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Old 08-26-2008, 11:27 AM   #1
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ok i have an 86 ezgo and i just bought a 13hp elec start honda motor, i want to put it in, well my rearend has the driven clutch on front of it, well i had intended to mount the new motor where the old one was of course but i have noticed that when in foward my rearend turns the opposite direction of my new motor so now what any thoughts??
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Old 08-26-2008, 12:01 PM   #2
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If you want reverse, you will need a rear end from a 4 stroke cart.

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Old 08-26-2008, 12:59 PM   #3
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if i hook up the motor as is i will only have reverse i don't need reverse i just want foward...lol anyway to make this happen with my setup??
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Old 08-26-2008, 06:16 PM   #4
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you have to have a 4 stroke rear end. 2 stroke will run backwards, 4 stroke won't.
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Old 08-27-2008, 12:46 AM   #5
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ok i got the motor figured out, i'm making a new mount that positions the motor over the rearend so everything lines up and turns the right way.....next question what clutch should i be using a comet 40 or do i need something beefier??
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Old 11-05-2008, 07:26 PM   #6
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Did you ever do the swap?
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Old 11-05-2008, 08:02 PM   #7
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yep got it all done thing runs like a champ everything works great but the charging system on the motor is too weak so i'm still workin on that
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Welcome to the forum Taylormade1................
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Old 11-07-2008, 07:47 AM   #9
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How much increase in power did you get with the 13hp? And which clutch did you go with?
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