212cc Predator Mods: Stage 1(FAST and LOUD!)

Overall this is an awesome kit! Would recommend! It was easy to put on and makes a huge difference in not only sound but also performance! Another great go power sports product.
Any questions? Drop them down there and Ill get back to you as soon a la possible!
Tools needed:
13mm wrench
10mm wrench
Small Philips Head screw driver
Needle nose pliers
Locking pliers (optional)
Socket set (optional)
links:
Kit:www.gopowersports.com/212cc-pr...
Website: www.gopowersports.com/go-kart-...
Go check them out, I'm not sponsored by them but still.
Thanks to cars and cameras for the recommend, go check them out to!
Hope you enjoyed!

[@kartingkid714]

Thank you to those leaving positive comments! Advice is much appreciated

[@Gone_rn]

Hey man what kind of header did you choose when picking the kit

[@jakechunasamy9642]

Shawn Lee it’s the straghit back one

[@Gone_rn]

@@jakechunasamy9642 lol yeah I just guessed and got it right

[@jakechunasamy9642]

Shawn Lee lol

[@aaronhuffman6922]

@karting kid what pipe did you choose

[@williamparson7702]

I was just taught something by a kid...thanks dude...glad to see your turning wrenches instead of playing video games...your parents must be really proud of you...great video.

[@kartingkid714]

ahahha, thanks man! most of my vehicles scare the hell out of my parents lol

[@muddypigstudios861]

Lol

[@hulenweston]

@@kartingkid714 dude same.😳🤣

[@mrsmrriverasanchez9291]

Can’t agree with you more

[@MoRzX3]

@@mrsmrriverasanchez9291 fr

[@josephgibbons4068]

Someone's been watching carsandcameras amazing job bud the video was adult quality

[@kartingkid714]

You got me there, I love c&c! Thanks man, it means alot! Youre the kinda people who make me want to keep making videos.

[@josephgibbons4068]

Of coarse man! The editing was on point you even added how they say and Finnaly stickersss all around cool. I hope you get up their with your channel and you keep posting!☺

[@kartingkid714]

@@josephgibbons4068 I hope so too, and I was hoping someone would notice that! Another video will come oit soon, just really haven't had much to work on. School gets in the way

[@josephgibbons4068]

@@kartingkid714 i got yah ive been getting stuck up in school as well. What grade are you in?

[@kartingkid714]

@@josephgibbons4068 8th my guy

[@thomasj5138]

Kid pulls the motor with a full face on two thumbs up bud

[@motoriggin654]

As a teenager who does stuff like this, I'd have you on my pit team any day.

[@TT4ME]

Wow! A kid posting a video on youtube without cussing like it makes you cool. Good job on the video. About to take my governor off today. Just got the motor yesterday.

[@kartingkid714]

thanks man, and good luck with your build

[@richardsmith5738]

Good job. I'm an old guy and I learned something today by watching your video.

[@beto-zm8oq]

Love your video nice and simple straight to the point on how you do things can't wait for stage 2mod video

[@davidwatlington9702]

Awesome job man! I’m 51 years old and JUST did this to one I bought a while back. Keep up the good work 👍🏻👍🏻

[@kartingkid714]

Thanks man! Im going to start pushing out vids when school starts again, and the support is amazing! hows your engine running?

[@davidwatlington9702]

The Karting Freak running good! I also put 18 pound springs in mine and completely deleted the governor. Wish you could hear it! Lol! And one thing you might want to consider is wrapping your exhaust. I put the same one on mine and burnt the crap outta my arm adjusting the idle. I ordered a fiberglass wrap from Amazon for about 10 bucks and it did the trick 👍🏻👍🏻

[@kartingkid714]

@@davidwatlington9702 i have that stuff too, not only is it functional but it also looks amazing

[@davidwatlington9702]

Absolutely! I’m also mounting my gas tank higher above the engine and putting a clear inline filter and shutoff valve in the fuel line. This will hopefully keep the gas cooler for more prolonged get up and go plus you can be sure you aren’t bogging the carb down with gunk overtime. I’ve already built the mounting plate and have a bigger tank to mount on it.

[@blasterbretty6385]

Bro you da man!!! one of the few vids on this subject!, making room under the seat for my mini quad drifter, have to remover air box and exhaust to go after market!, you've saved me so much worry, Thank you all the way from down under!

[@alsanchez3256]

I'm a kid and I am happy that there is more people like me instead of playing games all day you're out doing something with your life I was going to get these parts for my birthday because I really wanted to work on my go-kart but he has a new subscriber now

[@JVScustoms]

Nice video man! Keep up the good work. I just did this to my 212 along with the governor delete. Just waiting on that billet flywheel to see what she’s got.

[@SupremeODMG]

Someone just getting into 212s this was informative, nice video bud.

[@skrilla2133]

Barley going to start fixing my 212 Predator and this will be my first little mod thanks a lot bro and it helped a lot by you putting the link of where you got the things from

[@connorssmallengines6663]

Glad to see another kid into small engines, although I am more of a Briggs fan. I am working on a 1971 Honda c70 right now but I have some videos on my flathead Briggs.

[@brycejohnsen2386]

Also a younger small engine mechanic and I have a 70s and a 80s briggs ya have to love the old ones

[@68pishta68]

Looking for a big block 7HP Tecumseh for a 1970 Powell Challenger frame I picked up....

[@snoopdog68]

Good job! I ordered a hemi preditor last night and the mod kits. :)

[@asphaltcowboy7868]

Someone needs to sponsor this boy and buy him a set of racket wrenches.. very good video..love the details. Keep up the good work!!

[@kartingkid714]

thats the goal! Thanks for the support

[@trevinskiking2165]

@@kartingkid714 Take your kart & a sample of the work you do too a sema show,if you can afford it & buy up some old Karting books from the 1960's...the hot setup then was twin McCulloch MC10 ? 2 Stroke engines with open cast header manifolds.( Does that bring back any memories for the older crew ?)T NZ

[@minibikeboi6477]

Bro I don’t know how much this helped my go kart didn’t seem fast enough

[@kartingkid714]

whats ur sprocket and tire size. This does not increase rpm just power

[@trevinskiking2165]

In the 1960's & 70's 6:1 was the standard starting ratio with 4-5" rims. Divid the number of drive teeth into the driven sprocket number of teeth eg 11 divided into 60 will give you your final drive ratio - run a torque converter if you can afford one : you'll have quicker pickup.Thanks Trev New Zealand

[@raian1063]

I really enjoyed how easy to follow this video was thanks

[@LuisMorales-te3qz]

Nice job. Very informative! Great video and camera work. Thanks!

[@whiteamerican]

This is awesome seeing a kid do this

[@russk54]

Way to go!! ❤️ Your Videos. Keep them coming. 😎😎

[@ringotwins8909]

As a thirteen year old boy i do this same work im currently rebuilding a go kart im impressed you know what your doing and you know parts of the engine but heres a small tip that "Phillips head" is actually a flat head Phillips is the plus anyway good job and good luck lil youngster

[@WildfoxFabrication]

ha i younger than you both and i own a small engine repair business and build gokarts and mini bikes

[@ironhead9507]

good job. your master link clip was on backwards though, you want the opening of the clip pointed in the opposite direction of the chain travel so centrifugal force doesn't pop it off

[@kartingkid714]

I learned that the hard way, but the kart has come a long way from this vid

[@rikischell259]

I see it now 10-15 yrs from now this young man is going to be a "crew chief" some where =)

[@Vqlogan]

Most helpful video hands down

[@bigdog5389]

On the exhaust, you tighten down one side all the way first and you should have equally tightened them down as you went just saying you could have messed up the gasket.

[@jmat7383]

8:00 that's a flat head screwdriver, ie the flat tip. Great job though on the vid otherwise.

[@erickbobadilla6791]

Your video helped me install mine brother! Good work! Make more videos.

[@loxity6454]

Thank u im new to this kart thingh and for sure i will check the store u brougth it from its amazing seing kids teach older people and u just earned a sub👍👍

[@sicklyjoey4211]

I can’t wait to do this thank you

[@isaacperez3041]

Yo thank u for this u really good at this type of Stuff keep going 🔥🔥

[@javierrocha1445]

Good job man keep it up

[@sandrablackburn4823]

Now in my professional opinion that’s a badass kid!

[@pyrotactic9230]

This was better than the go power sports tutorial

[@BunkerBlog]

My reccomendation (if you haven't already done this) is if you don't feel like taking out the governor, try backing out the throttle screw as much as you can. You'll get 3900 RPMs out of it (up from 3600 stock). You can also do the "spring mod" as I've been hearing people call it. It's literally just moving the spring that attaches to the governor arm up one hole. I've heard claims of 4900 RPM when combined with the throttle screw being backed out. I'm a bit wary to try this, as I don't know if the governor can handle 4900 (I hear they're tested up to 4200, which means you'll *probably* be OK but I'm not sure.). Valve springs, flywheel, and connecting rod should all be fine.

[@kartingkid714]

After the vid I'd backed out the throttle screw. But thanks man! I'll be doing a governor adjustment video soon, I don't want to completely removed if I don't have to. Seriously thank you, I can never get straight answers on these things on the internet

[@BunkerBlog]

The Karting Freak No problem man. But like I said be careful with that adjustment. I'm not sure if it's 100% safe for the governor gear to be operating at such high RPMs. Then again there are stock motors with no work done on them that break.

[@Alex-cu6uw]

Shark Bait if your just turning the govener screw out I’m sure it’s fine but I don’t recommend moving the springs on the throttle assembly forward one hole because that govener gear is not very strong

[@BunkerBlog]

@@Alex-cu6uw They do it in the box stock predator classes all the time. Not sure how LONG you can run it like that, but I doubt it is that bad considering they wring the crap out of those engines on the track.

[@davidjohnson6588]

You did good. Just remember to do the valve springs soon and you will be good to go.

[@kartingkid714]

David Johnson Thank you! Will do! Sorry it took me so long to get back to you.

[@chauvinsgarage1515]

Did you do the Governor Delete?

[@kartingkid714]

Luke Chauvin No not yet, I'm probably gonna put slicks on the kart soon so I'll be doing one to keep up the speed

[@chauvinsgarage1515]

The Karting Freak Ohh okay awesome! Im looking to get a Go kart soon, Im about your age and dont know much about them, But im really considering the Predator 212 with a Govern Delete and stage 1 kit with the valve springs

[@chauvinsgarage1515]

Recommend any Chassis? I like the Yerf dog style because of the full suspension, And i found one that don't run for just a couple hundred bucks. But im worried the 212cc wont have enough power for it

[@preludedudesi5208]

That's a flathead screwdriver, your on the right track cool to see a youngster spinning wrenches, tou should of cleaned the rest of that gasket before the header pipe install. Keep up the good work and remember when messing with engines cleanliness is godliness snd always use torque sequences and specs.

[@capricornninja3693]

Did you remove the governor i wanna know if its worth the work to remove it ad well as yhe upgrades you did im gettn different stories from alot of people about it

[@josephmaldonadojr4692]

@@capricornninja3693 I would assume you have found your answer by now but it is worth it depending on your gearing you will hear the engine stop revving all the sudden if it is "running out of gearing" but in my case my cart goes 35mph at 2900rpm considering the max governed rpm is 3600rpm there is no need for me to remove it (though it was already removed when I got it) and I've reved it to 4700 (without my chain on so I can free rev it)(usually you can rev un governed to at least 5200k pretty safely with a completley stock engine/flywheel in my case I hate my gearing but my sprocket on the axel is a pain to remove in my case as you can see my engine has a lot more in it so the gearing is stupid hope this answers your question to add my mods are just an intake upgrade and jet but these are not needed for you.to.rev higher though you gain some top end power

[@adamp4361]

Capricorn Ninja I recently removed my governor and I can assure you, if you are bored with your kart/mini bike and want more speed, it is the most effective way to increase your RPMs and speed.

[@mekhipryor5253]

One of the best explained videos ever 💯

[@kartingkid714]

Thanks dude

[@1MACVSOG1]

@@kartingkid714 I hope you flipped that metal gasket back the right way, its upside down

[@kartingkid714]

@@1MACVSOG1 I did. I took the whole kit off after I finished filming to make sure I didn't f anything up cus I was nervous

[@1MACVSOG1]

@@kartingkid714 cool I had did the same thing one time took me awhile to figure it out

[@kartingkid714]

@@1MACVSOG1 it's confusing I had only been doing this kinda stuff for a year at that point so I was kinda flying blind

[@jeremyburke4284]

Good job kid! Very informative.

[@modisjohnson28]

Excellent quality. Thx man

[@kellystumphauzer727]

Awesome job!

[@KingMotorsportPhotog]

At 9:07 when you put the bowl back on the carberator, the pivot pin in not fully engages with the float. This may cause the float to bind up and not meter the proper amount of fuel into he bowl.

[@Dirtbillys]

Good job young man!

[@walterhernandez338]

Pretty well explained. I wish I known were to find them kit now

[@bigdog5389]

One other thing. When you took the bowl off the bottom of the carb you said now you're just gonna need your small Phillips head screwdriver that's wrong you need a flat head screwdriver to remove the jet. But keep up the good work man your doing good. Just didn't want someone try to remove their jet with a Phillips and it not be right lol.

[@avega2792]

Good work, kid. Keep turning wrenches.

[@bigfoot9421]

I’m doing this tonight thanks!

[@68pishta68]

Cool to see a young man wrenching on a motor nowadays. It's a straight slot screwdriver. And a governor delete should be next on your list.

[@blaisedavid7071]

By the way it's best to keep the metal gasket when installing the new intake for better flow to the small tubes

[@TrevorM4ZT]

Love the video!! Thanks for posting!

[@MrVictoryfilms]

Good informative video! I learned a lot.

[@bradleyjones9554]

Great job guy 👍. My son and I race each other, I have those parts coming for my 212cc.

[@lucastheriault2787]

8:54 pin for the float not in all the way

[@lucastheriault2787]

But good job did you upgrade your valve springs yet 18lb or more??

[@kartingkid714]

Oh thanks! I should fix that! No I haven't upgraded the springs, though they are cheap I'm saving for a minibike build

[@rodneyferneding3084]

I did 22lb spring it sucked swapping them

[@landonlovelace92]

@@rodneyferneding3084 was it worth it

[@sifisomasina1164]

@@landonlovelace92 probably cause it increases engine rpm which increases speed. So probably worth it

[@tspitfire2220]

First video made by a kid that’s not cringe. Nice job kid

[@jakeforrester7624]

That really helped my go kart thank you

[@david2000bc]

Good work!

[@coffeeskateboarding5552]

This helped a lot man thanks

[@jaimegarcia1589]

Love this video !

[@kartingkid714]

Thanks! It was my first video with me actually doing things in it haha

[@jaimegarcia1589]

I actually went to the same place you got your parts from since it wasn’t to far from me

[@taylorcurren8546]

Video was great you did everything good I was always told tho if it’s turning more rpm’s gota put the billet flywheel cause the stock one will break

[@frasertive2726]

There isnt no way i would be wearing a helmet to work on my stuff 😂 but great video bud. All i have is make sure you dont get any debris down in the motor and make sure everything is clean so nothing can have a chance to get in the motor. When stuff gets in the motor it messes it up fast.

[@kartingkid714]

Thanks man, I was a still young so I was like "gotta protect my identity" lol. Yeah I really should clean everything, the kit is on my minibike.

[@RobertDickens2002]

@@kartingkid714 I figured that's why you were doing it

[@jakescorpion1]

Great job

[@holleyciggy]

Gonna be immobile when that float pin vibrates out bud.....mad respect bro

[@the_jankyard]

dude i watched this a few years back and i just seen it on my fyp.....i did a dirt cheap build i put a nasty cam in it and this kit with a mikuni carb and some 60lb valve springs just for the heck of it and that thing hit about 60

[@donuts2129]

4 years ago, wonder how you’re doing now. Very bright

[@kartingkid714]

Thanks! I've been freelancing as a powersports mechanic for a while now, working on cars now too

[@eggystinkering2303]

Good stuff!

[@Slow_OBS]

Good job bud keep it up

[@jreezee08]

Good to see a kid with mechanical skills! Reminds me of myself! 10 thumbs up

[@kartingkid714]

thanks homie!

[@quiklids]

Nice job!!👍🏼

[@Jsmooth69able]

Good for you kid! Very humble…

[@KingMotorsportPhotog]

At 10:02 you put the metal carburetor spacer on upside down. the hollow tot he upper right is covered which will throw off the idle.

[@hengkyho708]

Greaat and thanks a lot.. love from Indonesia

[@josephscotson1065]

Your float pin is out I seen it when you took the bowl off and tried to put it back on

[@highlyamped8962]

Nice vid. I was wondering if that wood you used as a motor mount holds up.

[@kartingkid714]

yeah ive used that one for a while and its still in use, its a cars and cameras trick

[@natejones541]

great video!

[@StephenBrewer89]

If the motor plate a piece of wood? How old were you here? Kinda reminds me of myself when I was young. Doing whatever it took to have some fun! Awesome to see young ones still into tinkering vs being inside! Thumbs up man!

[@PositiveInsightss]

18:09 a couple days ago i just installed the stage 1 kit ( just need the jet and filters ) but yes it was a dad and son project that we have been working on for maybe a month now 😌... Super close, its an occ schwinn stingray chopper bicycle that I'm gonna install the engine on. Have a good day bro.

[@kartingkid714]

damn that sounds awesome! let me know if you need any tips

[@PositiveInsightss]

@@kartingkid714 will do

[@lovingthedream]

Great vid. Only because you asked it wasn't a Philips driver but a Flathead driver .. I know not important but you asked if anything wrong. Great job

[@fatninja987]

10:00 the metal spacer was put on upside down, the hole on the top right of the carb should line up with the hole on the plate. Great video regardless!

[@lilboy3804]

Amazing bro

[@jklersy9724]

Great vid,2 things thats a flat head screwdriver,and your float pin was hanging out in the carb.

[@jmac3693]

Should I be using lock tight on any of these nuts or bolts? Or is it a preference thing?

[@saijinL4]

for some reason that metal gasket where the air box is was on the wrong way and then reinstalled the wrong way. watch from 9.20. wonder if anything happends blocking that hole. but besides that great job buddy

[@Chloelove785]

Check the pin on the carburetor float. It wasn’t pushed in all the way.

[@Trouble_Gav]

Totally agreed i payed for the stickers!

[@blaisedavid7071]

Great project but you did not have to take motor off I just did the same on a home made chopper with tge hemi so much power with a torque converter

[@redcomet1717]

even more impressive than the knolege of a small eninge is knowing hwo to explain it and how to edit the video seamlessly.

[@kartingkid714]

thanks!

[@fish_R_stinky69]

Needs a torque converter (with a juggernaut). You can run much shorter gears with a torque converter to get a higher top speed and good acceleration.

[@joneserupinsmoke9161]

Lol hell yea lil dude get it and keep the helmet on I love how u rock it through clip .but be safe lil bro when u start doing what ur up to u end uo getting up there in speed bro be careful kid

[@christiansummers1476]

What does the whole from the vales do bro I didn’t have one

[@puregaming3976]

you can do this with the engine still on the cart. harder though

[@kartingkid714]

True true, I debated it but I wanted to get good angles on the installation

[@johnwyman6126]

Thanks for showing us the intricacies of this kit. I don't understand why you had to pull the engine off the cart in order to install this kit. Is there something I'm missing? I don't think that that gasket you replaced was put on correctly, you can see holes behind the gasket that are not sealed. You might also want to add a muffler to that pipe to reduce the noise.

[@jarrodcapone8617]

Do you gotta adjust the air/fuel ratio? Or nah

[@user-ez9ld9tv3w]

you should get a rachet. it would make tightening and loosening the nuts and bolts a lot faster.

[@Buildingart78]

I was looking at those kits, and not saying they come with the vents?

[@nacarey6561]

Will it work perfectly fine without the gas air filter

[@fantro1064]

Nice, I'll be using a omb stage 1 kit with a billett rod and flywheel. Also, you should invest in a drill lol

[@kartingkid714]

im saving up to buy a dewalt impact driver/drill kit

[@Some_person.]

He has a drill in the video.

[@Dirtracer-ox6gp]

What difference does the filter make

[@bryanlloyd6024]

This is great! Can you say how much faster it goes compared to the stock engine before the modification?

[@kartingkid714]

If you did the full stage one mod (with governor removal) depending on the gear ratio there could be a around a ten mph difference. In term of acceleration, I do not know but there was definitely a difference!

[@bryanlloyd6024]

Thanks! What do you think the difference would be if you kept the governor in?

[@kartingkid714]

@@bryanlloyd6024 over all the top speed would not increase, but there would still me as acceleration increase

[@jettsieger2910]

Does this make it faster. Also is there any other mods I can put on this to make it faster?