Installing a TURBO on our BUDGET 50cc Drift Kart! | PART 2

[@CamMartonDrift]

Man this was so much fun!! Think I might have to build one! 👌🏼

[@itsmikelake]

We NEED tandems 🤣👌🏻

[@MicahBell_1860]

Uppa!

[@drifting6917]

mee too

[@itsmikelake]

Surely we can convince @cammartondrift to build one so we can tandem! 👀

[@ANZHoldings]

heck yeah!!!

[@tigeraxe8347]

yesssssssssssssssssssssss

[@3D_Concepts]

I vote for a mini drift series

[@TX_Railfanner]

Okay now add a ES44AC GE train engine turbo on this mini go kart

[@ExpertMarsbar1990]

She’s needs a micro nos system now mate

[@Disabled_Toad]

you NEED a boost gauge. It would be the cherry on top.

[@Turbowagon]

Very nice. New clutch with higher rpm engagement would make it a lot more gnarly for sure

[@RexH]

no way it flutters HAHAHAHAHHA so good man!

[@fabio77809]

Thanks Mike, for these videos of the 2-stroke turbo

[@itsmikelake]

Happy to provide you guys with entertainment bro! Thanks for watching 😁

[@fabio77809]

@@itsmikelake You're welcome🤝

[@Kim83rlin]

Tuna no crust. Your drift cart is my must- watch. Thanks for bringing the joy of tuning into fun shenanigans like this.

[@itsmikelake]

Haha I love this comment so much. Thank you bro!

[@littlelifer8284]

Love this little 50cc build i currently have a minimoto with a 50cc its being done up as a drag bike and your turbo install was helpful no one else has actually managed to get one properly working on a small 2 stroke amazing job

[@itsmikelake]

Drag bike! That's so cool haha. Thanks for watching 😁

[@stuartarneaud218]

fun lil project bro and beautiful Gf

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you my friend. That will make her day!

[@SkyfighterZX]

Hey Mike, i've replaced a lot of 2 stroke clutches like the one you have there, just sharing a trick, take the sparkplug out, put a rope into the cilinder to jam it and stop the clutch from rotating as you undo the bolts, works wonderfully, then you just take the rope out once you done

[@itsmikelake]

Brilliant advice! I'm getting an upgraded clutch today...So keen haha

[@brzd86]

So rad. keep the turbo, paint it pink

[@itsmikelake]

Absolutely agree to both 👀👌🏻

[@Stephenmillsy556]

Chrome purple would look sick

[@stevenmorrell9414]

Hi mate u can up jet the carb and put racing Reeds in the carb too we used too do it too our mini moto bikes there same engine also u can get the water cooled engines for these … Steve from 🇬🇧

[@itsmikelake]

Brilliant! I’ll look them up on eBay 😁. Thanks!

[@stevenmorrell9414]

@@itsmikelake no worries pal look forward too seeing how far u take it 😂 it’s going to be sick

[@theegwana2103]

Get a long distance expansion chamber for high revs or the short distance expansion chamber close to cylinder for low down power band simply put… cool build

[@Lucas_sGarage]

who says you cant turbo a 2 stroke? it can definetly work you need to properly tune it and have an expansion chamber before the intake, but it can absolutely work

[@Mufoom]

still waiting for the twin turbos... 👀

[@yvindmelkevik3024]

You have to paint it bubbelgum pink

[@captcade2913]

You should paint it bright orange, I reckon that would be sick

[@miranmusa]

PAINT IT PURPLE

[@captcade2913]

@@miranmusa no

[@thenetworkguy_]

The old variator springs and weights, just like a 50cc scooter.

[@itsmikelake]

Yeah I’ve never seen a system like that before! Pretty cool

[@highwaltage]

heck yeh! another thing you can do manually for free. is open the ceiling of the exhaust port in the head about 2mm higher.

[@itsmikelake]

👀 okay thanks! I’ll Google this & make it happen. Love me some free power haha

[@mufffinman4203]

more Chinese parts on this thing we know what the pro build looks like but full built budget stuff is soo nice to see. new jets or carb bit more fuel for the boost and new clutch should be mint :)

[@itsmikelake]

Best thing about these things hands down. Parts are SO cheap! I’ve been shopping on eBay 🤣

[@CamMartonDrift]

Man your eyes are dreamy

[@neoskattjohansson6118]

Put twin Turbo on it pls

[@itsmikelake]

👀

[@jdivine8337]

Paint the frame like a lime green!!!

[@pisstoffcat5136]

Lime green and purple accents

[@louisx5688]

This little quad is really nice and with a clutch it will be awesome! I wish this turbo would be mine so i can put it in my 80kmh three Wheeler homemade .

[@adamh9077]

So since this is 2 stroke and oil is mixed into fuel does that mean the turbo doesn't need a oil feed for the bearings? Only 2 stroke I own is a 5th scale RC car so I know nothing about 2 strokes otherwise

[@itsmikelake]

The turbo still needs oil, I’ve filled it with high temp oil & grease and capped it off for now. Seems to be working okay!

[@thefinch8021]

Frame needs to go gold or purple with a load of flake 👌

[@kelevra558]

So I built one with a Yamaha ttr125 engine and gearbox. It has Yamaha blaster front suspension. I cut 4 inches out of the control arms and used rear shocks off of a xr50 with stiffer springs for my front coilovers. Rear suspension is just a miniature triangulated 4 link setup with a gocart axle from go power sports, using xr100 rear shocks for the rear suspension. The engine is in the front of the thing, I use a Harley Davidson belt drive from the gearbox to the jackshaft then I use chain back to the axle. I also bought a little miniature steering rack from go power sports so the steering is actually really good. I fabricated my own front knuckles that give me 58° of angle, 10° or castor, -3° of negative camber and I don't run toe of any kind. The Ackerman is perfect, the geometry is actually super good. Literally if you can drift this thing you can drift a car. It's 9 feet long, 3 feet wide, on some baller golf cart wheels with these tires that are made for street driven quads. I didn't know that was a thing but, they're low profile and actually super easy to get the conduit sleeves I use on. Yeah so I don't use PVC. It's way WAY too slippery. So I use this like rubberized yellow and black conduit. Its the legit like PERFECT amount of grip. It doesn't last as long as PVC but it's way more fun because its ACTUALLY like drifting a hooked up pretty quick car. It's not like driving a pickup in the snow. So yeah I already put a cam in it, better carb, pod air filter, port matched the head to the intake and exhaust, but its still not enough. So I think I'm gonna convert it to fuel injection and add a little baby turbo. If I can get it to make 20 hp on race gas I'll be STOKED. I was kinda thinking about bolting this xr400 engine I have on it but, I'm a Yamaha guy ya know? Maybe I'll build another one and put a banshee engine in it.

[@itsmikelake]

okay that build sounds fricken INSANE! Haha. I'm going to fit a bigger engine at some point and put this thing on a dyno to see what power it makes 🤣

[@kelevra558]

@@itsmikelake dude I LOVE what ur doing here. Honestly IS there a better way to get a jump on your offspring's car control?? Absolutely not. I stuff some garage couch cushions behind the little animals and they'll burn through $50 of race gas faster than I used to burn through $50 in other flammable and toxic things that made me go fast. Yes..we have a couple couches in the garage....1, im american and that's just how we roll 2, it gives all my friends and family a nice, comfortable place to sit as they talk my ear off while i fix their futhermuckin' vehicles. You know what else I've been looking into man? So there's this military surplus engine. I wanna say Chrysler made them. It's a flat 4 cylinder but it's only like 5-600 ccs. It's air cooled, and once you open up the intake, exhaust, run good fuel, advance the timing etc they sound like a super high revving old air cooled veedub. From what I understand the bore and stroke are super common sizes so aftermarket forged components are pretty readily available. Mate the thing to an old Harley Davidson transmission, maybe like a Yamaha virago or vstar, something that's shaft driven... Turbo the thing, forged internals, coil on plug, fuel injection, haltech elite 750, shoot. If it worked we would see billet blocks in 2 years. Thanks for the reply man!! I admire the fact you appreciate your fans. My wife says it's really cool the way you mention your girlfriend and how fond of her you are. She says when girls see sweet things like that, it gives them the ability to forgive all the extremely unfortunate premature infatuations brother ya dig? I'm just kidding man.

[@gxiong3917]

😆😂🤣 WTH.... I nearly fell off the couch @ 11:10‼️ 🫨😦🙃😵‍💫 BTW Your DIY e-brake burnt the clutch up.

[@TeewopShiesty]

it’s funny because this little series is getting significantly more views than the regular car content 😂😂😂 bro even built a damn rwd lancer and this gets more attention lmfao! keep it up bro, just found ya and subscribed

[@itsmikelake]

I was legit thinking this today 🤣. You just never know what’s going to do it for ya. I’m grateful none the less!!

[@theegwana2103]

The reason why people say it won’t work on 2stroke is because the boost pressure is lost past the crank seals or pop the seals out

[@Connor_Rodley]

A nice Champagne color would be nice.

[@stevencoleman1557]

Think you need to do a speed test😊😂😂

[@Clippy_1]

You can probably make even more power if you use a real two stroke exhaust pipe from a moped. If you want to make it faster and I would recommend to engine swap it with a Yamaha yz 80 or Honda cr 80 engine and make a shifter drift kart.🤔 Very cool project!

[@itsmikelake]

I'll get the most out of this engine, then we'll upgrade her! How cool would a sequential shifting drift kart be haha

[@Flavorsonlyyy]

Please do a jug set - piston, 2stroke expansion pipe & a clutch springs.. & lets see how fast it goes just on the Stock tires without the PVC.. cause i know it will rocket‼️‼️‼️love the build from scratch types of videos..

[@dandesjardins2552]

This is How Mario cart Started😂Thanks Donkey Kongs ride

[@saiko4477]

You might need to pressurise the gass tank with the boost pressure. Because when you boost carburated engines the boost pressure can push fuel back to the tank causing the engine to starve

[@lachlanbruce5566]

Some things to improve would be I agree with you need a bigger carb im surprised the boost isn’t blowing fuel out the seals of the carb get a carb with jets so you can easily tune the carb that will help I wouldn’t go over 15mm sized carb id just replace the whole clutch with a performance one the 2 shoe one and swap ignition lead and ngk sparkplug cap disconnect the kill switch I’m excited to see how this build turns out plus you’ve inspired me to build my own turbo’d 2 stroke 🤩🤩

[@jafferm1938]

It should be. No way that the turbo is hooked up legit. The blow off sounds are edited in(they only happen sometimes, not every time he lets off the throttle). And that carb would 100% be blowing all the seals if it was really running with boost. A 50cc 2 stroke isnt spooling that turbo. The exhaust housuing would have to be 1/4 the size. I'm on the formula sae team at college and am one of the turbo guys (turbo on a 450yzf in our racecar on a motec ecu) and i can confidently say that this isnt making any boost at all.

[@Luc4s3555]

Would be a bit stupid but I think it would be sick, you should put a spark plug in the exhaust to become a flame thrower 😂 love the content keep it coming 👍

[@MicahBell_1860]

3rd degree burns..... Tara bursts out laughing. She's a keeper mate

[@itsmikelake]

Hahaha I was thinking the same thing when it happened 🤣. Get a partner that laughs at your pain and you’ll never be unhappy haha

[@PuckFNT]

Don't let people tell you that a turbo 2stroke doesn't work. 2stroke turbos work great...when properly done. You need an expansion chamber and the turbo acts as a restriction at the end just like the stinger on an NA 2stroke. Some boost will of course exit the exh port during the period of port overlap, but a pressurized expansion chamber is a feature of 2strokes not a detriment. Even NA 2strokes with an expansion chamber will make measurable boost in the exh pipe without any forced induction at all - its how the expansion chamber works and the pipe doesn't care if there is a turbo at the end of it or not since the intake:exh pressure ratio is still maintained. Banshees, snowmobiles, and jetskis have all successfully ran turbo 2strokes for decades. I would switch back to draw through on the carb instead of blow through since a proper blowthrough setup requires you to pressurize the bowl and plug the vent lines on the carb to prevent going lean under boost. The oil in the premix will help the turbo survive longer in a draw through setup than on a 4stroke that just gets raw gas that strips lubrication from the bearings, and tuning will be much easier.

[@Lile-fb3re]

Yellow to match the Evo and you should add a lever to drop the spark stick

[@nekuro5366]

with a 2 stroke you need more boost then to have the same power as a 4t boosted. With 2t you have to think about how the ports never close and the carb sends fuel below the piston then is push into the cylinder is on the down stroke on top of that the exhaust doesn't have a reed cage or anything so its always open so you have a boost leak there and now you have another problem with exhaust pressure being weird so now you need have a bigger expansion pipe

[@needmoreboost6369]

If you get a carb you can tune maybe a Nikki or knock off from 150cc pit bike should be about right! I recommend getting a bit of rc nitro fuel to mix with the two stroke! you’ll have to richen it up a heap to suit to prevent pre ignition but it’ll make power if the ignition doesn’t break down if it does gap the plug right down!

[@itsmikelake]

Picking up the new card tomorrow 😁. I didn’t even think about the nitro fuel…Such a good idea!

[@needmoreboost6369]

@@itsmikelake you don’t need much! Just 10% of say 25% nitro buggy fuel added to the two stroke mix make’s real nasty bang water! I only use 98 octane to start with but tune on the go to suit the mixture of nitro fuel mix to petrol ratio, mostly small engines but done it on a few different types including an Ecotec! just simply adding it to an engine without significantly increasing fuel flow will cause detonation! As with using e85 on a system tuned for petrol it essentially leans out! But give the fuel required and HOLD ON!

[@paulsandvig6961]

Paint it goblin green! With the black wheels n seat it would look awesome. Red LED lights

[@zerocool123567]

i used to run a little nos kit on mine with bigger carb and jets. only got around 4 seconds each time with the bottles but it would wheelie when on it lol.

[@codyhayesandco.5543]

Piss the haters off and compound turbo it 😂

[@itsmikelake]

See this I can get behind 🤣

[@urgaynknowit]

That thing looks so tough

[@stuartwilson9064]

The two things that will make it go hard are the clutch spring and a decent expansion chamber. Either one you would notice the difference, both will make it an animal. You could probably get a striker kit for it, too. Bigger cylinder and piston, no replacement for displacement!

[@itsmikelake]

I’ve been looking at all 3 of these things online 👀. I reckon I’ll buy them all and do that this week 😁

[@needmoreboost6369]

The carby is a major choke at this point too! Without change’s to the motor itself there’s plenty of power to be had even on factory port’s! The ignition is also a critical factor in determining what rpm range it has too! Expansion chamber is directly connected with the intake so the changes of one should match the other as with ignition! Smaller chambers and higher rpm usually means more timing and higher cylinder pressures to deal with! So less gap or stronger spark will be needed when making big power improvements but in this case perhaps just advanced timing could help a stepped key or different coil may be available for higher rpm use!

[@nabnab2145]

@stuartwilson could you explain how the cluch spring would make it go better, will.the clutch ingage faster ? pls explain im genuinely curious

[@itsmikelake]

Heavier springs means the clutch engages later, allowing the engine to get into its powerband much easier @@nabnab2145

[@nabnab2145]

@@itsmikelake oh ok ty for telling me

[@RallyRanchMotorsport]

Boost gauge so we can actually see if the turbo is doing its job 👍

[@itsmikelake]

Boost gauge incoming next video 😈

[@christiangomez1750]

So if you faithfully recommend installing a turbo to this little engine

[@Ozi_jzx]

Should try find a blata b1 2 stroke motor for it, I had one in my mini blata pocket bike and easy hit 80/90km heaps of power for a 2 stroke

[@NeoSkattJohansson]

Hi I think you should put twin turbo on your drift kart because it will be so fun to see and so cool plus it can be good content

[@owenkwiatkowski6688]

Hey, I've been trying to turn a tao tao quad into a drift kart and was wondering if u had any ideas on what I could do to make it unique. I'm thinking about keeping the original 48cc 4 stroke engine but what could I do to make more power.

[@KX_Isaac]

sick as man! love your vids

[@itsmikelake]

Thank you bro!

[@cooldude7930]

Baby blue

[@tigeraxe8347]

first to comment again :0 can we also meet up somewhere I'm also in Melbourne and i want to see the cool cars and stuff! its ok if not...

[@miranmusa]

You should put a big bucket seat it would look sick

[@itsmikelake]

With a bride logo on it haha. I'll see what I can do!

[@codythus9237]

Definitely should paint the frame xr6 toxic green

[@InDeep83]

Nice work brother thing looks mint and nice work on the e brake on the picture I sent you I don’t no if you can see but I put and extra spring on the bracket so the brake doesn’t move around to much and springs back quicker and stays there she stock one in the brake lever brakes pretty quick and if your interested in getting rid of the old rear rims and tyres hit me up I’ll grab them off you

[@itsmikelake]

Oh snap, I’ll take another look at the pic! It needs refining 100%

[@InDeep83]

If you need any more pics let me no I’ll take some more

[@camomoto2544]

Where did you get the dump pipe?

[@critical]

Awesome!! 😂 Does the handbrake do anything?

[@itsmikelake]

Yeah it actually works really well 🤣. I’m going to revise the setup though, I’m hell bent on making this thing super driftable 😈

[@critical]

@@itsmikelake sick!! I got a quad build in the making, i found an unfinished one on marketplace with a turbo and nos 😆 its small with a little longer swing, i thought i would see how fast it can go before it blows up 😅😅 defintily subbing to your channel 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@samurboi8007]

@@itsmikelake preferably a way to increase the wheelbase or stance to make it more stable, seems to not like being upright. Also need to add some restriction on the exhaust, you could find a way to hide it but restriction would at least squeeze some power out of it considering the impracticality of the turbo (trust me i wish it could work better) and hopefully lengthen the rev range

[@NFSgremlin]

Looks like I’m adding a turbo to mine 🤙

[@itsmikelake]

What have we started 🤣

[@Lucas_sGarage]

@@itsmikelake people had been fiting turbos to snow mobiles for ages (spoiler alert, they are 2 stroke engines)

[@itsmikelake]

They aren't drift karts though haha@@Lucas_sGarage

[@stevehall2305]

Nice vw bonnet

[@Eric_Henderson]

They make gear boxes for these engines $20 it’ll rip 😂, definitely get a performance clutch. I’ve had great luck with JRL racing

[@mxwizzard]

I just subscribed i like this project cant wait to see where you take it

[@itsmikelake]

I appreciate that bro! Thanks 😁

[@trex-m2j]

you should take the thing that you put on the back wheels off and see how fast it goes, since its not as grippy it cant go full potential

[@ezexempt9279]

Titanium turbo filter for extra flutter bigger springs for the clutch bigger carb and when i say big biggggg more rpm more boost

[@davidgiurfo8274]

Big bore it????😂

[@itsmikelake]

I’ve seen the kits! 👀 I’ll have a suss

[@robokiss7822]

Bigger air intake Infront of the turbo and bigger filter it sounds like you have restricted the intake with the tiny little pipe when you're reving hi

[@FSTGRM]

banana yellow!

[@boziewz6125]

Slightly bigger jets in the carb 😂

[@kindergaurdman]

Looks like it needs a wider front track

[@kylestephenson3004]

Try twin carbies

[@itsmikelake]

Hmm I think a single bigger carb would be less complicated 😅

[@kylestephenson3004]

Less complicated but less cool 😎

[@NoSubGAMMIG2144]

Make a longer wheelbase from the rear

[@jugcordslim2192]

Should try put a little honda city turbo turbo onit 😂😂

[@itsmikelake]

Twin turbo you reckon 🤣

[@jugcordslim2192]

@@itsmikelake compound turbo kart 🤔🤔🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@andrisak4795]

weld a propper expansion chamber 😎

[@itsmikelake]

Yeah I agree we need to add the proper expansion chamber!

[@motomouse3280]

Y’all got that rpm way to high other then that looks like a blast

[@kylehewitt3688]

Is the commodore yours 😮

[@OHY38H]

What pvc is that?

[@itsmikelake]

They’re available on eBay! I bought it from a local shop here in Melbourne 👀

[@domcxz8643]

LETSSSS GOOOO I WAITED FOR THIS VIDEO

[@itsmikelake]

I got chu 👊🏻

[@Dingo-the-dingus]

Now she needs a 80cc big bore

[@That1E_K1129]

Bro i swore that was LZ until he spoke 😂😂

[@itsmikelake]

🤣 wish LZ HAHA

[@That1E_K1129]

@@itsmikelake 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 @wish LZ

[@SHOCKcustoms]

Need a vid on Tara's ink

[@itsmikelake]

I’ve thought of doing one 👀

[@SHOCKcustoms]

@@itsmikelake Finky did one one his 2iC ink and twoz awesome. Awesome ch bud. Cheers

[@itsmikelake]

I saw that! Was awesome. Thank you homie@@SHOCKcustoms

[@AarahN]

Make the frame the same yellow as the RWD Lancer

[@Andrew_kiwi_AF]

This thing is bad ass! Send me your evo 😂😂

[@itsmikelake]

Haha thanks! I’m keep the evo forever 😛

[@Andrew_kiwi_AF]

@@itsmikelake this is what everyone says …… it will do well on the show and drift circuit over. Load it in a container and I’ll sort some plates so we can just drive out of the ports and to 4&rotary show next year :)

[@vancemacd6315]

Should use a dirt bike engine.

[@itsmikelake]

An engine upgrade will surely be imminent for this thing! But first, I want to maximise the 50cc unit 😁

[@vancemacd6315]

@@itsmikelake love these small builds. 👍🏻👍🏻✌️

[@Getsum-ii]

Are you able to make a full exhaust to the back axle but keep the screamer up by the front wheel 😂

[@itsmikelake]

👀 not a bad idea! It would be rad having an exhaust hanging out the back for sure

[@Getsum-ii]

​@@itsmikelakeit'a got crazy camber now so maybe add more angle too 😂🤌🏼 (white rims white handbrake with e36 purple for frame) already have white Steering wheel to match

[@Cryptic_4145]

lets go a dose pipe

[@JusticeDiamond-uu7rl]

Pait the frame gloss purple

[@BMreal18]

HOW CAN YOU READ MY DREAM BRO IN THE LAST VID IM JUST DREAMING I WILL BUT IT AND UPGRADE IT 😂

[@DIESEL-CRAZY]

Put a four stroke, Thumpster engine, 110 Cc

[@ANZHoldings]

im second, i reckon pink or red for colour

[@ANZHoldings]

sad beacause of the clutch

[@itsmikelake]

We will rebuild!

[@hellaflushhonda]

It needs a big wing!!!

[@itsmikelake]

WAANNNGGGG!!

[@hellaflushhonda]

@@itsmikelakehell yeahhh even like a cheap eBay wing with custom brackets would work!

[@itsmikelake]

Jumps on ebay immediately...@@hellaflushhonda

[@hellaflushhonda]

@@itsmikelake the like $50 small “GT wings” would be perfect size for the kart lol

[@nonly2470]

bring back the falcoon

[@steillaurie4832]

Paint it gold

[@wilsondriver654]

Get rid of that motor and put a 6.5hp honda clone on it. Itll actually move without having to slip the clutch the whole time.

[@itsmikelake]

Yeah we’ll upgrade the motor at some point! But I enjoy getting the most out of the smaller ones first 👊🏻

[@wilsondriver654]

@@Billskins4dayz he's clearly enjoying himself though, and he is learning by doing whats he's doing

[@papagameing1057]

pink and white

[@driftsamurai29]

brp has been making turbo 2 stroke engines for decades. don't pay attention to the naysayers.

[@andreslopez-hu2go]

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