EzGo Electric Golf Cart DuroMax 18hp Engine Swap Ep1

Today we start the EzGo Golf Cart engine swap. We strip it down and get it ready for the new Duromax 18hp engine. * Update- One year later and this thing runs like a dream. We had some issues with the air filter falling off when it got warm. No other problems since.*
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[@RedBeardsGarage]

Tried to get the CR80 video out today with no luck. Ep2 will be out next week of the EzGo. Thank you for watching and supporting us!

[@JohnWheels]

Great video! God bless!

[@automotivesurgeon]

Awesome I want to put the same engine in my cart 96 club car ds. I work on these thing for a living they are fun to work on.

[@ToolinAround]

A Yamaha 400 or 450 ultramatic would have been fine..

[@theoverlanderutv2747]

I can't wait to watch this one vid. Last summer I built a 1989 Yamaha g2 golf cart with a Honda gx340, 4" lift and mud tires. The thing is a beast. I call it my "poor mans Yamaha rhino"

[@gamewithmasonh6143]

I have a question about my go kart

[@GulfSouthGene]

Love Red Beard sharing his skills, I am 76 and learning from this young skilled fabricator. He Rocks! Love to watch his videos!

[@raychambers3646]

Nice to see someone taking it apart without using a big hammer and throwing the pieces in a heap like a typical us car show!

[@benjirevels7900]

a little old lady at church needs her golf cart fixed, so lets double the horsepower and remove the governor lol

[@ianmcfadden689]

So I was watching one of your videos and my wife says...what does RBG stand for, Really Big Ginger? I bout lost it.

[@jrewing8012]

LMFAO

[@Zimeftw]

Really glad you guys put this video up here. I'm working on a 92 EZ Go. No engine but putting a gas motor in it (Duramax probably). I don't have a gas rear end but I was thinking about trying to rig up a Kubota static trans to the rear axle to have reverse, ect. Would be cool if you guys did something like that.

[@RC_Trailblazers]

How did it go putting a diesel engine in a golf cart? Was it a stump puller!

[@mcdoctorglock]

@<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1028">17:08</a>- weld table love! That is an awesome weld table!

[@devongoodman8278]

It was cool seeing this video because for the past few months I’ve been working on one similar to this that had a compression issue. All it took was lapping the valves and it’s good to go, aside from the ignition. I think all that it needs now is either an ignitor or a pulsar coil and it’ll be running like new. Great videos man, keep up the good work.

[@Justanothergamerboy]

These robins 295 are good motors if you adjust them right but they’ll launch the second rod away from the oil pump. I’ve rebuilt 2 already on my 2 carts

[@jimmyherring4349]

Great job so the reverse is on the rearend. I think the older ones the motor ran backwards and forwards

[@monkeydude3987]

Looking forward to how this one turns out - always like seeing different engines put in golf carts. Those stock 2 cylinder engines seem pretty smooth but it looks like what you are putting in is going to really rip!!

[@charliehollis5614]

I put the 18 hp 440 cc Deorro Maxx on my ezgo and upgraded the rear gear i get a top speed around 35 with a ton of Torque Are used a kit from Vegas cards which came with all the hardware to mount the motor it was a very fun project are use the factory golf cart muffler to make it quiet

[@HillbillySailor]

Following this build with interest. This swap definitely simplifies the engine setup. I've worked on a few of these so-and so's and have grown to hate them.

[@ralphbaxter7193]

That's a damn good work horse motor you guys just took out of that cart Robin 295cc probably just needs its valves adjusted to six thousand of an inch

[@charlespaxton8173]

Excellent videos thank you very much I have all the parts here's the house already when are the machines that I have think I'm going to put an 800 Can-Am Renegade motor on it and transmission

[@immrnoidall]

oh man, that bench /vice setup is great.

[@josephbober7284]

I got excited when you said duromax cause I thought you said duramax. A diesel golf cart would be badass

[@shaynedumas4436]

I been building golf cars a long time Red... you really tricked that engine mount out...great job bro!!!

[@billlester7983]

I am converting an electric 1979 club car to a 16hpe duromax engine with fnr gear box. Try doing one for all of us that watch you and are doing this conversion. I'll check back when I'm done with mine.

[@meco72104]

It would be fun to see you design and build your own Mini bike frame, how cool would that be.

[@inmotion81]

Really like the fast golf cart .if it was yours you should put some big tires and a lift

[@JVaughn344]

Ready to see you finish the EZ-GO golf cart build...👍👍

[@inmotion81]

116k subs you the man I just remembered looking at it not to long ago and you had 30k.good job .

[@elesjuan]

118k subs man! Glad to see you guys are doing so well! Just think... not that long ago I asked, "Why the hell do you only have like 4k subs?!" Keep it up my dudes!!!!

[@RedBeardsGarage]

I actually remember you asking that lol. Thanks for sticking around

[@samsgarage1716]

You got good Fabrication skills.I have a wielding machine but I need practice.

[@16driver16]

That sucks those little 2 cylinder robins-subaru engines are fantastic when they run well and especially if you do the stop-start delete conversion. I always wanted to swap a honda 3 wheeler chassis under the rear and keep the rear axle and such and make a fun sxs, but I will say the best part of these is building them up and keeping the sewing machine silent engine. They sell 3 and 6" lift kits for I think $300, and they fit 22" tires. Stock I could barely fit 20" rears and 19" fronts

[@devanlagaisse3564]

I like how they put the sound effect when they lift the engine out

[@kquilter1393]

anxious to see this, getting ready to have to tackle this exact swap for my father.

[@garylucado5029]

I have done several of these conversions. It is so much better to use the starter generator for drivability and charging. Having to turn the engine off to put it from drive to reverse sucks.

[@RedBeardsGarage]

I actually wish we would have now lol. We let the electric starter go when we sold the stock engine

[@bryduhbikeguy]

Have you considered a toolbelt with fire extinguishers to wear for testing your stuff??LoL.

[@RedBeardsGarage]

I need one lol

[@bammersmith5993]

Love your videos.thanx for sharing them with us GOD BLESS.

[@cassiusdante2216]

Nice job on the swing arm .

[@FastLaneLyfe]

You are hilarious. Keep up the awesome work bro. 🤟🏾🙏🏾

[@MrEazyS10]

I'm about to duromax swap my parcar golf cart. Do I need to run a torque converter on it? Also how would one keep a battery charged on one of these swaps?

[@RobertSmith-fz5vf]

Offroad golf cart would be cool to see built by yall

[@lawnsbytrevor]

Me and GOKARTSorGONEFISHING are in the final stages of putting a 420 in a clubcar theres more build videos on his channel if any one is interested. Once it's completely done I have another 420 to go in a ezgo. Will be doing a lot more detailed build videos on that one now that we have an idea of what we're getting into.

[@Heather22056]

Good job and well worth the effort.

[@dennysexton1373]

i love that weld table!

[@FastLaneLyfe]

Brandon is Lit!!! Redbeard should be KZbin's Man Of The Year!!! #RedBeard2020

[@carlconlee6572]

Da Truth ;

[@KTMSXSful]

Nice weld table !

[@williamfelts7530]

Red beard if we could stop seeing you twerking you did the bounce on this golf cart and the bird bike checking suspension bounce lol

[@Molinajme]

Next golf cart engine swap, use a 3 cylinder geo metro engine

[@juniorchavez5940]

How can you make the base to put another engine that is the original, in this video you make the base as you can see at minute <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="937">15:37</a>, there are measures for this because i have an ezgo car and i want to put a 23 avant-garde engine hp, thanks i'm from San Luis Rio Colorado Sonora Mexico

[@braxtondeshazo6178]

He said he was doing braxtons golf cart, that’s my name 😂

[@bobrider7198]

Been waiting for this video. U should get one for yourself and mod the hell out of it. Like a drift golfcart

[@michaelbenoit248]

The thing with these things is that they just go and go and go. The original motor was a longevity thing. Y’all should’ve kept the duramax stock. Y’all just make the engine even more short term than it already was. If you can use the original starter do it cuz these things aren’t a shift on the fly. You shift then the motor is off, that’s why it’s called and EZ-GO.

[@Fackler91]

Cool project!

[@getitgarage3671]

Make a video of your all your mini bike and gokarts like a whole garage tour

[@shawnkiller90]

HOLY SHIT.... The first video where I can offer some actual experience advice...!!!!! these are older but still reliable ASF carts and engines.( I work with them EVERY DAY) with my job... so if you have any questions or need parts I can probably help out!!!!!!) Just send me a email man!!!! +Red Beard's Garage Like seriously... I work on a few golf courses and this shit is so damn common!!!

[@dirtbikeguy9422]

Awesome video as always beard 🤘 can’t wait to see that thing rip, just send it lol

[@nathanlyman10]

Make it fast, slam it, roll cage, harnesses, and nice lookin car wheels on it

[@chriscarroll3470]

Looks pretty cool switching powerplants. It'll run much better now

[@charlescanton4740]

As a retired professional mechanic I can never understand why some people will not take the time to do some clean up before starting work on a project machine.

[@johncuervo3019]

I thought they would pressure wash it

[@kingavegarage8722]

engine looks similar to snow mobile or side x sides. But much smaller.

[@heavystarch100]

Driving me nuts! I never work on crap unless You clean the filth off first!! 😳

[@vicbrown7637]

I think you had some special bolts that made it easier to mount the engine to the engine plate. I can't seem to find anything like that. Can you help?

[@regularmotors9649]

I wish I could do a v8 swap in my 99 ezgo txt electric cart

[@wentdavid12]

Hey Greg and Mrs. Hope you had a Blessed Thanksgiving! I learn and I think a lot of people learn by repition. I understand you already have a bunch of upgrade vids but I think a lot of people would still like to see the upgrades being done. Just my opinion. Also I saw a vid where Greg said he was going to do a complete wiring video Did that ever get done? I can’t find it. I’m about to move electric start on a Tillotson Hemi and sure would like to see it done. God Bless TIA

[@RedBeardsGarage]

The wiring video is coming out very soon. Its a ton of work but we are on it

[@wentdavid12]

Red Beard's Garage thank you! No rush I didn’t know when the video was that you talked about it. I was binge watching. Just wasn’t sure if I missed it. Thanks again!

[@davekimbler2308]

Just found your channel and if you loose the southern twang you’d be a clone of my boy ! I like what I see so far !!!!

[@truthseeker2900]

Very cool.

[@mingusbreeze]

Thanks

[@charliehollis5614]

You know you could just Adjust the valves on that Robin Engine and the golf cart would’ve ran just fine

[@camden2941]

thats boring lol

[@richardwest4722]

Nice job!

[@mc2000Gmc]

Awsom fab work. Have you ever used the factory ezgo clutch? I purchased the tapered coller for a predator, just wondering your experience with it. Thanks keep the great videos coming 👍👍

[@fredbuehl6449]

hi. do you have the link to the air filter and adapter? I didn't see it listed. Also the plate looks different than the one used in video? Thanks for posting the videos! Currently working on a golf cart conversion with same motor.

[@porkchop803scwilliams9]

You guys are good

[@durangojohn714]

Thats really sick ! Bada** build

[@crazykidsivyliv]

Thanks for the video. Working on mine now. Can you let me know what bolt you used to thread into the shaft of the 440? Not sure what to use. I am taking the torque converter off the old Robin engine but need to bolt for the 440. Thanks again

[@keithrogers5832]

I have been waiting for you to build a golf cart, do one with a 670 and I'm interested

[@moosemechanic4591]

keith rogers 670’s are too expensive

[@toddcoleman5388]

This is awesome

[@curtishanlon1781]

Can you put a 459cc predator in a 90's model club car?

[@yrdGBA]

Hey guys, love all you do! I also love the Table with all the holes, where can I get one? Thank you.

[@RedBeardsGarage]

Weldingtablesandfixtures.com

[@jok3yjesu339]

Honestly I wanna see a golf kart lowered with some bigger rims and a bulit predator 212 or a bulit predator 670 so a race golf kart

[@Shackd02]

I'm interested in the engine mounting what the cheapest way to mount a honda gx390 in a 1997 ezgo txt model

[@lanceulbrich6249]

Johnny joint is the name you are looking for

[@TheAtkinsM]

please show the inside of that golf cart muffler. How do they make them so quiet!??

[@FastLaneLyfe]

#RedBeard2020 Lonnie no stunts lately? You know how to make a man feel good!!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@jaymatthews03]

Congrats on passing 100k subs.

[@troybrown4737]

Followed what you did only problem I have is backfire. Any suggestions?

[@TheLonesometoad]

Those Robyn twins have an issue with their heads. The valves are too soft and pull through the valve seats. All you needed to do is replace the valves and set the lash. A hundred bucks would fix that engine.

[@russellcatron3185]

You should build a twin engine go kart!!! Or twin engine golf kart!!!

[@owayne1312]

I think they already made a double engine kart. Could be wrong

[@vinces8974]

Awesome job

[@justgrayyy105]

*"Jeepers! You're REALLY Strong!"*

[@oooooo387]

all it needed was a valve adjustment 00.4 fila gage

[@cynzhero62]

HERE!

[@Deltro61]

Any new discount codes for small engines in 2021?

[@keldeweese7637]

Not gonna lie would’ve really like to have seen this thing get Duramax swapped. Every golf cart could us an L5p lol

[@jfsiiiautomotivereviews8343]

Depending on year, it should be a 295 cc engine

[@ryanclark7391]

Valves need to be adjusted, had the same problem

[@maddoxbrown4349]

Can you back out a throttle scew without having heavier valve springs

[@1980bwc]

She needs a couple more rearview mirrors on that booger! Lol

[@jeromepaul858]

Watching this video caues i sent mine hard in the paint last night, you guys wouldnt happen to still have the motor woulda ya? Mine has a pretty big hole in block lol

[@warrenfloyd2628]

cool stuff! where are you located? I'm heavily experienced in small engines, and modifying them, and have done engine swaps,such as lawnmower engine to boat motor, re engined a generator and made it verticle, also cut down a 175cc yamaha dirt bike engine and put it on a batavus moped, it was insane! keep up the good work!😎

[@ralphbaxter7193]

Bulshit

[@TheOtakuClan]

Hello I had a question I got a 420cc and I have a spare 30 series torque converter kit it's too small for the motor so I was wondering if a 40 series torque pulley and driver would fix that 30 series back plate? to save money

[@DonovanBryant92]

I want a golf cart so badly

[@SportbikerNZ]

Loving it.

[@SDS-1]

What is the boombox on the work bench? Is that a Panasonic woox ?

[@dustinmiller7278]

That golf cart I bet has like 45 psi or less on compression before the swap ... That thing must have some miles on it .... Or someone forgot to give it out changes

[@jeffreypruitt1053]

I wish yall would do this for my daughter who is 13 and just a few days had surgery becouse she had canser

[@eryn83]

Hey red beard I'm wanting to start my own golf cart engine swap.....what is it you're doing to the valve springs at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="790">13:10</a> in this video? I see you checking the gap but is this something that I would need to do too?