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CP241 · 11-26-2021, 03:51 PM

Carts are always worth more and easier to sell with a stock engine.

The target market of people looking to buy an engine swapped cart is small. They’re strong, yes. But loud, can be finicky, etc. for example if they need a belt, ignition coil, etc. they need to know exactly what it is they’re looking for to search it out. They can’t just buy a “club car belt”… Many golf cart repair shops also won’t touch a cart with an engine swap. So your target selling crowd is much much smaller compared to a cart with a stock engine.

Plus it’s going to cost you a fair bit more money to swap it than rebuild your original motor. 91 should be a KF82 which you can still get pretty much everything for it, though you may have to get aftermarket for some stuff. And it’s very, very easy to work on. If you have the FE290 you can still get OEM everything and it’s not expensive either.

Key point though it catching it and rebuilding it before it blows a hole in the case. Once that happens everything changes. But if it runs and does what it’s supposed to now, just knocks, then it’s still salvageable.

11-26-2021, 03:51 PM	#2
CP241 Nincompoop village idiot Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,673	Re: 91 engine rebuild vs replacement Carts are always worth more and easier to sell with a stock engine. The target market of people looking to buy an engine swapped cart is small. They’re strong, yes. But loud, can be finicky, etc. for example if they need a belt, ignition coil, etc. they need to know exactly what it is they’re looking for to search it out. They can’t just buy a “club car belt”… Many golf cart repair shops also won’t touch a cart with an engine swap. So your target selling crowd is much much smaller compared to a cart with a stock engine. Plus it’s going to cost you a fair bit more money to swap it than rebuild your original motor. 91 should be a KF82 which you can still get pretty much everything for it, though you may have to get aftermarket for some stuff. And it’s very, very easy to work on. If you have the FE290 you can still get OEM everything and it’s not expensive either. Key point though it catching it and rebuilding it before it blows a hole in the case. Once that happens everything changes. But if it runs and does what it’s supposed to now, just knocks, then it’s still salvageable.