Kart & possible heat problems.
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:00 pm
Hi,
I designed a kart a while ago, and have just got round to mounting the engine. [Refer to image] I planned to shield the 180 bend with something (possibly stainless or aluminium or both) to help keep the heat away from the driver and fuel, but having mounted it, I am unsure if this will be enough!
I am concerned over how much a heat sheild will help?
- The engine is about 6 inches from the drivers back (lower shoulder blades for me).
- The seat is fibreglass, which will definitely have problems without any sheilding.
- The fuel (propane cylinder) was designed to fit under the PJ, between the seat and rear wheels. A 15kg cylinder will fit, but I plan to use a smaller one, wedged behind the seat to keep it further from the engine.
This part of the design should have been done using TLAR rather than pen & paper!
As a second problem (I am not as worried about this at the moment) is brakes. I do have some small disk brakes mounted, but they wont be very effective for emergency stops at 40mph. Would anyone think it silly to incorporate a simple parachute?
Could people please post their suggestions.
Thank you!
JS.
I designed a kart a while ago, and have just got round to mounting the engine. [Refer to image] I planned to shield the 180 bend with something (possibly stainless or aluminium or both) to help keep the heat away from the driver and fuel, but having mounted it, I am unsure if this will be enough!
I am concerned over how much a heat sheild will help?
- The engine is about 6 inches from the drivers back (lower shoulder blades for me).
- The seat is fibreglass, which will definitely have problems without any sheilding.
- The fuel (propane cylinder) was designed to fit under the PJ, between the seat and rear wheels. A 15kg cylinder will fit, but I plan to use a smaller one, wedged behind the seat to keep it further from the engine.
This part of the design should have been done using TLAR rather than pen & paper!
As a second problem (I am not as worried about this at the moment) is brakes. I do have some small disk brakes mounted, but they wont be very effective for emergency stops at 40mph. Would anyone think it silly to incorporate a simple parachute?
Could people please post their suggestions.
Thank you!
JS.