How do you remove the governor off a go kart?

Question

How do you remove the governor off a go kart?

Answer 1

If you remove the governor from the go kart and you over rev these small engines without doing alot of work on them they usually have valve problems {Floating} and other problems that will cause them to fail.

Removing the govenor will make your cart faster but it comes at a price. At 3600 max rpm your engine will probably last for years. Remove the govenor and you've got a 50/50 chance that the connecting rod will break every time you go over 7000 rpm.

To increase speed make the sprocket on the axle smaller and if it has a centrifugal clutch with a chain drive find a clutch with one or two more teeth on it; however, changing your sprockets will affect both top speed and acceleration. Going to a lower ratio (bigger sprocket on engine or smaller on axel) will increase your top speed but your acceleration and hill climbing will suffer. A higher ratio (smaller on the engine or bigger sprocket on axel) will give you better acceleration, lugging and hill climbing but you will loose top end.

Check the Do It Yourself forum at http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread... for more information regarding governor removal and alternatives.