Gearhead Thread

Diomedes · May 25, 2009, 07:26:36 PM

Here are pics of the go kart. Lots to do.

Sgt PSN · May 25, 2009, 08:15:35 PM

you gonna throw some spinners on it?

Seabiscuit36 · May 25, 2009, 08:26:03 PM

what are you really going to do on that Dio? is it for you? Seriously, for you?

Geowhizzer · May 25, 2009, 08:39:30 PM

Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 25, 2009, 08:15:35 PM
you gonna throw some spinners on it?

Hydraulics.

Sgt PSN · May 25, 2009, 09:13:03 PM

spinners and switches mang!

Diomedes · May 25, 2009, 09:38:21 PM

backyard go kart competition. 200 dollar budget, 5hp max engine. no racing frames. a half dozen or so friends are going to drag, course race, and some kind of drinking and driving stage as well. also a concours competition. overall winner gets overall loser's kart.

some of these guys are true gearheads. I'm a pretender. They have jobs as techs, machinists, etc. at least two of them are setting up nitrous. My buddy and I are trying to think of a way to run a plug-in leafblower off a car battery as a redneck sort of supercharger.

I'll probably lose the thing -- or blow it up--but we'll have a good time

Tomahawk · May 26, 2009, 11:28:51 AM

Quote from: Diomedes on May 23, 2009, 08:00:18 AM
lmfao

http://www.gixxer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=226570

Wow - how the farg can you mistakenly pour an energy drink in your gas tank?

Tomahawk · May 26, 2009, 11:30:31 AM

Quote from: Diomedes on May 25, 2009, 09:38:21 PM
backyard go kart competition. 200 dollar budget, 5hp max engine. no racing frames. a half dozen or so friends are going to drag, course race, and some kind of drinking and driving stage as well. also a concours competition. overall winner gets overall loser's kart.

some of these guys are true gearheads. I'm a pretender. They have jobs as techs, machinists, etc. at least two of them are setting up nitrous. My buddy and I are trying to think of a way to run a plug-in leafblower off a car battery as a redneck sort of supercharger.

I'll probably lose the thing -- or blow it up--but we'll have a good time

Wouldn't nitrous or a supercharger put it over the 5hp limit?

Diomedes · May 26, 2009, 04:22:39 PM

sure..but the limit is on the stock motor rating...basically it's got to be a lawnmower engine...there is no limit to what you can do to it after that, except of course budget

Tomahawk · June 30, 2009, 09:06:04 PM

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

It took much more work, money, and space than I expected, but if it doesn't blow up when I put it back in, it was well worth the learning experience

*edited to remove license plate number from picture. Not sure what my license plate number would do for anybody, but they blur it out on Cops

Diomedes · July 01, 2009, 06:47:56 AM

fargin awesome

good work

Seabiscuit36 · July 01, 2009, 06:55:01 AM

no wonder you had problems with it, there was a beer can in the engine

PhillyPhreak54 · July 01, 2009, 03:53:56 PM

Looks good, THawk.

Good job.

Tomahawk · July 01, 2009, 10:49:52 PM

Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on July 01, 2009, 06:55:01 AM
no wonder you had problems with it, there was a beer can in the engine

Ha - I figured since I run on beer, the car should too.

Thanks guys - I'll see if I can record the sound after we drop it in hopefully tomorrow. Should be deafening loud since I'm going to have to drive it with open headers to the exhaust shop

Diomedes · July 02, 2009, 07:22:54 AM

They have this thing on the internets called Youtube. Check it out and post video there.