Angled v Flat engine mount for X30

[Kakarot (Matty Burgess)]

What type of motor mount to buy?

Yeah, you can. The only thing about an angled mount is that ir raises the engine up. Ideally the crank and the axle are the same height, the further up the crank is from the axle, the more bind you get in the chain when the kart flexes. Theoretically it robs a little power coming out of corners, or you’ll be a little more likely to throw a chain, but realistically it’s not a big deal for a KA or X30

Found this post and was wondering if anyone else agrees and how much truth there is to this? I run a restricted X30 so any loss of power coming out of corners would seem to be more significant when compared to un-restricted. My crank is quite high also - the top of my front sprocket is nearly at the same height as the top of my rear sprocket.