Comments on: Removing or Adjusting The Governor On a Tecumseh OHH60 Engine?

By: SPUD

SPUD — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:50:59 +0000

You will not gain that much speed by modifying the governor. If your Go kart is not equipped with a torque converter upgrading to one would gain you acceleration and speed over a typical centrifugal clutch. Torque converters consist of two variable pitch pulleys and a belt drive. Essentially you get an infinitely variable transmission within the confine of the pulley's diameter. And or you can change your final drive by changing your drive or slave sprocket diameter IE: how many teeth.
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By: Stevo

Stevo — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:08:59 +0000

E is right, don’t fool with the governor.

You can alter speed by changing the final drive ratio. Put a sprocket with more teeth on the engine this will make it go faster. However, you won’t have as much power. As the speed increses of a fixed drive system, the power drops, and vise-versa.

Good luck.

Stevo.
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By: dodge man

dodge man — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:56:59 +0000

you take the governor spring off and replace it with a strait rod,,but let me warn you,,when you do this,,it,s going to run wide open at times,and it may get a little unsafe,,also you will have nothing to save your engine,,from over running,,it may do some damage to it,,but it,s easy to do,,just be care-full,this can be a dangerous thing to do,,good luck with it.
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By: Edward F

Edward F — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:29:59 +0000

The governor is there to protect your engine. You said you don't want to hurt your engine so I would stick with your original plan and keep searching for other mods to make.
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