Golf cart governor adjusting

[BillGates]

Some local golf courses around here have golf carts that travel at a decent rate of speed while other courses have carts that may as well be giant turtles - walking is practically faster. (Or maybe it's an individual cart issue vs. the course in general).

Anybody know how to mess with the speed governors on a temporary basis to make the cart faster?

 

[Eli]

Are we talking about gasoline or electric golf karts?

 

[new2AMD]

not without looking at it but there is a governor in them that you can turn to jack em up a bit but watch for a lot of backfiring.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: new2AMD
not without looking at it but there is a governor in them that you can turn to jack em up a bit but watch for a lot of backfiring.

Govenor has nothing to do with backfiring.

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: Eli
Are we talking about gasoline or electric golf karts?

oops, forgot to mention it - the ones in question all seem to be electric. Many are Yamaha.

 

[BillGates]

I also wanted to mention that it doesn't seem to be a throttle limiter or something but more of a speed limiter. You can go straight up a huge hill at say 10mph with the engine cranking along and then go back down the other side of the same hill and the engine will coast, limiting you to 10mph again instead of allowing you to apply that same power on the way down.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: BillGates

Originally posted by: Eli
Are we talking about gasoline or electric golf karts?

oops, forgot to mention it - the ones in question all seem to be electric. Many are Yamaha.

Ahh. Not really sure, then. Not really sure how the govenor works on an electric go-kart.

It's probably just the travel of the "throttle".. different range/resistance...

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: BillGates

Originally posted by: Eli
Are we talking about gasoline or electric golf karts?

oops, forgot to mention it - the ones in question all seem to be electric. Many are Yamaha.

Ahh. Not really sure, then. Not really sure how the govenor works on an electric go-kart.

It's probably just the travel of the "throttle".. different range/resistance...

Oh crap - I'm sorry, not paying attention to what I'm writing here as I'm at work. They're GAS, not electric. I think I was typing my response as I read your question. Sorry!

 

[Pepsi90919]

electric ones use a computer to adjust that kind of thing. i think in yamaha's, they're in front of the battery array, sort of behind the charger plug. and i don't believe they're adjustable.


when i worked at a golf cart rental place, we had a couple EZ-GO's that lacked an electronic governor for whatever reason and they FLEW like nobody's business. of course the batteries died in like 20 minutes.

 

[edro]

The gas ones have a standard throttle governor that is adjusted by a set screw on top of the throttle body. We used to set them on the Harley Davidson carts when I was in high school (bet you didn't know HD made golf cart engines).

 

[spidey07]

and while we're at it...

Just how in the hell do gas powered golf carts start/shut down without an apparant starter?

 

[Doggiedog]

The slow ones may just be out of batteries.

Either that or the passengers are lard @sses.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: edro13
The gas ones have a standard throttle governor that is adjusted by a set screw on top of the throttle body. We used to set them on the Harley Davidson carts when I was in high school (bet you didn't know HD made golf cart engines).

i saw one.

 

[new2AMD]

Originally posted by: Eli

Originally posted by: new2AMD
not without looking at it but there is a governor in them that you can turn to jack em up a bit but watch for a lot of backfiring.

Govenor has nothing to do with backfiring.

well i noticed that when we used to crank them up they would tend to backfire. I dont pretend to know much about how they work.

 

[woowoo]

YAGCT?
(Yet another golf cart thread)

 

I know but you are going to have to apologize for all the AC/DC bashing you have done in the past before I educate you in the subtleties of speed governors.

 

I am going to assume from your lack of a response that I am not going to get an apology

 

[ThisIsMatt]

Just don't take it off completely I threw the rod in an 8HP tecumseh (sp) after the governer had been disabled Punched a nice hole through the side, split the block, spilled all the oil out on the street

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt
Just don't take it off completely I threw the rod in an 8HP tecumseh (sp) after the governer had been disabled Punched a nice hole through the side, split the block, spilled all the oil out on the street

That's the main problem. Those little engines just don't take the RPMs well at all.

 

That's the main problem. Those little engines just don't take the RPMs well at all.

Two reasons why ;

1)Non pressurized oiling system

2)Long stroke

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: Roger
I know but you are going to have to apologize for all the AC/DC bashing you have done in the past before I educate you in the subtleties of speed governors.

whoops, I forgot about this thread for a bit and didn't see your responses. I guess I can handle calling an AC/DC bashing truce.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Roger

That's the main problem. Those little engines just don't take the RPMs well at all.

Two reasons why ;

1)Non pressurized oiling system

2)Long stroke

The main reason is the cheap-ass cast connecting rod.

You can get billet rods for the engines that are much, much stronger. That's what they use to create 8,000RPM monsters out of quaint 5HP Briggs.

Splash lube is actually quite effective....

What do you consider to be a long stroke? Equal to or more than the bore?

 

[PCTweaker5]

Would it be possible to put a small 4 cylinder in a go-kart if the frame was strong enough? Not a dune buggy frame but the little ones ya know? That sh*t would be fast as hell.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: PCTweaker5
Would it be possible to put a small 4 cylinder in a go-kart if the frame was strong enough? Not a dune buggy frame but the little ones ya know? That sh*t would be fast as hell.

you mean like a motorcycle engine? Sure, why not, after all people build gixxer carts...

 

[PCTweaker5]

Got a link? I was thinking more like car engine but sure why not a motorcycle.