[Jose Abella]

Jim, first off thanks for the reply. Secondly, would it be possible that I’m only shifting into 3rd and THEN it doesnt upshift? just curious cause the first shifts are clear as day. I apologize for not making that clear in the first post but that is what i notice. BTW, today i took out the clutch to inspect and its as good as the new one i bought just in case. Definitely not the issue there. After I read your reply I realized that before I even drove the kart, I took off the shift lever completely because it was sloppy and had some play where it attaches by the steering. I fixed that but ow thinking about it, there is more than one hole to put the rod back to connect the linkage. That alone could very easily make a difference in how far the rod is actually moving. If the weather holds up, I will test your theory tomorrow. I’m anxious as it makes sense and I can relate it to what I’m experiencing. Thanks for the heads up. I’ll keep you posted.

 

[Jose Abella]

Matt, track is Orlando Kart Center. Not sure how long the straights are but that was my initial impression. Unfortunately I don’t have a documented history on motor so I can only speculate. Seems to have tons of power when it comes on. I noticed that there is no “power valve”. From what I’ve read, it has something to do with not needing so much on the bottom end. Not sure.

[Jose Abella]

some of the things I have questions about.

Is that a good chassis?

Typical gearing and final drive ratio

What plastics can be used on that frame

Something I noticed is I dont feel a drop in RPM’s on the upshifts. Bad clutch?, Shifting too late? gearing issue maybe? Seems to be running out of top end. It currently has a 24 rear, 15 front. 1.6 ratio. Thoughts?

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