Title: How about this GS500 item LOL
Post by: EvilScooby on July 27, 2004, 06:06:54 PM
Post by: EvilScooby on July 27, 2004, 06:06:54 PM
Its an off road buggy with a GS500 engine
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6737&item=2485649340
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6737&item=2485649340
Title: How about this GS500 item LOL
Post by: JamesG on July 27, 2004, 06:24:40 PM
Post by: JamesG on July 27, 2004, 06:24:40 PM
eh...
I can think of better power plants for something that big.
Like the precarious gas tank mounting.
I can think of better power plants for something that big.
Like the precarious gas tank mounting.
Title: How about this GS500 item LOL
Post by: Roadstergal on July 27, 2004, 07:30:53 PM
Post by: Roadstergal on July 27, 2004, 07:30:53 PM
That's going to be a pokey little buggy. I hope they have good handholds for when the passenger gets out and pushes it uphill...
I'm helping a friend build a sandrail with an older Jetta engine.
I'm helping a friend build a sandrail with an older Jetta engine.
Title: How about this GS500 item LOL
Post by: manofthefield on July 27, 2004, 07:34:52 PM
Post by: manofthefield on July 27, 2004, 07:34:52 PM
My friend wants to make a motorcycle powered golf cart; probably something like a CBR engine though. Maybe it will happen in a few years when he graduates and has some money :lol:
Title: How about this GS500 item LOL
Post by: johncam4 on July 27, 2004, 08:19:08 PM
Post by: johncam4 on July 27, 2004, 08:19:08 PM
eh is right....i think the engine is barley enough to push me on the gs
Title: How about this GS500 item LOL
Post by: cernunos on July 27, 2004, 09:46:25 PM
Post by: cernunos on July 27, 2004, 09:46:25 PM
Well it is a single seater and looks not much bigger than those carts you can get at Northern Tool and other places. Plus, if it's geared for off-road it's gonna be a lotta fun. Figure 38 HP and 500-600 lbs with driver and you have a weight/power ratio of say 14 or 15. Lots of cars would love to have that kind of w/p. It's bound to beat a Briggs 5 horse :lol: Ya know I love this little scooter and the scooter forum.
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Title: How about this GS500 item LOL
Post by: Kerry on July 27, 2004, 09:50:29 PM
Post by: Kerry on July 27, 2004, 09:50:29 PM
Quote from: johncam4eh is right....i think the engine is barley enough to push me on the gsYeah, but that engine can "barely push you" at 100+ mph. I don't think the buggy builder was planning on those kinds of speeds off-road. :)
Like cernunos said .. gear it down and WHEEEE!
Title: How about this GS500 item LOL
Post by: Roadstergal on July 28, 2004, 01:53:27 AM
Post by: Roadstergal on July 28, 2004, 01:53:27 AM
Offroad, you need torque! High-revving horsepower won't really come into play.
Title: How about this GS500 item LOL
Post by: Kerry on July 28, 2004, 03:01:38 AM
Post by: Kerry on July 28, 2004, 03:01:38 AM
Good point! Shows you how much _I_ know about off-roading.... :oops:
Title: How about this GS500 item LOL
Post by: danci1973 on July 28, 2004, 03:10:37 AM
Post by: danci1973 on July 28, 2004, 03:10:37 AM
Quote from: RoadstergalOffroad, you need torque! High-revving horsepower won't really come into play.
If you're driving a big off-road truck, yes - you need lot's of torque. But for a small, light buggy with appropriate gearing, the GS engine is just fine.
Afterall, we have cars with less than 45HP rolling on our streets around here today:
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And lots of those too!
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Title: How about this GS500 item LOL
Post by: Jared on July 28, 2004, 04:29:34 AM
Post by: Jared on July 28, 2004, 04:29:34 AM
Anyone remember Grumpy? he ran a mini-sprint powered by a gs500e engine and swore by them. They will scoot....
Remember your average 5-8 hp lawnmower engine will get a go cart moving at what...15-25 mph ?? And thats not alot bigger than a Go cart...
Wish I could find Grumpy's Email...
Remember your average 5-8 hp lawnmower engine will get a go cart moving at what...15-25 mph ?? And thats not alot bigger than a Go cart...
Wish I could find Grumpy's Email...
Title: How about this GS500 item LOL
Post by: Roadstergal on July 28, 2004, 08:43:01 AM
Post by: Roadstergal on July 28, 2004, 08:43:01 AM
Quote from: danci1973Afterall, we have cars with less than 45HP rolling on our streets around here today:
But rolling around streets is a different matter from slogging your way though a foot of mud at a near-90 degree angle. :)
In order to have the same torque/weight ratio as my friend's Wrangler (which is a very capable offroader), the buggy would have to weigh under 500lbs - easy for a bike, hard for a 4-wheeled chassis! A guy I know in Portland is making a supercar with a Hayabusa engine, and is calling 700lbs an ambitious goal. And he's using lightweight not-trail-hardy materials.
I'm not saying it couldn't work, but it's iffy - and I'd rather have a firmer chassis and a bigger engine to haul it if I'm going rock crawling. ;) On sand, it'd go, but it'd be a snooze.