Has anyone heard about this new Go Kart specific engine from Harbor Freight? Not wanting one yet, unless to toy with, just curious to what everyone’s opinions on here is towards it. Retails $299.99 and an additional $149.99 for air filter, exhaust, fuel pump etc. So roughly 450 when you can actually…

Good info thanks! Yeah a lot of the guys in the mini bike circles seem to not really understand flywheels. Even on the standard 212 they need to be able to withstand about 5800 intermittent in the case of governor failure or a linkage disconnect. At that point valve float is your rev limiter. Ther…

Agree 100% James. All in all, they would be good practice motors, and for a get people started cheap class. For serious racing I think I would go with an established motor, but that’s just me, and I’d miss the brap brap. :smiley:

[image] Michael Anderson: and for a get people started cheap class I’m not even sure if that’s true. As a class the ghost IMO is a bit of a false economy. The 206 is ultimately only a couple hundred bucks more and you get a lot for that money. Ruleset, a class you can race almost anywhere, pr…

Marco at NY race complex is setting up a cheeper entry level predator series for next year. 5 yr old chassis and a 212 ghost motor. Racing for under 2500$ … I m in…

Thanks, Todd. I’ll be interested to see how it plays out. His track is pretty far and I have yet to make the trip up north. Maybe this will give me a good excuse!

Yeah that’s a bold play by Marco with the Ghost, but no better guy to try something different and see how it goes. Given Marco had a disagreement with Briggs and the fact that 206’s still seem to be slow to obtain anyway, can’t blame him. $2500 206 karts are a thing too. But the East Coast has it’s…

Another option for you - http://72.52.146.15/820.htm - built in America and doesn’t have a valvetrain

I think Marco had mentioned something about large piles of money required in parts and that he couldn’t get commitment from the teams or something. I could ask Jerry for the scuttlebutt, he might know.

[image] My problem with this engine is aesthetic. It doesn’t look cool. This matters!

Yeah that was what I heard too. That Briggs expressed that there would be an upfront outlay of $$$. I haven’t heard that for other tracks\orgs\clubs from Briggs so I’m not sure what happened there.

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