Rotary powered gokart?
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Rotary powered gokart?
Ok, so I have seen go karts powered by 1 rotor and mini rotary's, but I am thinking of putting in a 13b into a go kart chassis. In theory, I can take the engine, water-pump, and alternator, hook it up to 1 belt, then extend coolant hoses to the front and hookup a radiator, plug up very limited amount of wires from the ECU and it should run without the emissions and such. Then instead of having gears, I suppose I could weld-up a gear of appropriate size to the end of the eshaft and have that turn the wheels. 8K RPM limit should work for some speed. Any input, links/ suggestions/ diagrams, anything is welcome!
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Honestly, for what most people would consider go-kart size, a 13B is too much engine.
You're far better off with an engine half the size and weight as well as less than half the power.
You're far better off with an engine half the size and weight as well as less than half the power.
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A single rotor, if available. Problem with a single rotor is that unless you find a Sachs engine (that would be my choice) then you need to machine 13B/12A parts to put a single rotor together. Or spend a lot of money with Atkins to get a kit.
Consider just the cooling requirements of a 13B before putting one on a go-kart. The size of even the stock rad is impressive.
Of course "go kart" might mean "sand rail" to some people.
Consider just the cooling requirements of a 13B before putting one on a go-kart. The size of even the stock rad is impressive.
Of course "go kart" might mean "sand rail" to some people.
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Haha yeah, I know it will look silly with the radiator, I just want the full 13B in there haha. I want to do something different/new. you know. Now the problem that I see encountering is just using 1 gear, I would love to rig it so it uses 4 or even 5 gears.
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Fitting an FC/FD/SA transmission is even more problematic. Now you have to deal with a drive shaft pointing towards the axle in a perpendicular way. So some sort of diff, which is easiest on a live axle salvaged from a small car. With the transmission and axle that's 400 LBs of additional weight.
Motorcycle transmission is a possibility but you'll run into power handling issues and of course all the fab required to mate it to the engine/clutch.
A modified bellhousing allowing a 13B to be mounted to a FWD transaxle is an option.
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