Just bought 1st golf cart

[jpatt87]

So I just bought a 88 club car for use at the race track. It has a 6 inch lift and that's about it. It has had a fe290 motor put it in. MY questions are this.. There is no air box in it, just the carb and no filter at all. I read club cars are very picky about that. The cart runs fine but is very cold natured. There is also no room for a tube to come off the carb, the is a plate there with some stuff mounted to it. I could move if I need to. It also needs exhaust replace. Do I order on for a fe 290 or the original motor that came in it. It also has been wired to idle in N which was to help it warm up faster.

[Springbok]

As far as the exhaust, order it for the FE290 motor that's in it. I'm 99% sure that the exhaust from the KF82 motor that was originally in it will not even come close to fitting.

[compmikey]

Agreed. Use exhaust for that engine. As far as the carb and air filter layout, post if you need pics of stock hardware.

[lockman1]

I'm not exactly sure what the metal plate is, because I'm not well versed on the 80's DS's,
but, I was thinking if maybe something like this might work for the carb/air tube/air box setup:

http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/gas-c...car-gas-2.html

As for the which air box to use... 85 to 91, or the 92 to 96?
that's another question I can't answer,
but, I'd think that either would work depending if there's a different location of the choke button for them.

Just a thought!

[jpatt87]

Ok. I'm fixing exhaust tonight. I will take pics and post then up after that

[jpatt87]

So I took exuast off and welded up the cracks but it didn't seem to make it not as Loud so I'll just have to buy one. I finally actually drove it around and I must say this thing is a turd. It does like to take off very well at all. And the part that engine bolts to that moves up and down smacks the bottom of the cart hard when I take off. Should there be a rubber bump stop there to keep it from hitting metal to metal. Another thing I noticed is that half throttle is all it has. Giving it full throttle seems to slow it a bit. Maybe the air box missing is a issue

[lockman1]

Yep!... the rubber bumper thing is called a "snubber" and looks like this:
Most suppliers have them in stock.

(click pics to enlarge)

Without a snubber:
Snubber1.jpg

With a snubber:
Snubber 3.jpg

And yep!, the reason it runs like a turd is because you don't have an air box hooked up!

[jpatt87]

so do I need a stock air box or can u direct me to something else

[Springbok]

I would say a stock airbox for the FE290 is your best bet (1992-up). Just like the exhaust, an intake that fits the old KF82 that came in your '88 won't fit, plus they're super hard to find anyway.

[lockman1]

I forgot about the hard to find older air boxes!

A universal cone filter, or some random remote air box may, or may not work... I've never tried it!

A 92 to 96 air box that straps on top of the battery would be the ticket!
it requires little, to no fabrication... just a rubber strap/bungee cord to hold it place.
unfortunately your limited with the battery size, anything other then a group 60 battery, the air box won't fit.

94-96airbox.jpg

The 97 and up air box may require a bit more ingenuity!
You'd have to relocate the battery, and there's a hole in the bottom of the air box for additional duct work,
and without the duct work, or patching the hole, you may suck up water into the air box!


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