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anyone fucking with these things, everything is cheap except the initial purchase of the kart itself, even if its POS they still want hundreds of dollars. whatever lol

my son and i have been fucking around with mini bikes and go karts, hes getting interested in fabrication so we've been doing small things here and there on them

i bought this temu mini bike on a whim and it would barely move with the stock setup once you got going it would go good enough but it was pretty gay

i bought a new front sprocket and a motor with 1.8kw ~ 3hp instead of the stock 1.6 (claimed) hp.

its a pretty noticeable difference on how it runs you can tell it at least has more power, combined with the smallest front sprocket its actually is pretty fast lol...

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it kept throwing the chain while we were testing out the new motor and sprocket because the rear axle would slip around because of having too small of washers, so basically we extended the end of the swing arm for more adjustment  because i couldn't find my chain breaker, and it gives him a chance to make something, we also used some old 67 camaro fender spacers for washers

he welded them with my flux core unit. i was surprised he did good, he has been taking classes at school too

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temu got me with this green one for $200 bucks lol...

it basically has the same motor but a small front sprocket, and larger rear, it is ridable with a low top speed how it comes, i moved the bars forward so you can sit with your knees like normal so its pretty cool lol

i cut up a pocket bike exhaust and put it on it, and it defeatedly feels better than the stock muffler, not too loud but kinda loud i guess

i bought a 3hp motor for it, and i'll switch the front sprocket and it will be fast lol

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we're going to fix up this go kart, paid $300 just for what you see + a old 196cc china motor that doesn't have all the parts to know if it runs or not

but its going to be a fun project, going to buy one of those tiny amazon turbos and put it on just for fun

first thing we're going to do is move the axle and motor back, and get as much leg room as possible. that'll be our first fab project

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oh yeah and perhaps most importantly this whole show made me motivated to clean my garage, and 1200lbs of shit later its pretty decent

i also bought this returned and pre assembled habor freight tool box for $223 which i thought was pretty cool, i hate assembling shit

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That's awesome, going to make some good memories with your kids. 

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My brother has been building dirt bikes with my niece and nephews and I keep thinking about slapping one of these turbos on one.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/354380678143?_skw=GO+KART+TURBO&itmmeta=01JP2X8JNJZQ42GZH76RM66EK1&hash=item5282bc03ff:g:c~0AAOSwc5hjaWYT&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1foXFmh1VQ1y0Z4hBHSfJKC9K3tPsYwoIq1E1BF98NcJC1q1OX4x%2Fm7rEXWH%2FDB57gT7vXAPU9RiOSQ54Q%2Bx1WtCmI7m28drGX902rNH3VmciJ031AEkMaF99TmGtgFR1ZAVFGHl8H5%2BeiR0P4VA%2BYZo%2FrSJ60tLpmpC%2Fb3PwGACgTHRnsVm%2BQJ14JVKZcUs7IOSU82KRWer51%2FPxbcwI79HV341ffsdFjhuaEoJ4PNa6Pv%2F1VpUBsO6ezJjCYr5FU%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4Srot2wZQ

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yeah those turbos are sweet.

i watched a lot of youtube videos where they install them, they say it doesn't built boost but does increase the power a little bit because of the extra air coming in, but it'll be cool nonetheless

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fuck for some reason wheels and tires are expensive for go karts wtf

itss about 300 bucks for the cheapest wheels and tires i could find that went together and will work on my axle

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300 bucks for a set of four wheels and tires lol. and these are the gayest wheels you can get.

i'll paint them or something

the tires are cool though lol

they are 13" tall and 5" wide so they look small in the pic but should be cool IRL

[fastivab6tg25mr]

yeah those turbos are sweet.

i watched a lot of youtube videos where they install them, they say it doesn't built boost but does increase the power a little bit because of the extra air coming in, but it'll be cool nonetheless

As long as it makes the noise, that's the most important part.

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yeah those turbos are sweet.

i watched a lot of youtube videos where they install them, they say it doesn't built boost but does increase the power a little bit because of the extra air coming in, but it'll be cool nonetheless

As long as it makes the noise, that's the most important part.

exactly my sentimonies

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I wonder if you can use a generic heat exchanger as an intercooler for extra cool guy points.

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I wonder if you can use a generic heat exchanger as an intercooler for extra cool guy points.

im sure some type of heater core or something would work, they usually have 5/8 openings which is about what the air intake is for the motor lol

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we cut out the motor mount and axle mounts, to move them back to give us some ADULT sized leg room.

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motor plate and a little bit more structure

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need to wait until next week for the axle and new axle mounts / bearings to come. need to make sure that the axle placement leaves enough room for the sprocket

hater pipe and estimated axle placement

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a lot of parts are supposed to arrive today, but not everything. some stuff i had to order from gopowersports because it was way too specific to guess if amazon shit is the right stuff or not.

but the parts to see if the engine runs or not should be here today

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"3hp" motor for green mini bike lol

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nice!!   

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well it runs, seems like it runs good

the governor is messing it up trying to free rev it, i think im just going to bypass it but i have to fabricate a different linkage. ive seen some videos showing how to make something that should work

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Big motor on mini bike. Pretty cool

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mocking up, going to move the back bar back probably 3 inches

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Axle hangers and bearings on, extended the little grab bar at the back to fit the new air filter and give a little more room for motor

Also added a little guide for the brake rod

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Should have all parts needed to finish Wednesday next week

Since this motor smokes so bad I ordered a China 420cc 15hp motor lol

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was bored last night so i added some guides for the throttle cable. you know you're getting old when you care about stupid shit like throttle cables getting caught in sprockets or ripped off by shit.

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Gotta wait till Wednesday for axle kinda stuck in a loop for a bit

One of the bolts broke when I was hitting them with the impact lol. I'll get one next time I go to store

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420cc motor still being shipped but we got it going with the 200cc one that smoked it's pretty fast lol

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The boy and I terrorized the neighborhood today on the go kart and minibikes

After a few mins off hard riding the go kart motor stopped smoking. No smoke at all now the rings must have reseated

Lol

I also put the stock muffler on, it was too loud for the neighborhood.

It hit 40mph with the stock muffler, didn't test with the straight pipe but I think it could hit 45

The muffler really cuts rpm down at top speed

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forgot about some progress pictures