Zach Jaynes
New member
Just as the title states, I've been away from karts for the most part for 7-8 years and there have obviously been some changes, so I have a few questions about basic stuff (mostly in regard to clones, as I always ran flatheads) that may seem like dumb questions so bear with me. Here it goes:
1. From what I've seen, most people leave the pull starter attached to the motor on the clones,whereas we always just held them on for starting the flatheads. Why is this?
2. How do you regulate temp on the clones and what is the desired temp to provide good power while not being too hard on the motor?
3. Roughly how much power is a clone (Predator 212) producing that is stock other than having the governor removed, racing air filter, header pipe?
4. How much and what type of oil do you guys recommend in the clones?
5. Where is a good place online to order a variety of parts/accessories (gears,seats,oil,filters,bodies,tires,etc.....? I am a huge proponent of supporting local business as I am a local business owner, but I just have nowhere remotely close to buy kart accessories, so I'm stuck ordering
One last thing. Karting in general in my area seems to be really taking off and nearly every track is running clones in basically all classes. I love the economical aspect of it and I'm just curious have clones gained that much popularity everywhere or is it just a regional thing? Will they eventually all but take over? Thanks in advance for any info that you guys have.
Zach
1. From what I've seen, most people leave the pull starter attached to the motor on the clones,whereas we always just held them on for starting the flatheads. Why is this?
2. How do you regulate temp on the clones and what is the desired temp to provide good power while not being too hard on the motor?
3. Roughly how much power is a clone (Predator 212) producing that is stock other than having the governor removed, racing air filter, header pipe?
4. How much and what type of oil do you guys recommend in the clones?
5. Where is a good place online to order a variety of parts/accessories (gears,seats,oil,filters,bodies,tires,etc.....? I am a huge proponent of supporting local business as I am a local business owner, but I just have nowhere remotely close to buy kart accessories, so I'm stuck ordering
One last thing. Karting in general in my area seems to be really taking off and nearly every track is running clones in basically all classes. I love the economical aspect of it and I'm just curious have clones gained that much popularity everywhere or is it just a regional thing? Will they eventually all but take over? Thanks in advance for any info that you guys have.
Zach