First Ride on the Snowmobile Powered Go Kart!!!
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I've never wanted to drive a vehicle more than I want to drive that beast, unreal! I could feel your sheer joy.
Should call it the wheelie cart
I concur
Dude you and me both
Man that thing is so bad ass !!! Call it the widow maker! Next fab project wheelie bars
Crosskart tho...
You should make front suspension to absorb the wheelie landings, which will also add more weight
*I also agree with front brakes as well
By far better idea than just adding weight
He will be there for ages trying to find the right damping and spring rates. I think it would bounce too much on the front it'd be difficult to get it right first time.
Could lengthen the whole cart so that the wheels and driver are further forward of the rear axle. Needs a differential to be able to turn better.
He did make front suspension for it. It’s rudimentary at best but he did make it. Nothing more than springs (valve springs iirc) on the spindles.
And more rubber on the front
I’ve watched so many diy cart videos and this is the closest thing to what I’ve envisioned building for myself. This cart is awesome.
Very cool, love those Polaris triples! Even with summer jetting that thing has to be close to 90HP. That's crazy for a gokart.
We built something exactly like this - fast as hell, no brakes(just a kill switch), a lap belt for safety……..
The throttle stuck wide open on the second test run, buddy couldn’t reach the cut off in time, hit the ditch at 60+ miles per, jumped 15 feet and landed upside down. He was badly injured to his right shoulder and arm. His helmet saved his life. But that wasn’t the worst of it, the seat broke and the exhaust broke clean off and the machine was still at full throttle upside down with buddy unconscious until we could run over there and shut it off. He had third degree burns in a 6” circle to his right upper butt cheek. Burnt deep into the flesh, so deep he had to have multiple skin grafts that didn’t take and pretty much got gang green. He was in and out of the hospital for a long time. Please put on a roll bar and good brakes!
Damn I hope he is feeling better.
Safety first
I do own a hand made shitbox without brakes lol
No brakes? I can't even feel sorry for him.
@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 I get that but he paid the price for it
I'd add slicks wheelie bars and find a drag strip. Awesome build!
You should give it independent rear Brakes so you can steer it in a wheelie...
I'm loving it though. Great build.
Wicked!
Love the sound of the old triples! Makes me miss my old xcr race sled.
The Arctic Cat ZRT sleds as well. They were a beast, especially those Thundercats. I miss mine.
My friend’s Dad had an old Polaris triple from the early 70’s (IIRC) and it was FAST - he used to take it to the grass drags in Great Barington, Mass.
Very similar to our old Honda Odyssey that we swapped in an old Skidoo 550 air-cooled twin. That thing came Alive and we were Glad we had the roll bar! Cheap fun!
i think out of everything you made so far... this is the one that needs a roll cage and a drag bar hah. nice work man. gave me a nice big smile
❤❤2wàaààa
Too low for it to roll over, bars maybe tho
So how about we all just admit we really want to have this beast. It looks way to fun! Might want to consider front suspension tho. xD
You have to build SOMETHING in your lifetime with a good sized snowmobile motor in it. Nothing compares
@@BSConservativeGOAT Street bike engine?
@@johncuervo3019 snowmobile
Maybe some rear suspension so it can squat
Wheelie bars
Your giggle at the first trench was PRICELESS!!!!! I think we all were about to giggle as well....super sweet and like everyone else is saying....I'd LOVE to rip some miles up on that beast! Thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Looks like a coolant leak coming out of the cap or hose connection right near the cap. I noticed it at 10:35 and thought it was flames at first and then realized the coolant must be red in color. I’m sure you noticed it and sorted it out by now, and man oh man is that thing a ripper! Brings new meaning to rototilling the yard!
It’s a beast! And just a reminder, the stock spec jetting is for winter climate so the winter jets will be too rich in the summer
If it's jetted for winter, won't it be too lean in summer? Air is less dense when hot.
@@jonboy602 cold air is denser than warm air.
@@imrebicyclemanszelid1496 Right, I get it now. Denser air needs more fuel.
@@jonboy602 Exactly👌🏼
I was thinking the same thing and those tiny air filters and stock exhaust doesn't help either.
Now that's a custom build! Finally!!!! Made something powerful enough to make your fn face hurt from smiling so big, and your heart pound harder than ever. Thrill ride.. awesome job bud! Looks like soo much fun I'm jealous, great build, keep up the awesome work!!
His best build yet. This thing has tons of potential
How did u hook the drive to axle ?
That thing is insane, so much power to play with. Wow what a blast you must be having popping wheelies and hauling ass!!!
Chris , Great build , very ingenious in your work !! Pleasure to watch.
its epic, it digs trenches and does wheelies xD that is a hilariously wicked machine there brother, stay safe
5:27 yup! Thats a tripple! 😂
i still own an xlt triple that i refuse to get rid of, but man its a bitch to start sometimes even with ether.. any tips? LOL
@@-_-Code-_- i got 97 special xlt and a 98 trail touring xlt awesome sleds cant ever hear a sled the same after hearing them wot
I know right I love the sound
@@-_-Code-_- On the old 70's 2-Stroke Bikes we used to pull out one of the spark plugs and heat the end with a Bic Lighter until the electrode started to get nice and hot then put in back in real quick and it kick it over, it should start right up.
@@Timinator62 hmm since theyre so finicky in super cold weather im constantly pulling the plugs burning off the excess gas and clearing the chambers but ive never thought to actually warm the plug... thanks, im definitely trying this.. basically if i want to use the sled i need to leave it in a heated garage or put a space heater under the cowl for a couple hours. sleds been in my fam since it was new but as we got new machines it sat but i refused to get rid of it. ive cleaned it up quite nice got a riser on it, nice low windshield, the "paint" is clean all the graphics are good, got some plastic skiboots that fit the era, i just wish the damn thing would start easy lol.
I love how it’s and older Yamaha I love the sound of them
looks like a polaris 600
Man I’d love to see a motor like that in an old Odyssey
That thing needs slicks and a wheelie bar and a trip to the strip. STAT!
wheelie a front wheel drive car for eta's on strip and ur making something wrong. all the high hp stuff able to wheelie, but their issue is it NOT to. then putting all the weight in the back and expect anything with good results except wheeling? public school aint helping i guess.
@@handendaer Lay off the crack buddy.
@@Rattus-Norvegicus lol fr
You have never NOT impressed me with a build but wow!!! Thats probably the craziest imo!! Probably the gnarliest trenches that your shop has seen to date!! Love it!!!
very true... i agree 100%
Same here...this little beast is epic.
He's soo happy!! I would be too. Me and my uncle talked about doing this a long time ago. Glad to see it popping wheelys, we knew it would.
Omg that launch reaction tho, holy hell that thing rips man it looks like so much fun
We are now friends.
OMG !! I was so pumped for the build from the beginning and now everyone can see why !! AWESOME 👏
Said it when he first started the build stock exhaust is key on 2-stroke snow machine motors no other way about it they just love their own pipes
I always rip everything apart first and then check for a spark too. My favorite part, flinging dirt in and on the shop.
Wow nice job man. This is why I love 2 strokes. And they pair up with CVTs so well.
It would be worth doing some reading on 2stroke pipe design to understand why you can't just put a random silencer on it and expect it to work. The diameter of the pipe out of a 2stroke expansion chamber is pretty important because it controls the pressure inside the pipe. If it's too big, there won't be enough pressure in there for the pipe to work properly and if it's too small, the pressure will be too high and it won't let enough exhaust gas out.
The words mid pipe and velocity still hunt me. 😂
Maybe instead of adding weight in the front, extend the rear end of the chassis a bit and add a couple of alternative rear axle locations further back. (assuming this is even possible, that is) This should help to tame those wheelies and improve the steering and allow it to be driven for top speed runs (if you can even find a place to do that).
Yeah definitely need the engine further forward.. more like a mid engine machine vs hanging of the back.. but not sure with the transmission if he could do that.
Alternatively, he could cut the chassis just behind the seat and extend it by 6 to 10". That would bring him forwards and change the weight distribution enough to get a bit more front end grip, plus it would also get him further away from that expansion pipe.
Only downside is that it would also be less able to dig in and wheelie.
@@Reman1975 yeah. Probably easier than changing drive and would definitely balance weight
Agree, don’t add weight, move around the weight that’s already there.
moving the axle back or making the unit longer will not fix the steering ,, have to change the steering stops .. it won't turn right or left far enough 2 of my carts are the same way factory built ..need too get another rotation on the steering if the wheels don't hit the frame ?? turning too sharp ..
Immensely powerful mini ride. Really functional and insane 😳
Snowmobile engines are sick! I dont think a bit more wheelbase would hurt!
This looks even scarier than our 600XLT Drift Trike! that's an impressive achievement!
You can effectively add weight to the front by adding rake to the stance - i.e. raise the rear a little. The other thing on the poor turning is that you need more grip on the front tyres - get wider ones. Not sure how much ackerman you're running also, but that will help turning too if you're not running much.
I'm not gonna lie, I kinda love the smoke stack haha
Sweet build bro, weld a piece of rail road track on the front to tame it a bit.
All i can say is wowee!!! youve done it again! Your mad scientist when it comes to engineering things that role! Keep it up :)
Favorite part of this video is that your just giggling the whole time. Awesome build
😀 😀😀😀
Need not much for an engine interested speed fool to giggle, when driving one there, bought myself a small boat sports boat of 3.8 meters, bought a Suzuki V6 200 HP two-stroke and will mount it, weighs more than the hull, but giggles the whole the time 😀 from fetching the engine and even when I wake up and look out, so sick so sick a giant engine on a small hull
@@cmwolf8866 I put together a Honda z50 frame with a Yamaha ct1 175 2 stroke motor and I feel the same way. Things scary but fun
That is crazy!!!! Must have been a blast driving that thing.
You're laughing while your punching it is awesome! Contagious!
All I can say is learn to power turn it! Get full lock and blip throttle a couple times it will come round
Even when he rips, he usually is pretty gentle compared to their TH-camrs
looks like it would just lift the front end up
Yehhhhhhhh buddy
On pavement, no chance that power turn will work.
That thing is sick! I would love to have that much power in the Sandunes!
That looks fun as hell..fantastic work!
The perpetual laugh is a sign of extreme 🤣 satisfaction! GREAT 👍🏽 JOB!!!
Bigger breaks, better steering, looks like a ton of fun!
Brakes*......
@@oneeyedude20 lol, breaks is funny though…
If a build makes you laugh like that it's perfect. Love it
I keep turning to this video. that built rocks man
Awesome build! - jetting for hot weather will help alot-
You should start thinking about putting some roll bars on these awesome builds. even just something simple that goes over your head.. a rollover in this or the grave ninja could be pretty bad.. Jus sayin.. love the vids! Keep it up!
@Quirin M. Lol! Yea..... your probably right, the 20lbs of steel it would take to make it would definitely be too top heavy..... 😆🤣. Actual race carts are built completely differently then this, engine on the side, really wide and about 1inch off the ground.. this is not that. You sir, are an idiot.
@@JP-qq2kn like a motorcycle often being thrown clear of the vehicle is the better option (in a kart) than being stuck inside without a timely egress. If you strap in you want crumple zones that don't lead to a cage of death scenario if they do fold in on you, proper cages require a very strong chassis to support them
A roll bar without harness is worst than nothing at all. Do you really want him and everyone that drives karts to have a full cage with harness bar, harness and window nets? What about people riding motorcycles? Do they need a roll bar too? There's a point where you need to stop being a pussy and accept de risks.
@@MrArcticPOWER and another one...
This thing is a beast, you really need a wheelie bar xd
Hope the next project is badass like this one :)
A wheelie bar and a life insurance policy! Lololol
I've been following this ever since I got 2 Polaris Liberty 800s that were crashed / abandoned, but there are enough parts to build a complete one.
Very exciting
About 15 years ago, maybe 20, now? My buddies Wayne and Harrington had a go-kart with an 8hp Briggs, and, I called it the Hell Kart. And, that is exactly what it was.
It would get up and go. Even had a roll bar, but, it needed more of one. It would pull wheelies on the blacktop, and, drift out in the backyard. But, even though it was awesome, it was dangerous, all at once. And, of course, it only had a portion of the power that you have on yours. Have fun, but, be careful with it. It definitely has the potential to away from you, when you least expect it. That thing is gnarly! 😂
Damn! You are insane! First time I have ever seen a go kart wheelie. Enough torque? Limited radius turning might be a safety factor.
Imagine how aggressive this would be with individual expansion chamber exhausts
Imagine how aggressive this would be with 6 turbos and NOS because nothing makes sense at this point
@@darkshadowsx5949 hey everyone look at this dope. Wasting their time commenting negative things about this awesome build.
Is that fancy talk for triple pipes? 😂
@@bomber767 i didnt know twin cylinder/combined expansion chambers made the same types of power outputs as individual tuned expansion chamber power pipes. They do tend to sound better with induvidual exhausts. I think every young kid is missing out on the tunable nature of thier first 2stroke moped/bike. A bolt on expansion chamber could almost give 50% more in power gains,but you lose all the bottom end power. No one has a 2stroke for its low end torque though do they lol
@@darkshadowsx5949 i wasnt in any way trying to belittle what this kid does during any of his projects, what i meant by "how aggressive it would be" i was talking about the power delivery and how that would feel at full acceleration and the power the engine would be capable of with individual pipes. Again i wasnt criticising vasiley, it was just a passing comment on how nice 2 strokes sounds when tuned.
Dude, your GoPro video is insane! That thing looks ridiculously dangerous, and fun as hell!
Cut 180 to turn..get wheelie bars. Absolutely Bad ass build!
I've always dreamed of doing this, looks like you beat me to it. Got a video on the build? I'd still love to do this one day.
Awesome clip bud, would have to be the most scary thing you've got... I think a set of fat road tread tyres and wheelie bars would be pretty cool, make it your only lil road racer. 👍 can't wait to find an old snow engine now, cheers for the ideas. Stay well mate...
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I had a Polaris xlt and when I tried to modify the exhaust it ran like crap. I then did some research and purchased a DG silencer for it which had the proper back pressure and worked with the stock jetting. It ran awesome and sounded amazing!! I’d totally put one on the gocart!!
Wow, a little oil in your mix. What a great cart, it sure looks like a lot of fun driving it. Great job building it 👍
2 stroke POWER..... hell yeah baby
Sounds a bit lean on idle, taking to long to come down.
I was thinking that too. One of the carbs might be out of sync from all that rejetting and reassembly too.
open air filters require bigger main jets (standard x 1.1) and bigger idle jets (standard x 1.1 - 1.2)
@@atsekjoker that's what I was thinking.
He needs to get himself a colour tune kit, great for tuning 2 stroke idle.
The turning could be improved by adding rearward caster angle in front, that way the outside front tire in a turn will lift slightly, and as the cart tilts slightly down to that corner, the opposite rear corner will lift a little and allow the tire to slip a bit.
Power to one wheel will fix it
I had this idea of making a go cart with an old snow pony snowmobile in the 79 , but had no help to weld the frame and everything that goes along with making it , I was in 9 th grade , great job on this
that is the sound of pure Joy !!! nice work
I wasn't even on it and I'm laughing so hard I got tears lol! That was great!!
Never seen a go kart wheelie in my life that things got some next lvl power🤣🤣
And also a cantilevered engine off the back
Bro, saw this on Facebook. That is a beautiful machine! I've dreamed of making a go cart for many years! I shall live vicariously though you.
Friggen awesome wheelie machine there. Glad to see you got it sorted out.
Try not to rev a 2 stroke too high when not under load, these are oil injected and when the engine holds revs like that and the throttle is closed it gets less oil to the engine. Usually when these are in sleds they are spinning the track when you warm them up on a stand which has a lot of resistance.
I agree but it’s clearly lubed enough thing was smoking like a tire
@@jamesdellaquila1939 Yeah but that's just residual oil in the cylinders. Plus you are not suppose to rev out two strokes without a load on it. You can ask anyone, it's not a good thing to do. That's why some people that race sleds add oil to the gas as extra protection. Been around two stroke sleds since I was 3, owned a 1000cc thundercat triple. I'm just going by what the manufacturers recommend.
Thank you for the tip I did not know that respect from England
What do you mean under load? Like i can't go full throttle down a slope with a twostroke bike?
@@linuswellington3360 That's still under load, there is a Load being produced even though you are going downhill. In the video he is full throttling the engine with no load. If he had engaged to spin the wheels then it would be ok. They clearly tell you in the manual for sleds not to rev the engine with the belt being removed. In this video he doesn't have the wheels engaged which is why it is holding revs for that long. These engines are oil injected and the injector system moved with the throttle. So when you full throttle, it goes from full oil to idle oil when you release the throttle.
Best build ever. The laugh says it all. That thing is insane!
My Mom and Dad bought me a welder on Christmas when I was 14 from Builders Square (1992) and an angle grinder. We snagged a shopping cart from Pathmark parking lot and cut the bottom rails off it to extend the Manco 5hp cart frame and strapped a 440 skidoo on it. The only problem was I decided to have the crankshaft shaved down to 3/4 to except a cart belt drive...big mistake. It ate through the belts but it did hit 70mph.
Good times.
Wow!!! Mount a bracket on front for tractor weights. Then you can add and remove as need. Awesome machine!
The sound of ya Giggle, when you have ya marbles in ya throat after a scary run makes me laugh. Only someone who's taken it to the edge on a new project could only understand. 🤣👍🇦🇺
Your laugh is contagious,, today you could not stop laughing and I was laughing with you,, Man you have a monster by the tail and a wheelie machine,, you could rent rides on this thing and make a million bucks, today your video was totally awesome.
Amazing power wheelie that looks like fun 1000%
Damn that looks like a ton of fun,and you don't hold back at all.
I’m just laughing thinking of sweeping up the garage afterwards.
And this is when he realized that every project from now on will be powered by sled engines!!! 🤩🤣🤣.
At 10:39 looks like something orange (coolant?) Is leaking near upper radiator hose. Might want to check it out.
Best thing I’ve seen on TH-cam all day. That thing is nutty and I’m jealous!
This is the first time I've seen any gocart pull a wheelie. The physics dosent even work out in my head. 😁
Too bad you didn't have this ready for the Backyard 500 race; it would dominate it easily
As for steering, maybe add a spoiler to the front? Would at least help at high speed
I have now added this to one of my goals in life!
Pulling wheelies! That's the coolest build I've seen in a long time.
My grandson wants me and his uncle to build him one now after seeing this . Me and his uncle ( my son ) both drag race and grandson is just blown away by this build he wants his own go-kart drag car. , Great 👍 job on this cart.
Great Machine, you need wheelie bars and a parachute for that ride, what a rush it must be to drive. NICE WORK.
A friend of mine took a 1980s Honda Odyssey and widened and extended the frame and put a snowmobile engine on it. It was unbelievably fast and so much fun to drive, but he had to add a wheelie bar to keep the front end on the ground. Mother of All Beasts.
That is sick. You need a roll bar and a 5 point harness 'cause, damn, that's some serious speed in an open frame.
That is one wicked ride. I'm gonna build me one!
I like to use my compressor and.bump.a little air in the fuel tank to prime the carbs after I have them off and them are completely empty. It sure does save a lot of pulls
That's actually a pretty neat idea, never heard that before.
OMG those wheelies look insane!!
I would LOVE to build one of these, with a decent suspension, good brakes and 2 seats. HELL YEAH!
Good to see the channel still up and you still doing your thing was just thinking about you yesterday
Way cooler than anything cars and cameras has done. Congrats
Those triples sound so dirty. I freaking love it
Crazy! Love that thing!
Awesome build , video
Awesome job dude! That thing is a BEAST 😍! Been watching you for years now and every build gets more and more wild! love it! keep doing you, brother 🤙💪
The stock exhaust shooting some "o"s to the sky...nice.
I’ve built two carts with snowmobile motors, one was a single cyl. 19hp and the other was a 40hp twin. Both went like hell! Lot of fun. The turning issue comes from posi traction. Change to single wheel and it will turn much better. Nice cart dude!
Very neat, I'd drive that thing to church!