Go-karts have always held a special place in the hearts of gearheads and tinkerers. These unique vehicles appeal to techies and DIYers for various reasons. For some, go-karts remind them of happier ...

Imagine an engine that's 30 percent smaller than a traditional piston design of like output, and that runs smoothly, with less noise and vibration. Plus, it burns several types of fuel. That's the ...

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Series of still pictures that I threw into PowerPoint and then exported to youtube. Walks through taking a stock engine, removing the governor, upsizing the carb jets and replacing the air intake and ...

[Colin Furze] is at it again. This time he’s built a freaking jet-engine powered go kart. In case you’re not familiar with [Mr. Furze], he’s no stranger to building high-speed vehicles, like the ...

Connecticut-based startup LiquidPiston announced today that they have built a small, compact engine that is powerful enough to drive a go-kart. Their X-mini engine weighs just 4 pounds and has three ...

When I spoke with inventor Robert Maddox on Friday, he was strapped to a pulsejet engine alone in the middle of the desert, waiting for the sun to set. In daylight, it’s more difficult to discern the ...

MIDDLETOWN, Md. (WUSA9) -- If you're looking for an adrenaline rush (and possibly a few broken bones) in a last-minute Christmas gift, there's a jet-engine powered go-kart up for sale in Maryland.

WASHINGTON -- Briggs & Stratton Corp. is recalling about 160,000 engines used in go-karts because of possible fuel spills and was fined $400,000 for not promptly reporting the problem, the U.S.

Go-karting is the gateway drug to harder (and more costly) forms of racing. Speed junkies have to start somewhere, though, and with their relative affordability and accessibility, go-karts will always ...