engine

blake123 · Faceplant Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 8

i have an old go-kart and its a 5hp and it almost has everything but how do i know that it would be strong enough to pull cause its only 5hp

jsimpson7 · Ollie Joined: 27 Jun 2007 Posts: 54 City: Atlanta

read some threads on here for more detail. but i believe if you have it geared right, with the sprockets, and take the governor off..you might be able to make it work.

blake123 · Faceplant Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 8

alright thanks i will look around some more but taking off the governor would that be bad for the engine

pattielipp · Ollie Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 97 City: chesapeake beach

no... shouldn't be.. it just limits the engines maximum rpm

JeffKnox · Posted: Aug 07, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject:

blake123, taking off the governor can hurt the engine... but fortunately for us we dont use it long enough for it to matter... the governor is there for gocarts so people dont rev it too high for too long... since we only rev the engine for 30 seconds at a time and then shut it off for a few minuites there really isnt any harm being done... most winchers these days just remove the governor instead of purchasing higher hp engines...

t-rex · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 2007 City: Denver

JeffKnox, accept me.... cause i couldn't figure that damn thing out..... Smash

but i still easily pull 200+lbs guys with 6.5hp. so i'm good to go Birthday

JeffKnox · Posted: Aug 08, 2007 11:41 am Post subject:

t-Rex, you mean "except me"... jeez man dont they teach you anything up there MD? Wink

blake123 · Faceplant Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 8

thanks alot all your guys info helps cause i dont know much about engines