| As we turn the corner into the 5th question, I just | | | | -Will I be able to go off roading? |
| wanted to preface the question with a little clarification. | | | | -Is this go kart only suited for a track? |
| What you have been reading (or if you are just | | | | -What kind of engine will I be using: vertical or |
| jumping in) is a series of questions that every go | | | | horizontal? |
| karter needs to ask themselves before becoming too | | | | The kind of drive system that is available or selected |
| involved, or becoming too committed. It is almost like | | | | will regulate how well this go kart will perform. |
| buying a puppy dog and then saying to yourself "Boy I | | | | Are you going to be able to make this go kart actually |
| did not know dogs were all this work! I can't even go | | | | drive, or is it going to be night to impossible to figure |
| on vacation..." | | | | out? |
| The same goes for go karts. They can be a long haul | | | | Example: |
| experience. You may end up being frustrated with the | | | | You have this idea of converting a vertical 10 hp |
| go kart because you did not ask yourself the 10 | | | | engine to run your go kart. How are you going to do it? |
| questions that need to be asked prior to acquiring or | | | | Most people say it can't be done! Are you going to flip |
| making this go kart. | | | | the engine on its side? (Beware flipping an engine that |
| These articles are seeking to put these "unknowns", | | | | internally is designed to run vertically, will cause the |
| these "elephants in the corner", these "shh...nobody | | | | engine to seize) Are you going to use a belt drive? Is |
| should talk about this..." items to rest. Lets be real and | | | | the belt drive going to actually work, or is it all theory? |
| talk about them. Your happiness, your kids happiness, | | | | (Beware, lots of theories, not much proof in Vertical |
| and perhaps your spouses happiness is at at stake. | | | | Engines; {there are solutions that do work however |
| Maybe even your neighbors happiness too! | | | | though}). What am I driving at: Vertical Engines can be |
| So onto the questions. The next question is about the | | | | a problem, a big problem if you do not know drive |
| mechanics of the gokart. The "what makes it go" part | | | | systems. |
| of the go kart....so read on... | | | | You also do not want a drive system that can make |
| What Kind of Drive System Does The Go Kart | | | | your go kart go 100 mph especially if you are |
| Have? | | | | expecting 5 year olds to drive it. |
| "What Kind of Drive System Does It Have?" is a very | | | | Is the drive system de-tuneable, where the go kart can |
| important question when it comes to go kart | | | | go only 5 mph if you want it too, without burning up |
| performance. | | | | belts and clutches? |
| Performance as in: | | | | Most importantly of all: |
| -How fast will the go kart go? | | | | Do you understand drive systems? |
| -How steep a hill will it climb? | | | | |