How to shift gears in a manual transmission vehicle with a go-kart engine. 4 speed go-kart car.
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- čas přidán 3. 06. 2024
- This video shows you how to shift a manual transmission vehicle with a go-kart engine. The is a 1975 MGB with a Duromax 440XPE - 18HP.
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Here is the video on the car ( MG ).
czcams.com/video/HkaHAV52Lzo/video.html
Slipping the gears because the clutch is the centrifugal clutch of the gokart engine. I like this.
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Chris, every small town needs a guy or gal with your know how! You're a transportation survivalist! Great video.
Transportation survivalist, I like that , Thanks for watching.
I am hoping to be that guy; I have made a steam engine so far out of a scrapped rusty weed wacker and it turns a truck alternator real good , so I suppose I'll have electricity in a great depression or apocalypse.
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Listening to how the engine and gears operated while he explained the process I noticed the similarities between how it and big rigs or dump trucks sound when run the same way. It makes sense.
Thanks for watching
I put 587.000 miles on my Freightliner, my mechanic look to the history of never had a clutch adjustment. I told him to adjust it. He said why there is no need to it's fine.
Cool, you get it! 😁 Thanks for watching!
That would take nine years.
@CavemanVanDweller nope. 5 years 3 months
@@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674and running 3 books! 😂
@@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674lol I did the math to show a guy something similar on a truck with 2m miles. He thought it could be done in a few years until I showed him Miles an hr X hrs and x hrs in a work year ect. And he learned really quick how many miles it actually is and how long it actually takes.
truckers keep track and your a prime example.
I learned how to float the gears on my dads old farm truck driving in the ditch picking up hay bales when I was about 12. Use the clutch to start, but that was it. Once you get a feel for it, it's easy. Nice job driving the MG, I love that little car
That's cool man, glad you enjoyed it , picking up square bales, that's another thing that isn't done as much anymore. Thanks for watching.
Hes just floatin gears like we do in big rigs nice setup
Absolutely, I would have just said that, but through these projects I have learned, most people don't know what that means.
Pretty much how I shift every motor cycle I've owned.
Thanks man for the show. Very entertaining. God Bless. NW ga.
Glad you enjoyed it.
A v twin Briggs or whatever would really be cool, especially a souped up v twin.
Got to love the synchronizers 😂
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If you have any. Dad's 1965 GMC pickup never had any. And my 1977 Volare and 1976 Duster had them, but they were pretty well worn by previous owners jamming it gear instead of giving it time to go in.
Love this kind of stuff thank you keep them coming
I plan to, thanks for watching.
BRAVO sir! you have some skills!!
Hey , I appreciate it , I've had A LOT of practice. Thanks for watching.
I always wondered exactly what you did with the MG. Love it.
It's definitely still around, I'm thinking about making it street legal.
This is the coolest thing I have seen in a long time, fantastic job and explanation
Hey , I appreciate it , thanks for watching.
In the fall of ‘22 I got outta trucking after 35 years and retired my last truck which was a 2000 VNL 770 with a Cummins Signature 600 and an Eaton Fuller RTLO 20918B behind it. The only time I used the clutch in that thing was when getting going from a standstill and when maneuvering into a parking spot or maneuvering on a job site for loading or unloading. Other than that I put on that truck about 1.9 million miles floating gears hauling lots of oversize and overweight loads across 48 states, 10 provinces, two territories and the state of Alaska.
Yeah, a volvo, but I tell you what, after owning a kw, a pete, a couple of freightshakers and a corn bider, that volvo was the best truck I ever owned and the only one I kept and drove for 22 years. Say what you will about the “polish peterbilt”, it got more creature comforts than the rest, drives smoother than the rest and as far as the components and the build, well, it’s the same sh!t like the rest of them. The downside is that they don’t hold much value on the used truck market, but if you keep it and drive it for the long run it don’t matter and it makes you money just like a 379 or a w900 will, maybe even better since the Volvo is allot more aerodynamic.
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So floating the gears essentially, nice!
Absolutely
I love your MG. I love the gearing you went with. I am happy and have been proud of you. These are a blast. My Isuzu Trooper is fun and I live in the most mountainous state where the 4x4 gets put to the test. I need to vamp mine a bit and reinforce some stuff. I've climbed some stuff I probably shouldn't have tested and made it. I've scared people out of the trooper and they'd rather walk on some of the places I've gone up and down and sideways. I need to weld the differential on it. Then three tired will be pulling in 4 low. When I go down the steep stuff I can gas it and it creeps down hill in four low with no need for the brakes and it stays clutch engaged during it without having to stay in the throttle. I've taken five adult people wheeling at one time and packed our gear. I get a top speed of 21 miles an hour though with a range of 17 miles to the gallon with the duromax 18hp.
Thanks for the kind words, your project sounds awesome 😁. I'm still on the lookout for a 4x4 to build something similar.
@@ChrisfromKeyfarm I got my trooper I call "the pooper trooper" affectionately, for 100 dollars more than the price of scrap. 300 dollars. Keep your eye out. I would love to build a full sized Chevy or Ford but I am looking. Nobody wants to part with the bodies even though they have no prospects on ever having an engine.
I understand that
That is cool as heck dood love it good job
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I'm not sure how I ended up on your channel, but I'm glad I did! Subscribed!
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i used to shift manual like that.. once you have a feel for it, its easy.. pretty cool project you got there..
Cool, thanks
The MG is the perfect car for this I think! Love it
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I have a 66 bronco with 94 grandmarquis
Under it
Still a work in progress if you know what I mean
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Thanks for making this video, i was curious just how tricky it was to do. You make it look easy! Guess I'll just plan on learning how to drive stick all over again haha. I've seen a couple vids where a kart engine was adapted to the trans using the (modified) stock clutch, but it's way more involved as you'd expect. And then it's just another possible point of failure to worry about. I like the way you keep things simple.
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that is awesome
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Excellent video
Thank you very much! I appreciate you watching
Yeaaaaaa. This is my favorite car. Take us through town please.
I'm working towards that, gotta get a plate and insurance 😐
@@ChrisfromKeyfarm Sunday drive!! Sunday drive!!! Sunday drive! 😄
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I missed that on the first video a centrical clutch. Got it. Thanks for showing.
No problem 👍 , thanks for watching
Nice
Thanks, I appreciate you watching 👍.
so far smoothest build yet
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That’s so cool
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Hmmmmm, MG with a roadranger box 👍😊
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love that car 😃
Me too, it's awesome , It should be the most popular project but it's not even close. 😎
Always nice to have to open hood and pull start you engine for car to drive😂😂
Never worry about a dead battery.
Cool,,,,I can do that 😊
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I have been knowing about this kind of stuff for years
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I want that car!
It's pretty cool, Im currently working on the KEYFARM Monster Truck and a MG midget!
Love to turn up to a classic car meeting.... just to see there faces 😀
That would be funny
sounds like the old go karts as a kid 😅
I put a muffler on it still sounds pretty good but the sound is out the back.
Ahhh this just like driving without the clutch pedal in a normal car then (i know how to do this but getting into first is impossible. Gotta turn engine off)
I suddenly learned this skill when my clutch pedal itself literally fell off its Mount year's ago and i was over 200 miles from home 😂
Takes a little practice but you can "feel" when the gear will "slip" in.
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I do not understand one thing. In other vechicles have the motor with pulley towards the front and this one has one towards the transmision. Arent they turning in oposite direction? I thought that all vechicles turn clockwise looking from the front. Please clarify. Thank you!
Is the centrifugal clutch the same as the one used on a go cart or is it more heavy duty?
Where to source these and Sprocket and chain?
Thanks!
Same clutch as a go-kart, all my parts come from eBay. This particular clutch is rated for 13 HP and costs about $50.00. search ( 1 inch centrifugal clutch) or ( number 40 chain) or ( 1 inch bore sprocket).
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If you ever decide to build one without a centrifugal clutch you can use a belt tensioner and just attach your clutch pedal so it loosens when you press down acting like a clutch.
The monster truck will have a tension clutch like you mentioned,
Sounds like you need a dragracing slipper clutch, they are made to be dragged, slipped without thermal issues and last for a long time..
Lolz, i love this . Not for the low power but because im machining/building tiny 2 cylinder 2.0L Dohc engines that make 500+hp(on E95 or methanol.) and your putting an 18hp engine in the same car...lolz we are polar opposites and thats good! The world of tinkering is fun! Ill pass you at the light, but miles down the road when im out of fuel and overheated, youll come cruising by and hopefully pull me to the next gas stop lolz. I better stock up on frosty drinks and sammiches for bribes..Whats your favs again?
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🙏🙏🙏🙂👍. Easy as pie I used to drive truck all the time.😊
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I drove my dad's 2000 Nissan frontier for a year without a clutch.Along with you know how to r p m shift it's fine
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I had a honda with a hydraulic clutch. Sprung a leak in the hose and had to drive like this for a week until my new hose came in. Except when when I came to come to a stop. I had to turn the car off and restart it with the car in first gear
Pretty cool that knowing how to do this allowed you to drive that car an extra week but that sounds like a real bummer having to cut it off at a stop sign
Very cool MG .Have you ever considered installing a new aircooled motor in a front wheel drive car ?
If I had a front wheel drive manual , I'd probably give it a shot.
A lot of 18 wheel truck drivers rarely use the clutch.In First gear and reverse. the clutch is used or in stop and go heavy traffic, I am wondering what kind of gas milage you are getting with the 18 hp?
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Is it like an automatic clutch? I have that on my fourwheeler never had a transmission problem yet other than popping out of gear.
( Yamaha Bare Traker )
Calling it an automatic clutch is a very good description, thank you for watching.
Waiting on the ride to my hobby
Hey Mike I put a muffler on it this morning so it's not so loud and obnoxious we are getting closer 😁👍.
You remind me of michael rooker, anyone ever tell you that ? Well done.
I have heard that, as a matter of fact the town he is from is about 40 minutes south of where this video was made.
How do the vacuum assist brakes work on this type of engine Conversion?
I'm not using it. Sorry
@@ChrisfromKeyfarm so I guess the breaks don't work very well
They actually work great, keep in mind it's only a vacuum assist, so you can achieve the same braking pressure by pressing harder with your leg ( my leg is in pretty good shape 😂) also keep in mind it's a relatively light vehicle.
Is someone wanted to build a commuter vehicle to drive 10 miles to work with a 10hp 20ftlb torque diesel engine with a top speed goal of 55 mph what would your vehicle recommendation be?
Preferably 4door as to run around town for groceries and such.
Hmm, that's a tough one. 1 I think it would be tough to get 55 out of 20lb. Of torque, but you did say goal, so on to #2 it would have to be light , if you didn't want a small British car like my MGB , then perhaps something in the Geo family? And lastly in that application I would make it belt drive with a tension clutch hooked to a pedal in a spring that held tension on everything instead of a centrifugal clutch.
What kind of mpg do you get in that beauty?
I'm not really sure , I hope to check soon.
I learned to do the same thing on my 03 protege 5 with a 2.0 and a 5 speed. Drove it till it was leaving rust piles in the garage and sold y to some farm kids to bang around with. I bought it with 57,000 km and sold it with over 350,000 not once did I have the clutch repaired or replaced. Me floating the gears was a rare occurrence and not the reason the clutch lasted.
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id love to know what kind of mpgs youre getting
I'll check it out one day
How fast can u get going and what kind of mpg do u get ?
Right now the car is running 40 mph I'm not sure about the mileage yet
Clutches in big trucks should only be used for starting out,stoplights, or very slow traffic and even if the traffic is spread out you can get by without the clutch.
That's how I drive, that's how you drive, but that's not how it's taught to be drove now.
Any idea if your engine temp gets too high?
It stays at normal operating temperature , otherwise I think it would idle strange or die , none of which happens.
I wonder how it would work with a torque converter drive? maybe only need 2nd and 4th
With the right Torque converter it would probably do great, but they are several hundred $$$. The cheap ones I have not been impressed with. Thanks for watching.
Ive always wondered how far a small motor like that would go on a 40L tank but also the speed it can do
I haven't tested the miles per gallon yet. I would probably guess 45 or 50
When it comes to new cars, dont you just wished they looked simple as that when you open up the hood? How fast does it go and what are the MPGs?
Right now it is geared to run 40. It definitely could run faster but then it would start getting weaker on takeoff. MPG is currently undetermined. Thanks for watching
Tbh I'd rather daily drive this kind of system than regular manual. I built a mudmower on similar design, except I modified the clutch to grab at 800rpm so I could literally drive it at idle speed. It idles at 720-750RPM, its also not jerky, clutch is way smoother at lower RPMs, slipping RPM range is to maybe like 1500, there its fixed
Drives like any centrifugal clutch manual transmission ATV. Most reliable vehicle Ive ever driven. Its also by far the cheapest, total cost like 300 bucks
Awesome
So whats the mpg, top speed, is it safe enough to mingle with traffic?
Top speed now is 40 , I don't know the MPG yet , and yes it is quick enough to drive in town.
0 to 60 eventually? Will it do 60? I would love to see this technique with a motorcycle engine in that car, like a 1+ liter motor.
This one is geared to go 40 mph, there's a guy on CZcams called JJ's garage that has a sport bike engine in one
If we see the end of times, we'll all be getting cars from him 😂
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How fast will this thing go?
40 right now
What’s your top speed with the engine
It runs 40 at the moment, it's still got good take off
Nice job stirring those gears! Since that motor has 18 HP, I wonder if it could power a late 20's Ford... HMMMmmmmm...
Pretty sure it could as long as you don't have to go too fast
I want to try it
Go for it
You should make videos on how many MPG you get in each vehicle
I would really like to but it's difficult to rack up that many miles when they ain't exactly road legal 🤔😕
Will it take off in 2nd or 3rd gear?
It will, but just like on a normal car it's real hard on the clutch.
@@ChrisfromKeyfarm Thanks, just trying to get an idea how much power it has. Sounds like it could be geared for a few more mph top speed if it can take off in 3rd.
It could, I just don't want it sluggish in the lower gears.
Have you ever tried a CVT?
I've tried them on other projects and never really was very happy with them. The one rated for this kind of installation is several hundred dollars, its just not worth that to me.
@@ChrisfromKeyfarm check out the series 30 from go power sports. One might help with the torque ratio, I believe it’s about a three to one and they are very close to a one to one ratio when fully engaging.
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It's important to go slow on a synchronized transmission to give those synchros time to match the speed and not wear them out. If you have a regular vehicle with a clutch dont drive this way it will wear the synchros out. Trucks don't have synchros and are designed to be shifted without the clutch, and thus no synchros to wear out.
I've driven every manual I've owned in the last 20 years like this never had a problem.
@@ChrisfromKeyfarm that's because you go slow. I've driven several pickups with work out synchros because people don't. One truck you would have to double clutch and rev match on a up shift. it was so worn out. I'm just pointing out how risky it is. In your builds you have no other choice, on a regular vehicle it's not a good idea.
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Ooo, is like floating gears in a semi, I did that for many years … till I got stuck in a damnible automatic truck. (Ah hates it!)
I don't really mind an automatic going forward but I sure hate to back one up a hill
How fast will 18 hp go??
This setup in the car is going 40 mph I had a similar setup in my Mazda truck that topped out at 45 keep in mind these engines are unmodified.
got a vid for automatic tranny and preditor in a vehicle?
I don't know if it'll work on a automatic transmission and don't have an older auto to try.
@@ChrisfromKeyfarm in xmas valley oregon i have an '88 toyota camry with automatic. engine is bad and rodents chewed some wires.
@fredanderson5544 oh man I hate rodents , they ruin a lot of stuff.
Hi what is the maximum speed with this car
40 at the moment, but I could re-gear it to go faster , but I would lose some power in the lower gears.
Baby 2stroke Detroit
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I watched the video like three times just to hear his shift that thing sounds so good sound like a two-stroke Detroit
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neat ! your 18 wheeler had no synchronizers in the trans (ex driver here too) , car transmissions do . ok in your mg , but i wouldn't reccommend anyone trying to change gears w/out the clutch in an ordinary car .
It works in every manual I've ever had .
So what type of speed are you getting with this engine?
40 mph and the engine is governing out , I have it geared that way so it's not sluggish taking off.
@@ChrisfromKeyfarm dang 40mph around the farm is plenty fast! I love this type of content!
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Whats the top speed on that thing?
Right now it tops out at 40 when the engine governs out so I could re-gear it and get a little more top speed but I'd lose a little power in first gear.
@@ChrisfromKeyfarm 40 is actually really good with the governer still on! If you leave it the way it is it will last forever! You could always throw a billet rod and flywheel and maybe a cam in it so if you had to pass someone you could easily get up to like 55-60mph.
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Bout ws fast as a model t
Pretty close I think
How fast will it go?
It's geared to top out at 40 but it's not sluggish in first and second. I could gear it for more speed.
@@ChrisfromKeyfarm that’s pretty good! Cool 😎
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What's the top speed for this car ?
40 right now
That’s the car you was sliding it around in the snow?
Absolutely. Hey you are one of the few that watched that video, 😂 . Thanks!
Can it take off in any gear?
Technically speaking, it's possible , but it would be VERY hard on the clutch , would probably destroy it in a short time.
@@ChrisfromKeyfarm much needed information. Thank you.
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What’s 0-60 time?
LOL, 17 minutes, actually till you find significant hill to go down. Top speed is 40.
I have a small pickup I'm going to put a predator v twin in it
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Whats the top speed of the car ?
About 40 , here is the video on the car.
czcams.com/video/HkaHAV52Lzo/video.html
Look at the 780 driver. Belt drive itll handle 50 h.p.
Only problem is that torque converter costs more than the car.
Essentially a homemade slush clutch?
This actually has a regular old centrifugal clutch on the engine
what's the estimated top speed ?
The actual top speed is 40 mph and it gets there pretty quick it's not super weak in first.
40 but different gearing could make it faster
@@ChrisfromKeyfarm that's awesome ----
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How fast is that car?
It's geared to go 40 mph I could gear it to go faster but right now it has pretty good takeoff
@@ChrisfromKeyfarm MPG?
As of right now that is unknown
Same as a big truck.
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What’s the top speed?
40 right now
Early V w bugs start with 28 hp I would try for a dayle driver
I bought an MG midget that is even lighter than the MGB , I'll probably try and 50 mph out of it and get it street legal.
Has anyone ever hooked up a automatic transmission in a car or truck like your small engine vehicles? It seems to me that you could do away with the centrifugal clutch.
If you hooked one to an automatic transmission you would have to keep the centrifugal clutch because you would definitely have to do away with the torque converter. I have not seen one hooked to an automatic transmission and I do not have an automatic transmission to try it on yet. Thanks for watching.
Yes. They are very slow😢
What's top speed
40 right now