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kornboy
4th March 2007, 19:31
Me and some mates have just put a gsx400 impulse engine (400cc 4cylinder 16v) into a gokart, its all pritty much ready to be raced around a bit but we think we may have stuffed the alternator when we wer welding on the kart frame. Anyone got a gsx400 alternator lying around they wana sell cheap :P

Hawk
4th March 2007, 20:49
An Impluse engine in a gokart OMG :shit:
Those things go like a cut cat in a motorcycle, (speed tax was often payed when I was riding mine), I can only imagine the carnage its going to cause as a gokart.

Good luck finding a alternator and be bloody careful with that thing

riffer
4th March 2007, 22:10
Huh.

Try a GSXR1100 motor in a go-kart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE26moshnO8).

Switch
4th March 2007, 22:40
I've always wanted to build a gokart. Never really got around to it. Hope you have alot of fun with it. Oh, and it better have a roll cage :nya:

hmmmnz
4th March 2007, 23:28
run a constant loss system, and rip out the alternator,
generly you don't run a kart for more than a couple of hours at a time any way,

hurricane_r
5th March 2007, 01:07
HOLY SH*T thats awesome

Kickaha
5th March 2007, 05:37
pretty cool but I'd still expect a proper 250 Superkart to give them (Gixxerkart)a spanking in anything but top speed and a proper 125 will do over the 400 without any problems

Devil
5th March 2007, 06:42
If you look a bit further than gixxerkart, you'll find a two seater kart with a blackbird engine in it. LOTS more power! It's nucking futs.

kornboy
5th March 2007, 18:11
haha yeah it sounds like a real animal to with a short exhaust. Its seriously wide and low with race kart slicks. Sounds torquee too :D
Few more lil bits to tidy up and its time to rape it.
Dont really wana run with no alternator but mite have to if i cant find a cheap one.

&D_
6th March 2007, 21:50
Lol yea the kart is abit of an animal, rugard as 2 :yes:

&D_
6th March 2007, 22:01
You have it going this weekend?