A 40 horse twin engine go kart, hell-freaking-yeah, that would be unbelieveably cool Edit: Holy Hell thanks for all the likes ❤️

Kevin, thanks for your smaller, lower budget video's!!! Nobody else do them. I'm a family man and my budget is small. This is brilliant!!

As they say, bigger isn’t always better! This is an amazing find! Imagine if you found two V-Twins you could fit on there. The instantaneous torque from an extra cylinder let alone a 20 horsepower unit times two would be nearly impossible to handle I’d imagine. Well done.

From woods rescues to go-kart vids. It's all good. Love the random content. Keeps it exciting. Dont change anything.

This is great fun. Just a little tip when servicing. When you remove the carburetor take the choke handle off the top and the small snub end is designed to stick into the fuel line as a stopper. You can then service the carburetor without having to clamp fuel lines.

Bruh that thing is gonna be a blast in the snow! Also next time yall go kart... just casually slip me a location, ill drive out 🤣 this time for real

I like how your content is very informative and actually show us the parts all broken down and the explanation of what you are doing, I would love to see that 40 HP twin engine go kart😂, that sounds absolutely insane!

I love that you encourage kid’s behind the wheel of a small go kart, they are so fun to drive, as someone who drives, I am careful when I drove, especially since I am still young.

The ending of this video hit home. That's such a good takeaway. Thanks for what you do :)

I'm 13 and am working on my own cars and projects now. I started getting in to fixing things and mechanics from go karts when I was little and it started and paved a path for me. Great way to start working on stuff. Awesome find

Absolutely love this go kart and I can't wait to see where you're gonna go with it. I've got a Mb200-2 minibike and a few rotary snowmobiles. It's nice to take a break from working on the long term car project and work on something that gives more instant gratification.

Great video! Don't forget to oil the brass bushing on those clutches with a few drops of engine oil before each ride. They'll last much longer and operate smoother. If not the brass bushing will fail quickly then you'll have squealing, squeaking, grinding and the clutch locking up. Very important to oil them each ride.

@Junkyard Digs Keep this trick I devised years ago for the future when you do carburetor cleaning.. Try this... Heat the plastic tube from the carb cleaner spray with a lighter (about 1/4-1/2 inch from the end. Then pull on each end of the tube to stretch it. This makes the outer/inner tube diameter smaller and more of a pin point. When the melted plastic solidifies, use small wire nippers or nail clippers to snip the tube at the smallest diameter that still provides flow when spraying. The cleaner comes out like a pin point pressure washer and the shrunken plastic tube end fits snugly inside whatever port your spaying thru. You can also do the same to create 90 degree angles in the plastic tube to spray sideways inside long venturi tubes. (Like idle circuits) I used to make/keep custom tubes around for these situations. Hope this makes sense. Love your content!

Definitely make a 40 horsepower twin engine go kart!

Loved the message at the end, God bless and your are absolutely right! You sold me on getting my girls something with a motor.

The message at the end (about kids learning and kids having fun) made my eyes tear up a bit. What you said was 100% truth. It's a lifetime memory that will serve them well.

I am genuinely excited that you guys did this video, the find, amazing, the fact it works that great, amazing, and the last big of the video taking about how it brought you back and to build good memories with your kids or just younger family in general, just shows how much of a good hearted fella you are, can’t wait for the next installment of videos

I was into carts for at least two decades, and I never even heard of one of these. Got to be quite rare.

Damn man, got me a little moist under the eyes talking about your cousins and how go karting was fundamental to your driving skills. Makes me think back to my childhood and my crashes on go karts and similar machines. Thanks man. From one dude to another.

Could you cut the axle shaft in half, install a second gas pedal, and operate the two engines separately in order to have torque vectoring? That would make it corner crazy good!

Thanks, Kevin. As a septuagenarian who no longer lives in the US of A, I enjoy your focus on vehicles more suited to my generation. I haven't worked on a car since I rebuilt carburetors on my brother's '64 Beetle and my '64 Dodge Dart. It was very satisfying to see those cars come back to life after such a simple repair that even I could do in my teens. However, RIP my '51 Cadillac....

Good job guys!! I especially like the lessons learned by the kids. That’s a great point and can’t be overstated!

Worked once on a nearly identical Honda attached to a small generator from the 90s. Family bought it for my great grandfather, he died 25 years ago, and it sat ever since. All it took was some fresh gas and a float bowl rinse and it ran like new. Hondas are the ultimate cheat code for any revival - you win before you start!

You are an honorable man! The world needs more like you my friend. Thanks for looking out for the lil guy!

KZfaq Flair bought a 400 acre abandoned high fence back in the spring, there is an old bulldozer that has been sitting on the property. It's located near ohmaha Nebraska, possibly in Iowa. Would love to see ya get it running

Your comment about the fundamentals of driving with the young men was dead on point! My father built me a go-kart whenever I was 4 years old, he governed it to go a whopping 8 mph with a (of course a) Flathead 3 horsepower Briggs & Stratton engine considering I'm 52 years old. He then turned me loose on it and of course I wrecked into trees and fences and he always laughed and fixed it. It did teach me the fundamentals of driving whenever I started driving , I already knew what to do! But my first truck he gave me at the age of 14 which is a totalled out 75-year model Chevrolet short wheelbase truck that I had two years to build a engine, straighten the frame and do all the bodywork. ect. We on the Candy factory as I was growing up and he started me off at 8 years old on summer vacation working maintenance on all the wrapping machines and taught me how to weld, heli arc stainless and aluminum, run a lathe, milling machine and beginning's of fabrication of conveyor machines. He loved me so much and was eager to teach me anything I wanted to know. RIP MY DEAREST LOVING DADDY....

Please Please please! Make a second part to this!... Everyone in this had a Smile a mile Wide Man... And so did I! ..that thing Rips!... Great stuff Man!

Dude. This is awesome. I have the same exact small engine and I fully rebuild it in my small engines class at school. It runs perfectly now and just watching this reminds me of it 😁😁

Love that comment about relatability at 3:00. That's one reason I love y'all's content so much. Variety and "anyone can do it" mentality behind videos is why I watch every video you put out. Keep up the good work man!

This video should have been labeled "Every thing you need to know about small engines" ... helped me so much on restoring my gokart from when I was a kid.. it has the same motor and this video was perfect!

I honestly can't wait to see you bring this when you hang out with carsandcameras guys again man. It'll be so sick

That was fun. I’d love to see Mook drive it!

You have got to be half my age but I'd hang with you Kid. I love your appreciation for us, the viewers and not the dollars. You, the Mookster and the lil pup keep up the GREAT content. Thank you.

Best line I have heard ever (" As sure as God got sandals") That is something I have never heard before and it made my day. Thanks Kevin.

That ace looks like a honda recon with a chair. Me and my buddies went ham on those growing up. But sick video man! It looks like the first owners caught mad air and just dipped everything on impact 😅

I cannot wait to see more of this series, I absolutely love go karts and love seeing this

Firstest thing for old(er) folks working on go karts: Put it up on a shop cart if you don't have a lift table. If you haven't done so, check out Jr. Dragsters. They used a 5hp Briggs side valve engine as a base in at least one class, but you would never recognize it! Lots of machine work and special parts, and very quick.

My step dad had one like this but it had slicks in the back. Was the funniest thing I could remember growing up. Brings back so many memories. 😊👍

I used to race both sprint & laydown, single & dual Mac-101 karts as a teenager back in the late '60's, with speeds of up to & over 130mph on the tracks. I wound up giving my brother one of my sprint kart chassis to do with what he would with it. He beefed up the chassis & made an insane moto-kart out of it, getting on upwards of 70-80mph on dirt tracks. And even now in my 60's, I could still see getting out & ripping up the dirt with one of those. Great video & philosophy about the kids !

Torch tip cleaners are one of my favorite tools ever! I use them for so many things besides cleaning torch tips and welding tips!

The best part of it is you still have the karts from when you were a kid. That's the american dream well alive. LFG.

I love how you guys show how simple this stuff is. More people should definitely learn these skills

Congrats man, now you have something to take to the next Cars and Cameras Track Meet!

Fun fact. I went to school with Bob's son Carson. Graduated with him in 96. More fun facts. The track at BKS was highly regarded as one of the best karts tracks in the country. Funnest fact. I actually worked at BKS and there is an, admittedly remote, possibility that i may have had a hand in assembling your kart. I used to rip around the shops gravel parking lot in one of those, and drove spec karts on their track with all 5 of the combs boys. This was probably back in like 96-97?? Super cool to see one again!!

The "I hope the brakes work." Followed by a slightly nervous laugh. My favorite part

Hi Kevin, I’m a kart guy and I’ve never heard of this beast!! What a great find, at a great price!!

Book smarts and practical experience is a win every time, and when disguised as fun even better.

I loved how you summed it up at the end. Seeing the kids grow, their confidence and skills...I got a 6 yr old myself and am about to get him on my 1984 Honda 50Z that i've had since I was 7 to get him going to build that same confidence and skill and experience that you talked about here. Thanks again man, great video

3:00 KEVIN, YOU GET IT!! You totally get it Thank you!!! This is why i'm a sub and always will be. I've unsub from like 4 other major car youtuber JUST THIS YEAR because they've all gone the route of the "let me just flash my cash at everything and go to o'reillys every 10 seconds to buy new parts for my overpriced project!" Damn i love you and mook for keeping it real! Respect!

i would love to see you mod it first on the list however WORKING BREAKS and a roll cage

27:31 thats the most mario kart physics lookin cart I've ever seen 😆

i have never wanted to drive anything on this channel as much as this go kart!

Holy shit this is amazing! That's a fantastic find and it looks like a blast! Thanks for sharing!

I’m gonna be honest this is my favorite video you’ve ever made!!! That crap is crazy!👍👏

Love the end of story parent talk. I agree 100% I have done that with all my boys and they can drive anything.

absolutely beautiful ending with the kids. kick ass go cart

Gotta say you have found some very very intersting contractions lately to bring back to life. Y'all got some fun toys out there in Farm Country!

Great content, keep doing what you're doing, mixing it up every once in a while.

My ex girlfriends brother had this exact cart. It had mad torque with the two engines. Top speed wasn’t anything to write home about, but they got up and went off the line. Loved this thing the few times I rode it

This is so cool,I'm 62 brought back memories, Love your chanel.....

This was an awesome episode! I am 51 and would love to be able to drive one of these things! I think it’s stage one upgrade would be very interesting.

Great video - love that go-cart and of course would love to see you strap two uber powerful engines on there so long as it isn't a death rocket afterwards! Really wish go-carts were something our family got into - that thing is awesome! 👍

Please please please build this thing up all the way. It’d be too much fun!

Perfect! Kart awesome, the cousins running the track was cool, brought back those same memories as you! Hop it up, hop it up! If they did not make them long it would probably because of liability and or cost. I’m sure a few got hurt and it was not cheap when new! What a blast!😁

I do believe a little shade was thrown at a certain channel that rhymes with "mice trip barrage." I could be wrong but honestly I love both channels and love the content man. I hope all is well with you and Mook!

That thing is already legitimately dangerous, I cant wait to see what you do with it

As someone that cleans small engine carbs on a very regular basis, an ultrasonic bath is a godsend.

Love the unique projects on this channel (long time cars and cameras fan, rbg and others), have seen a decent chunk of your vids- love the narration, from the technical to the more emotional, for the lack of better words. Really makes for great content! Keep that shit up

I love watching performance builds on small engines. I have seen some rebuilds of Predator engines that were insane. I would say have some fun with it and build it up. I would suggest a roll cage too.

I know this video is 18 months old and you probably wont see this comment but THANK YOU, i loved it and you little philosophy speech near the end was so on point its unreal.... Im in the UK and factory dual engine go karts are pretty common here, my friend had a twin yamaha 125cc kart when i was young and that thing was a beast... chain clutchs as well and it was good for about 60-70 MPH and we could run it for about 3 hours on 2 tanks of fuel... this video brought back many a good memory....and some not so good as i chipped a vertabrae and broke my arm when i was sliding round a corner, inside front wheel dug in and it threw me off like a raging bull, i flew about 30ft.... luckily the only thing i hit was the ground but i was still laughing my ass off even though my arm was bent in a place it really shouldnt bend LOL...o the days.

Your end comments about fostering fun driving with your cousins hit me in the feels, made me hella nostalgic.

You can get split timing advance keys for the flywheels on those engines and racing pistons. Take the governors out and change to straight tube exhaust headers. Get some split sprockets so you can tune your torque curve to your application.And can get jet kits for the carbs. I worked at a racing park for a while, maintaining karts with those engines. And when you do blow one up, go to harbor freight and buy a $100 replacement to start all over with.

I’d be down to see a 40 hp twin motor go cart

I totally agree with the message at the end. I've avoided plenty of accidents on the road thanks to split-second decisions that I learned how to make while riding a go kart. This is the way.

Couldn't agree with you more about putting the young ones in the seat, and let them go! Good video! Just going through some of your past videos that I've missed!

Some of those gx (and clone) engines need a minute or two to warm up before they will run good with the choke off. I've got one on a minibike that needs to idle for a good 2 minutes before it will snap up without bogging. My 16hp predator 212 takes a couple minutes as well.

This really makes me want to build a twin engine go kart.

You can never have too much horsepower! Your right foot is the speed control

Just want to say thanks for the turn on to Raycon...just got mine and these are the best ear buds i have ever had. You Rock!!

The salty look isn’t good on u bud, the Independence is a cool as car. Love your new go cart things sick, n those Hondas r amazing motors this things goin to rip n be cool as hell.

Hey Kev you’ve got my head spinning with this one, now I’m thinking about trying to build my twin engine go-cart 😁 personally I would love to see more content on builds or revivals like this. As far as the go-cart goes, I say go for shit and pump it up👍🏻 just be safe😂

My son (15 now) had a go kart when he was younger. He ran it, crashed it, injured himself, and learned why you take safety precautions in a motor vehicle. He is a huge proponent of safety belts and has a firm appreciation for turning, traction, speed, braking (and BREAKING), and maintaining your ride. He has since graduated to ATVs and even electric skateboards, but he still respects the risk management aspects of operating motor vehicles. His first car will still be a 60 hp econobox though.

Had a friend who's snowblower was malfunctioning. Troubleshot it a found that lack of fuel was most likely the culprit. Torn into the carb like you did on this video, and purchased a torch nozzle cleaning tool like you did. Low and behold we got it started. Thanks for the life hack. Worked well.

Seeing a mini build series in the go kart would be super cool! Don’t feel like you can’t make videos with other vehicles. Revivals are cool, but build series and making something actually nice is also good to watch

$7000 engine on a $500 beater...any one thing on your mind with that statement?

GREAT AVICE ON THE KIDS!!

The sound of the dual honda's brings me back, I used to go to a local kart track and they had the tarmac carts with dual engines and I used to LOVE ripping them around, beating all my friends. Sadly they are closed and I dont have the space for a kart but I would love to get back into it one day

Someone sounds a little salty that Derek made 1 million subs

30:28 you said moron

Dude that ending was mint

I had a 1985 Honda Odyssey FL350. I gave it hell up until I got out of high school in '96. That 2-stroke 350 was a powerhouse!!! I live in East Tennessee, and it never had any trouble handling any terrain I put it on.

You have to be careful bagging other channels when you have a workshop full of sponsored Bendpak lifts and other gear. Everyone does things differently and everyone has different tastes.

Nail on the head with the "got kids and gotta focus on realistic goals" bit. Me, I had to turn 34 or so before ADHD just magically eff'd off. But, alas, my projects won't improve because now I got two boys to build for. ... Frankensteined mustang with parts from every single model era (mustang II front end, 2015 IRS subframe) will just have to stay in my dreams.. for now.

so awesome. takes me back to my old sears orange crate go cart. years of fun.

I remember drooling over one of these in the Northern Tool Catalog when I was a kid.

and you and your little cousins made a memory nit soon forgotten ! Worth every penny if you ask me !! awesome video !!

Very cool! I just spent the last month working on an old Murray go kart for my son as a Christmas gift. Now I want one of these!

Since it is a rare go-kart, I would restore it to it's original glory. I can tell you from my own experience that giving it to much horse power is going to get someone hurt. I flipped mine on a corner I had taken 100 times before after upgrading the engine to a 10 HP Tecumseh that I salvaged from a wood chipper. I put my hand out to stop it from going over and the roll cage crushed my arm. Took over a year to heal. They wanted to cut my arm open to release the pressure. Didn't stop me from riding it though.

I have never seen any go kart like that from the factory. I'm looking forward to see what you do with next so show everyone what it can be turned into, loved the video can't wait to see more, have a wonderful day.

Dude, that thing is sick! Hell, 1 Honda would kick ass, but 2? Wowee!! Please do more with this go-kart.. I'd _love_ to see more upgrades to this. 😎 I really miss my carts.. Had one that I traded a case of Busch light for and completely rebuilt from the ground up, w/ a totally rebuilt 8hp Briggs on it. So much fun, but I traded it like a dummy. I know where it's at though and I think I'm going to try to get it back since it's just sitting there.