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street bike engine in a go cart
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 2:59 pm
by nolimit2game
this is a new idea me and my buddy had. So here we are siting out in front of the house drinking some beer and here come the little teenage a$$hole from down the street with his 10 grand racing go cart. This little "O Ring" does donut in front of my house. so my buddy said that he had a go cart frame and said we should fix it to kick that "Donut Holes" "O Ring" . Because were both in to bikes we had the idea to put a street bike engine in his go cart. so do you think this is possible and what engine you guys think we should use
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:18 pm
by 9000white
a 2300 cc triumph rocket 3.
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 4:02 pm
by ZooTech
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 6:12 pm
by Wizzard
9000white wrote:a 2300 cc triumph rocket 3.
roflmsfao..............
oh and I would suggest one of the new turbo kits being manufactured for the Rocket 3
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:15 am
by Fearless
Hi Guys
Some japanese 4 cylinder would do nicely. Rigging up the clutch and gearbox may present a challange. Go on, P155 the little turd off
Frank
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:41 am
by macktruckturner
google for Formula SAE. Engineering students design, build, and race carts that are just that - sportbike-engine powered carts. Hell of a lot of fun - a 250cc Ninja motor + EFI + an intercooled turbo = 0-60 3 seconds flat, 1+ g lateral acceleration, and yeah. Even a naturally aspirated 600cc mill is stupid fast. Given you won't be in the FSAE competition - thus not subject to their regulations - you could easily make tire shredding power (think GSXR 1000 mill + forced induction)
Fruit for thought (thoughts I've had myself - I did FSAE in 2001.)
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 10:23 am
by oldnslo
Twin turbo Busa with nitrous.
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 3:18 pm
by paul246
So all the effort, engineering and expense will yield what... three donut holes? Ah, what the heck, go for it.
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:01 pm
by Ninja Geoff
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:39 am
by jmillheiser
Ever seen one of those superkarts. its just a 250cc 2-stroke engine on on of those shifter kart frames. Only major addition is downforce producing bodywork. They accelerate about as fast as a 600 sportbike and top out around 140mph.
Clutch and shifter is not too hard for a MC engined kart, you run the clutch cable and lever up front near the steering wheel and only use the clutch to start/stop. And rig up a lever to actuate the shifter on the tranny. Drive is just a simple chain affair. The reason why 2 strokes are more popular for karts is for the lightweight and also they are easier to shift without the clutch.
mr donutholes kart probably uses a 125cc MX bike engine. actually quite fast and tops out around 100mph. Those shifter karts use a simple clutch lever near the steering wheel to start/stop and paddles (like an F1 car) to shift gears. These little terrors can corner almost as fast an an indy or F1 car and can hit 60 in about 5 seconds or so. Oh and they are not super expensive either. And are an absolute blast on a road course