Big block-ezgo-hot seat Question

007ojitos · 10-16-2015, 08:08 AM

Hello,
I just installed a long travel kit on my 2009 ezgo st express. Now its time to upgrade to big block motor!
My question is....ive heard about "hot seat" people get with 23hp briggs and/or the honda equivlent, but im really not all too clear on it. As i am looking to upgrade, Can someone please tell me a little more what exactly it is, and remedies/solutions? Thank..

slonomo · 10-16-2015, 04:39 PM

Hot seat is when the seat bottom and leg area get warm from the engine heat underneath. If you build it right with enough clearance you shouldn't have a problem. Some carts are limited on space and sometimes the heat doesn't have a place to go. I have seen people install vents, fans, ducting, etc to increase the air flow into that compartment. The carts that tend to have a problem are the ones that have shrouding underneath like a skid plate or some kind of plastic cover. Mine doesn't have this and I've never had any heat problems.

1989Marathon · 10-16-2015, 07:55 PM

Wrap the exhaust header with header wrap all the way back to the muffler. You won't have an issue with heat then.

chevydmax6 · 10-16-2015, 11:15 PM

My club car is a tight fit for the Kohler 18 I have it wrapped like 89 said and I have no heat problems

10-16-2015, 08:08 AM	#1
007ojitos Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 37	Big block-ezgo-hot seat Question Hello, I just installed a long travel kit on my 2009 ezgo st express. Now its time to upgrade to big block motor! My question is....ive heard about "hot seat" people get with 23hp briggs and/or the honda equivlent, but im really not all too clear on it. As i am looking to upgrade, Can someone please tell me a little more what exactly it is, and remedies/solutions? Thank..
007ojitos Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 37

10-16-2015, 04:39 PM	#2
slonomo Searching for The Way Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Medina, Ohio (NEOHIO) Posts: 11,441	Re: Big block-ezgo-hot seat Question Hot seat is when the seat bottom and leg area get warm from the engine heat underneath. If you build it right with enough clearance you shouldn't have a problem. Some carts are limited on space and sometimes the heat doesn't have a place to go. I have seen people install vents, fans, ducting, etc to increase the air flow into that compartment. The carts that tend to have a problem are the ones that have shrouding underneath like a skid plate or some kind of plastic cover. Mine doesn't have this and I've never had any heat problems.

10-16-2015, 07:55 PM	#3
1989Marathon Gone Wild Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 6,730	Re: Big block-ezgo-hot seat Question Wrap the exhaust header with header wrap all the way back to the muffler. You won't have an issue with heat then.
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10-16-2015, 11:15 PM	#4
chevydmax6 Gone Wild Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Medina ohio Posts: 914	Re: Big block-ezgo-hot seat Question My club car is a tight fit for the Kohler 18 I have it wrapped like 89 said and I have no heat problems

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