Turbo Go Kart - can u turbo a gokart  

Phonic

Just get a V-twin motor off a Harley, it'll be the V8 for karts heheh, doen't rev much, but has torque and sounds like a beast

DZ

Forced induction system works in the priciple of presurising the combustion chamber. This works well in a 4 stroke engine simply because they have seperate intake strokes and exaust strokes. During the intake stroke only the inlet valve is opened and the exuast valve is close. Where presurising the combustion chamber is possible.

However if you look at 2 stroke engines, the intake and exaust strokes are the same stroke, meaning the exaust port and intake port are open at the same time. Exuast takes place when the inlet gas (with fuel and air) forces the burnt gases out. Meaning, there is no point in forcing fuel/air into the chamber. The forced fuel and air will just exit at the exaust port, thus the chamber is not presurised at all.

GSRBOY

Just go for the high powered road bike motor. Anything around the 600 mark and over would be nice and wouldnt have the hassle of setting up the turbo. Still go real fast!

The Pupat

Not neccessarily.

The turbo just won't be as efficient. You also get a gain in that the system will push all the exhaust out of the cumbustion chamber which is a problem with 2-Strokes.

You can also run the turbo by greasing it instead of oil.

Sockz

Deva (and others)- I'm pretty sure the gixxer cart is powered by a suzuki gsxr bike motor... Hence the name (GSXR's are nicknamed Gixxers).

I hope that's been covered somewhere in this thread allready.

Sockz

Oh, and GSXR engines come in 600, 750, 1000 and 1400 (In Japan only I think?) sizes... I'm not 100% on that but I'm not a bike nut either.

Euro $tyle

motor bike turbo, would be the best way to go about it. but i rekon u would hav hard traction problems as soon as it kiks in,

hi_lux

good luck finidng one, they are as rare as rocking horse shit. I have a ihi vf21 i am strapping to my enigne.

*TURBZ_GEM_GEM**

i know someone building a motor bike and it camer std with a tubo and holey shit does it go runs that same turbo a hi l;ux has and he is running 10psi and once itsa on boost smoke arama

4X4 Monkey

Well Me and a Buddy Are building Turbo Kart using a bike engine

we have the disk break wheels and we are using a axel type set-up
we got a Trail Bike engine coming soon
also have a diff out of a ride on lawn-mower
and stearing stuff will coem from a ride-on as well

Frame will be made out of half-inch box steel and bigger bit when needed
Aluminium for the floor

I'll keep u posted when we get it going

Drift Gemini

that go-kart in the movie is wicked i wish mine was that good.

h3ff44

how did i manage to miss this thread.... gee this is right down my allie!
ive been doing heaps of research into turboing small motors.
u can get turbos of about the right size but end up abit too pricey plus for a 250cc well ahh good luck tryn to get a turbo u will get 4psi outa it if that!

but i have got pics of turbo stuff on my pc so ill dig them up n post! ones of the beer keg go kart, some other go kart thing that i cant find ne info on, and a turbo barstool also video plus pics of a turbo on a 5hp briggs n the turbo is a garret outa a volvo but the dik is running the turb dry (he says its for show purposes)

well ill dig them out n show ya's!

h3ff44

hey guys i thought i would post up the pics i have of my turbo stuff.











hope this kinda helps!
ive done hours upon hours of searching on this stuff n have found a webpage full of little retards that want help on making go karts but its interesting to read the good posts!

ne way i dont think ill end up eading down the road of turboing ill just b using a smog pump as a supercharger....

well gl with it all.
cheers
-jeff

h3ff44

well heard nothing back about my pix so im guessing this is something no body wants too read about so wont matter wat i say here

spoolup

hya sigma i can give u my mates ph numba, hes making a turbo buggy with moto engine!! pm if interested

bilbo117

i do believe u can get turbo kits for gsxr 1000 motors.... that would make things interesting to say the least. they use a t28 size turbo. larger then i thought but i fella i know was thinking about ordering one for his, said u need a decent turbo cause of the revs. how many cars u know rev to 16,500???

h3ff44

sounds very interesting would luv to shove that motor onto some kind of go kart haha lol... would b great.

sigmagsr

hey thanks for all the replies and all that. now i am after a gokart frame at the moment doesnt matter wat condition and all that or wats on it just need the frame and ill start work on it from there. now that gsxr1000 engine u were talking bout has that got a 6 speed. and does anyone know how to adapt the gearbox into the gokart b/c ive never heard of a manual go kart.

The Pupat

Well...

Most motorbikes are a chain drive and most go karts are also a chain drive to a solid rear axle. So you take the chain from the gearbox and pass it over the sprocket for the rear axle and hey presto gearbox connected to the rear axle.

The gearchange and clutch you just have to modify the bike ones with linkages and cables to get a setup you are happy with.

BenTT

I have a GPX250 motor complete and running with a 6-speed box if anyone is interested 36hp I believe they are...

h3ff44

oo nioce.... 36hp with a gear box would b nice rather than single drive 5hp motor max out at 55kms!

sigmagsr

Bentt how much did u want for the engine and box

Robinator

found this on e-bay....think i suggested it b4
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...4539226178&rd=1

h3ff44

good find dude!
been lookin for one of them for ages but the price will rocket in next couple days...
ill hopefully get a turbo off bro's tx5. i wana get a twin motor n attach it to that.

h3ff44

ive started smog pump a small 4hp ohv motor with a mate..... started it today ...... we b awesome we r going to run a blow through carb... tiz b cool