there tested that a few years ago... and that was with just a 5hp (with a few mods) on a modified riding mower chassis.

10/5/2006 2:17:23 AM

forget the cbr engine then

rated at 114 hp at the crank in stock form

might be a bit much

lol

10/5/2006 2:23:04 AM

ok anyone with ANYTHING to offer

anything that will even come close to being a good match


that CBR motor sounds like fun tough

10/5/2006 5:22:29 AM

i sold a gs250 engine to some dudes on the tdub a couple years ago for the same purpose.. i wonder if they ever followed through.

10/5/2006 7:07:08 AM

there is a few on the creigslist i have seen like old cb350 motors and some other oldies but goodies that would prolly be fun but still have nothing on the old gixxer cart

10/5/2006 2:40:26 PM

just find an old 5hp briggs tiller motor and put racing parts in it.

10/5/2006 3:36:24 PM

it'd be more fun to have a shifter cart, i would think an engine off a bike would be better in that respect. also the powerband would make it a lil more fun to drive. i do have one angry briggs mortor but im keepin it cause it sure can shop up some serious brush.

^^hey foo want to grab a beer later on tonight? i's be done with my shit by 9 or so

10/5/2006 3:46:18 PM

this is a little off topic... but check this out

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamaha-FZR1000-SUPERQUAD
-DS650-Banshee-KILLER-140-%20HP_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategory
Z6725QQhashZitem250026531910QQihZ015QQitemZ250026531910QQrdZ1

[Edited on October 7, 2006 at 9:07 AM. Reason : -]

10/5/2006 7:20:48 PM

that aint shit, the lumbees have been running those for years down on the fried chicken 1/8s

10/5/2006 8:37:46 PM

^^ learn to http://www.tinyurl.com for the love of god

10/5/2006 11:57:29 PM

i hate tiny url.. for no real reason, i guess im predjudiced

10/6/2006 12:14:19 AM

yeah, i mean it's not like the link even made this a sidescroller...

10/6/2006 12:26:35 AM

yo big blue did you end up goin to the game?

im finally done with my long fuckin day and enjoyin my steel reservezzz. even caught a few mins of the game on tv

10/6/2006 12:36:48 AM

just realized my mistake on the hp that i posted above

thats rear wheel hp when its mounted on a bike

so crankshaft hp would be about 135 to 140

10/6/2006 12:41:41 AM

nah, i had to catch a late service call around 4... ended up being two damn bad water heaters, so i didn't get away till like 9:30.

[Edited on October 6, 2006 at 12:44 AM. Reason : pm sent]

10/6/2006 12:42:49 AM

I got a broken cbr600rr engine. But I'll end up using it for spare parts

10/6/2006 6:39:25 AM

http://www.dpccars.com/motorcycle/10-06-06page-CBR600cc-Go-Kart.htm

Heheheh, love how they don't even wear helmets or anything in the video. Classic

10/6/2006 2:32:37 PM

that would be awesomeee, end up getting me killed though

not to mention they dont have any brakes at all...thats insane

10/6/2006 5:43:47 PM

how bout the 400 small block out of your vette

10/6/2006 10:35:36 PM

I used to race WKA karts on dirt oval, we used modified 5hp briggs and strattons. I ran a restrictor plate class for a few years and was goin 45mph. The stock unrestricteds were doin 60-65mph and were only pushing about 6.5hp, so you might wanna go small. Just get a 5hp B&S from an old garden tiller, clean the carb, put in a new diaphragm and ride.

10/7/2006 3:20:16 PM

find a busted up chain saw that will run at a pawn shop. not 15 hp, but interesting anyway

[Edited on October 8, 2006 at 12:14 AM. Reason : ...]

10/8/2006 12:13:37 AM

i've got a stock slip-on exhaust off an '06 katana if you need a muffler.

10/8/2006 10:56:26 AM

I wish I could build a gocart with my extra 600 engine. I pretty much got the whole engine kit. Just fix the basket and stator, then jb weld the little crack.

10/9/2006 1:15:12 AM

you doin a lot of bitchin about that engine. nothing sucktape won't fix

10/9/2006 1:16:11 AM

bttt

we decided to weld the frame and all ourselves, gonna try and make 2 of them, got one going now, pics may be avaliable sometime soon

need some wheels from somewhere if anyone knows a free place, and then we still need a high output engine


well basically any free or dirt cheap engine really, i dont care if it smokes like a nuclear plant.

anyone?

10/23/2006 1:12:12 PM

751 in durham might have a couple complete engines, but they prolly rape you in the ass on the price.

craigslist would be your best bet, i see older motorcycle engines on there all the time

[Edited on October 23, 2006 at 6:12 PM. Reason : actrually i think i seen a complete chassis for sale the other day too for $600]

10/23/2006 6:11:38 PM

I've got a brand new, never been cranked, \electric start, Briggs and stratton OHV twin cyclinder ~15hp side shaft engine. Taking bids via PM if anybody wants it.

10/23/2006 7:16:06 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4DzQWyS2oY

Even more insane than the one above.

10/23/2006 8:29:22 PM

^that vid has been overplayed so much now. But its still a fun idea. I like the invader kart. 125cc two stroke, night capable.

10/23/2006 9:28:44 PM

F2 engine for $20! Prolly a killer for shipping from Socal.

http://www.cbrforum.com/m_180627/tm.htm

10/24/2006 2:37:53 PM

shipping on the 900rr engine from cali i bought was like 98 bucks

10/24/2006 3:22:25 PM

16hp just like this, pm me. Looking to trade for some nice chevy 4x4 wheels or similar.

10/24/2006 6:42:55 PM

i sent the guy in Cali a message

and ^sent u a pm

id love to have a free frame or motor though, or near free


wheels would be great

10/24/2006 8:08:20 PM

he never sent anything back, think he sold it.

anyone?

11/14/2006 2:40:42 AM

there was an entire go=cart in classifieds, with the engine, gor like a hundred bucks

11/14/2006 7:38:10 AM

I think you should go with the 900rr engine H8r has.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE26moshnO8

11/14/2006 11:08:05 AM

gixxercart is so damn old.

11/14/2006 3:12:34 PM

ok I decided to go with a 5.5 HP briggs, got two of em actually so I think we are indeed gonna make 2 carts

any ideas on how to tweak them to get them running alot faster?

also any ideas on suspension/steering, I

really want to make it look mean, more than your normal square frame cart
I like some of the ones http://www.edge.au.com/customerbuggies.htm there, but alot of them have huge motors in them

any ideas though?? all help is appreciated.

11/15/2006 5:48:43 PM

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/category_10001_10002_10595_-1_10413

[Edited on November 15, 2006 at 6:48 PM. Reason : ]

11/15/2006 6:48:28 PM

northern got a good amount of inexpensive go-cart components

11/15/2006 7:39:46 PM

ok got the engines and all straight

anyone got any scrap metal poles that we can use for a frame?

aluminum is preferred

11/16/2006 9:38:55 PM

you gon weld that yousef fella?

11/16/2006 10:03:37 PM

yessa massa
alum might be alittle more difficult but the weight difference would be tremendous, i would use steel as thats easy to weld and easy to find maybe...anyone know of any spare they wanna get rid of??

but alum would be my first choice

11/16/2006 11:42:49 PM

Dillon supply has some spare steel for sale.

[Edited on November 17, 2006 at 12:21 AM. Reason : Aluminum welding... Do you have experience in this? If not, start with steel.]

11/17/2006 12:20:57 AM

yea a lil alum welding stuff, made a dog box awhile back for a buddy

but yea, whatevers cheaper is what i wanna use

11/17/2006 12:58:02 PM

i went that down that street once (what ever is cheaper is what i wanna i use) Now i got Aids

[Edited on November 17, 2006 at 1:00 PM. Reason : kkk]

11/17/2006 1:00:15 PM