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Old Sep 8, 2019 | 04:46 AM
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Need for speed & er trip
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Old Sep 8, 2019 | 05:18 AM
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It needs a clutch...
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Old Sep 8, 2019 | 05:24 AM
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It's not gonna go very fast. It might be quick to 25 mph, but the engines gonna top out in a hurry.
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Old Sep 8, 2019 | 06:02 AM
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It needs a clutch...
That small drum is a clutch - a go kart clutch. It's centrifugal.
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Old Sep 8, 2019 | 07:09 AM
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Old Sep 8, 2019 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
That small drum is a clutch - a go kart clutch. It's centrifugal.
Somehow early this morning all I saw was a sprocket on the flexplate and totally missed the clutch.
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Old Sep 8, 2019 | 10:19 AM
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It's not gonna go very fast. It might be quick to 25 mph, but the engines gonna top out in a hurry.
Yeah that gearing is ridiculous.
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Old Sep 8, 2019 | 07:52 PM
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Will sure fry that poor little tire!!
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Old Sep 9, 2019 | 04:32 AM
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Might need some wheelie bars.
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Old Sep 10, 2019 | 11:55 AM
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Finally, a LS powered "car" with enough low end torque.
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