NEW PROJECT - Manco Dingo with 8hp Briggs & Stratton engine go kart & torque converter

LET THE FUN BEGIN!!! Picked this up off of Facebook Marketplace recently.

Upgrade or add a torque converter to your kart -

A go-kart, also written as go-cart (often referred to as simply a kart), is a type of open-wheel car or quadracycle. Go-karts come in all shapes and forms, from motorless models to high-powered racing machines. Some, such as Superkarts, are able to beat racing cars or motorcycles on long circuits.

Engines
Traditionally, small two-stroke and four-stroke internal combustion engines are used in motorised go-kart racing. Power is transmitted from the engine to the rear axle by way of a chain (some rentals use a belt).

Four-stroke engines can be standard air-cooled industrial based engines, sometimes with small modifications, developing from about 5 to 20 hp (4 to 15 kW). Briggs & Stratton, Tecumseh (company closed in 2008), Kohler, Robin, and Honda are manufacturers of such engines. They are adequate for racing and fun kart applications. There are also more powerful two-stroke engines available from manufacturers like Yamaha, KTM, Biland, or Aixro (Wankel engine) offering from 15 to 48 hp (11 to 36 kW). They run at up to 11,000 rpm, and are manufactured specifically for karting. PRD makes the PRD Fireball, a two-stroke engine delivering 28.5 hp (21 kW) at 15,580 rpm.

Electric go-karts are low maintenance, requiring only that the lead-acid or lithium-polymer batteries of the karts be plugged into an array of chargers after each run. Since they are pollution-free and emit no smoke, the racetracks can be indoors in controlled environments. Electric karts powered by lead-acid batteries can run a maximum of 20–30 minutes before the performance is affected, while those powered by lithium batteries may last up to 2 hours on a single charge. Some karts have been fitted with hydrogen fuel cells.

environment. In the event of an accident or an out-of-control racer, the track attendant can remotely slow or stop all vehicles on the track via radio control. This remote speed control can also be used to limit young riders to a slow operating speed, while a race consisting only of adults is permitted a higher speed. These controls can be applied to both electric and combustion-engine karts.

In some countries, go-karts can be licensed for use on public roads often referred to as street tracks. Typically there are some restrictions; in the European Union, a go-kart modified for use on the road must be outfitted with headlights (high/low beam), tail lights, a horn, indicators, and an engine not exceeding 20 hp (15 kW).

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Upgrade or add a torque converter to your kart -

[rocklakeguesthouselegendar]

Wow, nice job! That looks like a lot of fun ripping around on the driveway. Love the Mango Dingo go karts!!!

[dadproperties]

Great stuff! Looks like it has plenty of power.

[scarabjetboat]

Those Manco Dingo go karts are so much fun and typically easy to work on - looks like fun!!!

[thomaswoitekaitis]

I had one of these as a teenager.
Pretty awesome cart, it will also float reasonably well if you drop your feet to the side and work the gas with your hand.

[peters]

Im in australia so we never got the dingo kart as far as I know. Is there any build plans available with the dimensions around. would really love to build one.

[milwaukeebrewcrew]

How did you attach the 8hp Briggs flathead to the torque converter?

[natefnkenbine]

What size is the belt bc I need to know so I can order a belt for mine please and thank you.

[phoenixarizona]

I could smoke my cousins Yamaha warrior 350 and my other cousins Yamaha blaster 200 all day no problem go anywhere they could on quads

[chrisgreen]

What was the correct belt? I have the same one?

[kennyhuynh]

What's the correct belt part number?