[Alexander]

Still have it?

[Alexander]

Ok after speaking to a friend with shifter experience, I’m sure I wont be driving it off the track. Thanks for the heads up.

I’ll still post that reaction thread.

Happy and safe karting guys.

[Alexander]

Thanks fellas I appreciate the concern.

[quote quote=6694]Your question about the carb angle shows you have a limited knowledge of mechanics and your admitted inexperience of driving a kart are adding up to potential disaster.[/quote]

You shouldn’t be so quick to judge. You don’t always know the skill level of a new member.  I actually work at the BMW VDC in New Jersey. My job is to finish prepping cars ordered through the BMW Individualization program. Most of the cars I prep are M’s and quite a few I install Dinan accessories on. I have to shake them all down before I sign off to have them shipped to dealers. I also have had training with BMW instructors at Lime Rock. I know your all driving enthusiasts as well, and that’s why I’m excited to join your community. Suffice to say I can take care of myself just fine though.

Despite what I do for a living, I really don’t know anything about 2 stroke engines. And I’m too young to remember carbureted vehicles. Hence my question. I’ve since looked up the operation of float carbs. very simple and efficient.

I figured out my intake problem by relocating the seat brace. Thanks for all the help I’ll be sure to post a reaction thread when I go for a ride.

[Alexander]

Thanks for all the advice.  I was already planning to move the radiator, its there because the mount I got from Sharkshifter was completely wrong. It will only be in the back for the shakedown run.

[quote quote=6669] If a KT100 (there’s no such thing as a KT125) seemed slow “down low” that probably was because you were not carrying enough speed into the corner. A competition kart, and really any open wheeler, will have a much higher entry speed than that tin top you’ve been driving. . [/quote]

I actually didn’t get to drive it on the track. So admittedly it was out of its element. It did feel decent between 20-30 mph. But some of my karts life is going to be spent on private roads up north so low to mid speed acceleration is of importance to me.

The e30 may be a tin top but I haven’t found a modern chassis that can even compare to the neutrality in oversteer the e30 has. I could safely teach anyone to drift in the snow with an e30. I digress though :)

Does anyone have advice on how to make my intake fit. If the integrated intake coupling (on the outside if the reed cage) is facing towards the center of the chassis my seat brace is in the way of attaching  any sort of intake filter to the carb. But if I flip the coupling to point away from the chassis I can’t have the carb vertical it hits the crankcase. It would have to be angled which I now know won’t work. I’m sure someone else has had this problem. I’ll post pictures of the exact setup once I get home in a few hours.

[Alexander]

Thanks for the tip on carb angle. So it may not be a pump around I thought it was because of the lines on top crossing left to right. None the less my question still stands.  What do I do with the brown tube pointing down from the top; as well as the tube extending past the bottom of the carb. Where does the nipple on the bottom float portion have to connect too? I assume there’s a post or article that explains this but I can’t seem to find it.

Oakland Valley Race Park is the name, It’s right next to the speedway I think though. The track looks nice, perhaps a little bumpy.

I haven’t ever driven a shifter kart before, but I have been road racing/autocrossing for a few years now. My track car is a  e30 325i with a bored eta2.7. I love it but road racing is another level of expense, even compared to karting. (which I’m learning isn’t too cheap either starting out) . I have driven my friends kt125 eagle kart. Not the same I know, but I love to race so I should be ok. (and it was too slow, especially down low)

Can a shifter power-slide on MG reds in a hairpin or slow sweeper? How fast are these things?  Motor is a cr125 ’95 head stock porting, ’99 ignition, RLV 4 exhaust, Wisco piston.

 

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