where can i get just an engine

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claytonfaulkner · Sun Feb 12, 2006 2:16 pm

ok right now im building somethin thats inbetween a gokart and a dune buggy. its gonna be a single seater with front and rear independt suspension and i want it to be powered by a motorcycle engine but so far i cant find a place that sells engines nad trannys online. i need some help. i really want a honda, yamaha, or suzuki 600-1000cc motor. please help me out

#2 Unread post by **Jamers!** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 2:20 pm

ebay, pick-a-part, bike repair shops

JWF

Ninja Geoff · Sun Feb 12, 2006 2:50 pm

Junkyard. Any pics of what you have done so far?

claytonfaulkner · Sun Feb 12, 2006 3:25 pm

havnt started... i have to decide on an engine and drive system b4 i can start welding but when im done it will look somethin like this http://desertkarts.com/

Ninja Geoff · Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:08 pm

claytonfaulkner wrote:havnt started... i have to decide on an engine and drive system b4 i can start welding but when im done it will look somethin like this http://desertkarts.com/

Those things are cool! I've wanted to make one, but other things come first. IE bike. Then modding my ranger. THEN other toys.

High_Side · #6 Unread post by **High_Side** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 5:18 pm

You need a snowmobile engine...and the clutch. They make great cart engines.

jmillheiser · Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:34 pm

Maybe an engine and transmission from a shaft drive bike (like a goldwing for example) and the differential from an ATV.

Another albiet non MC engine combo that would be small and light and make great power would be a mazda RX-7 rotary engine bolted to a VW bug transaxle (there is an adaptor to make the mazda engine bolt up). The RX-7 engine is not much bigger than an MC engine but makes more power than most MC engines.

There is of course the tried and true air cooled VW engine. Unless your kart is really tiny it should fit ok, and this engine has a tons of aftermarket support