My friend has a go cart with everything but the motor in it. I want to put an engine in it for my son. The go cart is just an old honda 3810 riding lawn mower stripped down to the frame and the essentials. The lawn mower has some kind of transmission in it and it has a clutch and a break in the same pedal. I don't want an engine that will pass cars on the highway. Just something small that will go anywhere from 20 kph to 50kph. So if anyone could tell me how big and what kind and even what modifications I might need to do to the lawn tractor that would be great. Im NOT looking to buy a brand new engine…Just looking to find a used one that I could salvage off of something else. Thank you for all feedback!
Most of the go karts I have seen use either Briggs & Stratton engines or Robin Subaru. Robin Subaru makes a small engine especially for Go Karts. You may be able to speak with a small engine repair shop close to you to find out which engine will work best for the machine your are trying to build. They may even have some used engines around.
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