wild KT

[flattop1]

 

[Mike Cochrane]

and I was wondering what I was thinking running duals again... lol... love it

 

[BrendanFitz#73]

What the?

 

[BrendanFitz#73]

How in the world do you synchronize that kinda mayhem?

 

[flattop1]

I was thinking you don't . Just stab and steer !

 

[Pete_Muller]

I know from experience that the amount of work goes up by the square of the number of engines.

Twin engine = 4x the work
Triple engine = 9x the work?

YIKES!

I admire the ingenuity though!

PM

 

[combative hodaka]

Just show me the cranking procedure!!

 

[twostroketoowoke]

Anyone notice the common jackshaft for all 3 motors going behind the seat? That thing has no support/bearing hangars for almost 2 feet

 

[StaggerDog]

That has got to sound SWEET!! Notice the weight on the nose.

 

[StaggerDog]

Anyone notice the common jackshaft for all 3 motors going behind the seat? That thing has no support/bearing hangars for almost 2 feet

Really, how much vibration is there?

 

[twostroketoowoke]

Really, how much vibration is there?

I would guess a decent amount considering KT’s don’t have a balance shaft and being on dirt if the track is super rough, I’d say there’s probably some stress on it coming into play. Especially if the track is rough and you have bite because the LR and RR rails aren’t static in the corners and don’t match eachother in that motion.

 

[flattop1]

There is a connection on the right side . With full length support on the twins .
Still must be 24" each shaft .
A spline connection would allow some flex .

 

[ECkarter]

They are all belt driven to a single shaft, then chain driven to axel clutch. You turn over one engine, they all turn.

 

[Ted Hamilton]

He's in the Missouri region and had a twin clone setup with interesting jackshaft too. Kudos for out of the box thinking and ingenuity.

 

[StaggerDog]

Would like to see a video of this kart on track. This got me thinking. If three is possible, why not four? Take an old straight rail kart, cut and lengthen, motors would be behind seat and setup with two jackshalfs and big brake in middle of axle.

 

[kartracer162]

Really, how much vibration is there?

Not much at all

 

[kartracer162]

Just show me the cranking procedure!!

All motors start at same time just like most karts

 

[kartracer162]

Would like to see a video of this kart on track. This got me thinking. If three is possible, why not four? Take an old straight rail kart, cut and lengthen, motors would be behind seat and setup with two jackshalfs and big brake in middle of axle.

Can do 4 but cant run UAS

 

[racer11x]

Would like to see a video of this kart on track. This got me thinking. If three is possible, why not four? Take an old straight rail kart, cut and lengthen, motors would be behind seat and setup with two jackshalfs and big brake in middle of axle.

Just go watch the Oreilly Indoor Kart Nationals. If it hadn’t got taken out both nights it would have been a top 5 Kart.
Or you can go watch it turning laps at 3/8 asphalt oval in Boliver Missouri.

 

[racer11x]

Would like to see a video of this kart on track. This got me thinking. If three is possible, why not four? Take an old straight rail kart, cut and lengthen, motors would be behind seat and setup with two jackshalfs and big brake in middle of axle.

There are several videos of it on track including the last MOUAS race on the 3/8 asphalt oval in Boliver Missouri.
We will be back there next summer trying to break the 100mph barrier.