Well as you all might know, I ended up selling my spiderbox and picked up a kandi 250cc.
(the way I sold it)
Untitled by
adcoste1320, on Flickr
The buggy hasn't been started for a while so I decided to replace some parts to get it going. Replaced the carb, fuel petcock, fuel lines, and spark plug. I also upgraded to a UNI filter and a 125 main jet.
20140601_174959 by
adcoste1320, on Flickr
20140601_175042 by
adcoste1320, on Flickr
20140601_175107 by
adcoste1320, on Flickr
I had a issue where the buggy wouldn't go in forward and it would bog when giving gas. I saw that the oil was overfilled and I decided to change it. Started right up and everything was perfect!
Another issue I came upon was that low end torque was lacking. It would make it uphill with only me in it but it would struggle. With 2 people, it wont make it up hills. I know that the buggy is on the heavier side (800lbs est.) but I would think the 250cc should be able to pull it up. I am a little disappointed seeing that my yerf dog with basic mods and a sprocket change was able to go up steep hills with 2 people without any issues. It might be a possible worn/broken clutch or some other issue. Will find out when i open the cvt next week.
To hopefully remedy the problem, I bought some more aftermarket parts.
-Kelvar belt
-Dr. Pulley 15g slider weights
-Adjustable CDI
-Blue spring
IMG_20140618_205913 by
adcoste1320, on Flickr
Also looking into getting a high performance exhaust, but I don't want to pay $300 and ending up needing to modify it since I can't find any that bolts up to this specific buggy. Whats usually the restriction with these? The muffler or piping? Or both? Is it safe to use a straight pipe with these engines? I had an idea of using a bigger pipe with a small car muffler.