With the recent KA re-homologation of the Vortex Mini ROK engine stipulating the carburettor cannot have a fuel return line fitted (as per the international Mini ROK regulations), some parents will need to make some adjustments to their Cadet driver’s engine.
In this video, Dez is talking X30 radiator installation – what comes in the kit from IAME, tips on fitting it to the chassis plus what he uses from New Line to upgrade the support bracket.
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Video: “What you get if you put a Formula 1 car in the washing machine but keep all the scary bits”!
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What are the different types of engine mount and which is best for you and your karting situation?
Video – Power Republic’s Derek Jones shows three ways to clean the exhaust on your kart, a process that can regain lost horsepower!
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It’s Q & A Time! Here’s a new video from Power Republic answering a bunch of karters’ questions; “What should I do?” – from classes and coolant to torsion bars, pipe cleaning and a whole lot more.
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Know someone who’s interested in getting into karting? If so, point them to this video – five steps to get started in karting.
Seat position is one of the key factors that impacts kart handling because it has a huge effect on the balance of the kart. The “Fast Adjusters” featured in this video make moving the seat a whole lot easier!
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In this tech video, Derek and the team at Power Republic show how easy it is to fit an IAME KA100 engine to a new Tony Kart chassis, ready to hit the race track!
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Karting news briefs from around the globe… Alice arrives in France, Aussie ‘Kart to Survive’ doco, Junior Sprockets dates, club promotion, plus lots of industry snippets.
In this new how-to tech video, Derek at Power Republic shows how to swap out the seals of a Tony Kart EVS master cylinder to repair the brakes – including a handy little trick with a 3D-printed tool.
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If you’ve got a leaky rim, it does not necessarily mean you have to fork out cash for a brand new (and, most likely, rather expensive!) wheel.
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This week’s Power Republic tech video is a new clip for the “Race Day Survival Series“, showing how to replace a bent kingpin. If you’ve got access to a battery …
Leaky crankshaft seals will rob performance in a two-stroke engine. In this video by Power Republic, Derek shows how to replace the seals on an IAME kart racing engine without …
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You’ve had a prang and bent the steering column. Derek Jones shows how to quickly change out the steering column for a new one in this latest Karting Basics how-to video from Power Republic.
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Power Republic goes back to basics in this instructional tech video, how to swap out damaged tie-rods (steering rods) with new ones.
In this week’s Power Republic video, Derek throws an engine on the dyno and does a direct comparison of last year’s exhaust restrictor to this years and lets the wiggly lines of the dyno run tell the tale.
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Most of the active Karting Australia karters have probably now raced on the new tyres for 2022 from Maxxis and LeCont. How have you managed on the new rubber?
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In this week’s Power Republic tech video, Derek demonstrates how to change the IAME X30 bendix and starter motor, then runs though what other common things to check if you have trouble firing up your X30 or TaG engine.
The last race of the season has been run & won. So, time to throw the kart in the trailer and wait until next year, right? Not really…
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Reducing lap times is the aim of the game and one area that time can be found is optimising the gear shift point – and it’s different in the lower gears compared to the higher gears..
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This week’s Power Republic video is big Q&A session, Derek answering a bunch of karters’ questions.
In this week’s Power Republic how-to video, Derek demonstrates the easy way to repair rear bar bolts on your go kart. Although this is performed on a Tony Kart, it is a very similar process for other brands of chassis.
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This week’s Power Republic How To video covers LAMBDA data analysis to tune the engine, from videoing Easitune lights to using MyChron’s awesome software to really investigate what’s going on.
In this week’s Power Republic tuning tips video, Derek compares the Easitune LAMBDA sensor and the MyChron LCU1 kit. He shows the fitting of each to a kart, then runs through a comparison of the two systems based on cost, ease of use and functionality.