11-07-2017, 08:32 AM
The new 820 is a very durable engine and you can get it with the tapered crank like a McCulloch. You have 2 classes to run it with the small carb, dry clutch and box muffler: Sportsman Rear for the older rear engine karts and West Bend only class for sidewinder karts thru 1979. In the Sportsman rear it would compete with 100cc Macs. There is nothing that is trouble free in vintage karting but this setup is real close. Properly setup and maintained you could go to the track and have loads of fun without working on a kart all day and have plenty of time to turn laps and socialize with some of the best people I have ever met. You may want to go faster later but this is as good as it gets for a newbie.